diff --git a/bindings/java/src/jni/win32/service.cpp b/bindings/java/src/jni/win32/service.cpp
index 68f5350f..09d55a94 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/jni/win32/service.cpp
+++ b/bindings/java/src/jni/win32/service.cpp
@@ -318,29 +318,6 @@ SIGAR_JNI(win32_Service_QueryServiceStatus)
     return iResult;
 }
 
-JNIEXPORT jint SIGAR_JNI(win32_Service_QueryServiceStartType)
-(JNIEnv *, jclass, jlong handle)
-{
-    LPQUERY_SERVICE_CONFIG config;
-    int                    iResult;
-    DWORD                  dwBytesNeeded; 
-
-    config = (LPQUERY_SERVICE_CONFIG) LocalAlloc(LPTR, 4096); 
-    if (config == NULL) 
-        return -1;
-
-    /* Get the configuration information. */
- 
-    if (QueryServiceConfig((SC_HANDLE)handle, config, 4096, 
-                           &dwBytesNeeded) == 0) {
-        iResult = -1;
-    }
-    else
-        iResult = config->dwStartType;
-
-    return iResult;
-}
-
 JNIEXPORT jboolean SIGAR_JNI(win32_Service_StartService)
 (JNIEnv *, jclass, jlong handle)
 {
diff --git a/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/win32/Service.java b/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/win32/Service.java
index 82e525ba..1a43f1dd 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/win32/Service.java
+++ b/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/win32/Service.java
@@ -206,11 +206,6 @@ public class Service extends Win32Bindings implements java.io.Serializable
         return QueryServiceStatus(this.m_hService);
     }
 
-    public int startType()
-    {
-        return QueryServiceStartType(this.m_hService);
-    }
-
     public void stop() throws Win32Exception
     {
         if(StopService(this.m_hService) == false)
@@ -320,7 +315,6 @@ public class Service extends Win32Bindings implements java.io.Serializable
                                                     String service,
                                                     int access);
     private static final native int     QueryServiceStatus(long handle);
-    private static final native int     QueryServiceStartType(long handle);
     private static final native boolean StartService(long handle);
     private static final native boolean StopService(long handle);