diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/utils/PlatformInvokes.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/utils/PlatformInvokes.cs
index 2901f7d9b6..109eef919d 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/utils/PlatformInvokes.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/utils/PlatformInvokes.cs
@@ -678,16 +678,6 @@ namespace System.Management.Automation
 
         internal static readonly uint RESUME_THREAD_FAILED = System.UInt32.MaxValue; // (DWORD)-1
 
-        [DllImport(PinvokeDllNames.CreateFileDllName, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode, SetLastError = true)]
-        public static extern System.IntPtr CreateFileW(
-            [In, MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string lpFileName,
-            UInt32 dwDesiredAccess,
-            UInt32 dwShareMode,
-            SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES lpSecurityAttributes,
-            UInt32 dwCreationDisposition,
-            UInt32 dwFlagsAndAttributes,
-            System.IntPtr hTemplateFile);
-
 #endif
 
         #endregion