diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/utils/tomahawkutils.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/utils/tomahawkutils.cpp
index 1f4737256..db4576f7f 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/utils/tomahawkutils.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/utils/tomahawkutils.cpp
@@ -478,16 +478,6 @@ NetworkProxyFactory::NetworkProxyFactory( const NetworkProxyFactory& other )
 }
 
 
-QList< QNetworkProxy >
-NetworkProxyFactory::proxyForQuery( const QNetworkProxyQuery& query )
-{
-    Q_UNUSED( query );
-    QList< QNetworkProxy > proxies;
-    proxies << QNetworkProxy( QNetworkProxy::DefaultProxy ) << QNetworkProxy( QNetworkProxy::NoProxy );
-    return proxies;
-}
-
-
 QList< QNetworkProxy >
 NetworkProxyFactory::queryProxy( const QNetworkProxyQuery& query )
 {
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/utils/tomahawkutils.h b/src/libtomahawk/utils/tomahawkutils.h
index 028e55f27..07869c610 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/utils/tomahawkutils.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/utils/tomahawkutils.h
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ namespace TomahawkUtils
         virtual ~NetworkProxyFactory() {}
 
         virtual QList< QNetworkProxy > queryProxy( const QNetworkProxyQuery & query = QNetworkProxyQuery() );
-        static QList< QNetworkProxy > proxyForQuery( const QNetworkProxyQuery & query );
 
         virtual void setNoProxyHosts( const QStringList &hosts );
         virtual QStringList noProxyHosts() const { return m_noProxyHosts; }