diff --git a/src/Descriptors.cc b/src/Descriptors.cc
index 7f7c080..e437baf 100644
--- a/src/Descriptors.cc
+++ b/src/Descriptors.cc
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace {
 
 /**
  * Six byte field containing the length and a linear address where a descriptor
- * table livs.
+ * table lives. One of these is passed to the `lgdt` and `lidt` instructions.
  */
 struct PseudoDescriptor
 {
@@ -25,17 +25,6 @@ struct PseudoDescriptor
 
 namespace x86 {
 
-/*
- * Static
- */
-
-GDT&
-GDT::systemGDT()
-{
-    static GDT sGDT;
-    return sGDT;
-}
-
 /*
  * Public
  */
diff --git a/src/Descriptors.hh b/src/Descriptors.hh
index 7673c07..665ec14 100644
--- a/src/Descriptors.hh
+++ b/src/Descriptors.hh
@@ -85,8 +85,6 @@ struct GDT
         Descriptor descriptor() const;
     };
 
-    static GDT& systemGDT();
-
     GDT();
 
     /** Set the descriptor at the given `index` to the value of `spec`. */