diff --git a/src/persistence/profilelocker.cpp b/src/persistence/profilelocker.cpp
index 1a6ce7cdc..898616a4a 100644
--- a/src/persistence/profilelocker.cpp
+++ b/src/persistence/profilelocker.cpp
@@ -72,23 +72,6 @@ void ProfileLocker::unlock()
     curLockName.clear();
 }
 
-void ProfileLocker::clearAllLocks()
-{
-    qDebug() << "clearAllLocks: Wiping out all lock files";
-    if (lockfile)
-        unlock();
-
-    QDir dir(Settings::getInstance().getSettingsDirPath());
-    dir.setFilter(QDir::Files);
-    dir.setNameFilters({"*.lock"});
-    QFileInfoList files = dir.entryInfoList();
-    for (QFileInfo fileInfo : files)
-    {
-        QFile file(fileInfo.absoluteFilePath());
-        file.remove();
-    }
-}
-
 void ProfileLocker::assertLock()
 {
     if (!lockfile)
diff --git a/src/persistence/profilelocker.h b/src/persistence/profilelocker.h
index b88ca1fa7..7c24d27d4 100644
--- a/src/persistence/profilelocker.h
+++ b/src/persistence/profilelocker.h
@@ -48,10 +48,6 @@ public:
     static bool hasLock();
     /// Return the name of the currently loaded profile, a null string if there is none
     static QString getCurLockName();
-    /// Releases all locks on all profiles
-    /// DO NOT call unless all we're the only qTox instance
-    /// and we don't hold any lock yet.
-    static void clearAllLocks();
     /// Check that we actually own the lock
     /// In case the file was deleted on disk, restore it
     /// If we can't get a lock, exit qTox immediately