diff --git a/src/libsync/propagateupload.cpp b/src/libsync/propagateupload.cpp
index 5c8da350c..67262b676 100644
--- a/src/libsync/propagateupload.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/propagateupload.cpp
@@ -611,19 +611,6 @@ void PropagateUploadFileCommon::slotJobDestroyed(QObject *job)
     _jobs.erase(std::remove(_jobs.begin(), _jobs.end(), job), _jobs.end());
 }
 
-void PropagateUploadFileCommon::abort(PropagatorJob::AbortType abortType)
-{
-    foreach (auto *job, _jobs) {
-        if (job->reply()) {
-            job->reply()->abort();
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (abortType == AbortType::Asynchronous) {
-        emit abortFinished();
-    }
-}
-
 // This function is used whenever there is an error occuring and jobs might be in progress
 void PropagateUploadFileCommon::abortWithError(SyncFileItem::Status status, const QString &error)
 {
diff --git a/src/libsync/propagateupload.h b/src/libsync/propagateupload.h
index 924f82474..1eebe99c5 100644
--- a/src/libsync/propagateupload.h
+++ b/src/libsync/propagateupload.h
@@ -270,7 +270,6 @@ public:
     void abortWithError(SyncFileItem::Status status, const QString &error);
 
 public slots:
-    void abort(PropagatorJob::AbortType abortType) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
     void slotJobDestroyed(QObject *job);
 
 private slots: