diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/network/DbSyncConnection.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/network/DbSyncConnection.cpp
index 7aa9745ad..5e9d726c8 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/network/DbSyncConnection.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/network/DbSyncConnection.cpp
@@ -121,11 +121,6 @@ DBSyncConnection::check()
     m_uscache.clear();
     changeState( CHECKING );
 
-    // load last-modified etc data for our collection and theirs from our DB:
-    DatabaseCommand_CollectionStats* cmd_us = new DatabaseCommand_CollectionStats( SourceList::instance()->getLocal() );
-    connect( cmd_us, SIGNAL( done( QVariantMap ) ), SLOT( gotUs( QVariantMap ) ) );
-    Database::instance()->enqueue( QSharedPointer<DatabaseCommand>(cmd_us) );
-
     if ( m_source->lastCmdGuid().isEmpty() )
     {
         tDebug() << "Fetching lastCmdGuid from database!";
@@ -140,17 +135,6 @@ DBSyncConnection::check()
 }
 
 
-/// Called once we've loaded our mtimes etc from the DB for our local
-/// collection - send them to the remote peer to compare.
-void
-DBSyncConnection::gotUs( const QVariantMap& m )
-{
-    Q_UNUSED( m )
-    if ( !m_uscache.empty() )
-        sendOps();
-}
-
-
 /// Called once we've loaded our cached data about their collection
 void
 DBSyncConnection::gotThem( const QVariantMap& m )
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/network/DbSyncConnection.h b/src/libtomahawk/network/DbSyncConnection.h
index cd175bbca..64ef84df8 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/network/DbSyncConnection.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/network/DbSyncConnection.h
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ public slots:
     void trigger();
 
 private slots:
-    void gotUs( const QVariantMap& m );
     void gotThem( const QVariantMap& m );
 
     void fetchOpsData( const QString& sinceguid );