diff --git a/include/spdlog/common-inl.h b/include/spdlog/common-inl.h
index 84e5cf41..c3e99222 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/common-inl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/common-inl.h
@@ -25,11 +25,6 @@ SPDLOG_INLINE const string_view_t &to_string_view(spdlog::level::level_enum l) S
     return level_string_views[l];
 }
 
-SPDLOG_INLINE void set_string_view(spdlog::level::level_enum l, const string_view_t &s) SPDLOG_NOEXCEPT
-{
-    level_string_views[l] = s;
-}
-
 SPDLOG_INLINE const char *to_short_c_str(spdlog::level::level_enum l) SPDLOG_NOEXCEPT
 {
     return short_level_names[l];
diff --git a/include/spdlog/common.h b/include/spdlog/common.h
index 95f3719e..0573d525 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/common.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/common.h
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ enum level_enum
 #endif
 
 SPDLOG_API const string_view_t &to_string_view(spdlog::level::level_enum l) SPDLOG_NOEXCEPT;
-SPDLOG_API void set_string_view(spdlog::level::level_enum l, const string_view_t &s) SPDLOG_NOEXCEPT;
 SPDLOG_API const char *to_short_c_str(spdlog::level::level_enum l) SPDLOG_NOEXCEPT;
 SPDLOG_API spdlog::level::level_enum from_str(const std::string &name) SPDLOG_NOEXCEPT;
 
diff --git a/tests/test_misc.cpp b/tests/test_misc.cpp
index 658fe068..1d67e879 100644
--- a/tests/test_misc.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_misc.cpp
@@ -55,14 +55,6 @@ TEST_CASE("level_to_string_view", "[convert_to_string_view")
     REQUIRE(spdlog::level::to_string_view(spdlog::level::off) == "off");
 }
 
-TEST_CASE("set_level_to_string_view", "[set_string_view")
-{
-    spdlog::level::set_string_view(spdlog::level::info, "INF");
-    REQUIRE(spdlog::level::to_string_view(spdlog::level::info) == "INF");
-    spdlog::level::set_string_view(spdlog::level::info, "info"); // set it back
-    REQUIRE(spdlog::level::to_string_view(spdlog::level::info) == "info");
-}
-
 TEST_CASE("to_short_c_str", "[convert_to_short_c_str]")
 {
     REQUIRE(std::string(spdlog::level::to_short_c_str(spdlog::level::trace)) == "T");