diff --git a/src/csync/CMakeLists.txt b/src/csync/CMakeLists.txt
index 58ddc14d5..8d59f8d5a 100644
--- a/src/csync/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/csync/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ if(NO_RENAME_EXTENSION)
 endif()
 
 set(csync_SRCS
-  csync.cpp
   csync_exclude.cpp
   csync_util.cpp
   csync_misc.cpp
diff --git a/src/csync/csync.cpp b/src/csync/csync.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 7bb9d9a73..000000000
--- a/src/csync/csync.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * libcsync -- a library to sync a directory with another
- *
- * Copyright (c) 2008-2013 by Andreas Schneider <asn@cryptomilk.org>
- * Copyright (c) 2012-2013 by Klaas Freitag <freitag@owncloud.com>
- *
- * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
- * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
- * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
- * Lesser General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
- * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
- */
-
-#include "config_csync.h"
-
-#ifndef _GNU_SOURCE
-#define _GNU_SOURCE
-#endif
-
-#include "csync.h"
-
-
-#include "common/syncjournalfilerecord.h"
-
-std::unique_ptr<csync_file_stat_t> csync_file_stat_t::fromSyncJournalFileRecord(const OCC::SyncJournalFileRecord &rec)
-{
-    std::unique_ptr<csync_file_stat_t> st(new csync_file_stat_t);
-    st->path = rec._path;
-    st->inode = rec._inode;
-    st->modtime = rec._modtime;
-    st->type = static_cast<ItemType>(rec._type);
-    st->etag = rec._etag;
-    st->file_id = rec._fileId;
-    st->remotePerm = rec._remotePerm;
-    st->size = rec._fileSize;
-    st->has_ignored_files = rec._serverHasIgnoredFiles;
-    st->checksumHeader = rec._checksumHeader;
-    st->e2eMangledName = rec._e2eMangledName;
-    st->isE2eEncrypted = rec._isE2eEncrypted;
-    return st;
-}
diff --git a/src/csync/csync.h b/src/csync/csync.h
index 3af8137c0..af2927be0 100644
--- a/src/csync/csync.h
+++ b/src/csync/csync.h
@@ -184,16 +184,8 @@ struct OCSYNC_EXPORT csync_file_stat_t {
     , is_hidden(false)
     , isE2eEncrypted(false)
   { }
-
-  static std::unique_ptr<csync_file_stat_t> fromSyncJournalFileRecord(const OCC::SyncJournalFileRecord &rec);
 };
 
-/**
- * csync handle
- */
-using CSYNC = struct csync_s;
-
-
 time_t OCSYNC_EXPORT oc_httpdate_parse( const char *date );
 
 /**