diff --git a/src/mirall/socketapi.cpp b/src/mirall/socketapi.cpp
index bf61a4970..7014db4a6 100644
--- a/src/mirall/socketapi.cpp
+++ b/src/mirall/socketapi.cpp
@@ -253,11 +253,7 @@ void SocketApi::slotUpdateFolderView(const QString& alias)
                 f->syncResult().status() == SyncResult::Problem ||
                 f->syncResult().status() == SyncResult::Error   ||
                 f->syncResult().status() == SyncResult::SetupError ) {
-            if( Utility::isWindows() ) {
-                Utility::winShellChangeNotify( f->path() );
-            } else {
-                broadcastMessage(QLatin1String("UPDATE_VIEW"), f->path() );
-            }
+            broadcastMessage(QLatin1String("UPDATE_VIEW"), f->path() );
         } else {
             qDebug() << "Not sending UPDATE_VIEW for" << alias << "because status() is" << f->syncResult().status();
         }
diff --git a/src/mirall/utility.cpp b/src/mirall/utility.cpp
index 63d6feee5..7f89799b5 100644
--- a/src/mirall/utility.cpp
+++ b/src/mirall/utility.cpp
@@ -372,17 +372,6 @@ bool Utility::isLinux()
 #endif
 }
 
-void Utility::winShellChangeNotify( const QString& path )
-{
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-    SHChangeNotify(SHCNE_UPDATEITEM, SHCNF_PATH | SHCNF_FLUSHNOWAIT,
-                   reinterpret_cast<const wchar_t *>(QDir::toNativeSeparators(path).utf16()), NULL );
-#else
-    Q_UNUSED(path);
-    qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << " is not implemented on non Windows systems.";
-#endif
-}
-
 
 static const char STOPWATCH_END_TAG[] = "_STOPWATCH_END";
 
diff --git a/src/mirall/utility.h b/src/mirall/utility.h
index 32eab30fa..8787422aa 100644
--- a/src/mirall/utility.h
+++ b/src/mirall/utility.h
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ namespace Utility
     OWNCLOUDSYNC_EXPORT QDateTime qDateTimeFromTime_t(qint64 t);
     OWNCLOUDSYNC_EXPORT qint64 qDateTimeToTime_t(const QDateTime &t);
 
-    OWNCLOUDSYNC_EXPORT void winShellChangeNotify( const QString& path );
-
     /**
      * @brief Convert milliseconds to HMS string.
      * @param quint64 msecs the milliseconds to convert to string.