diff --git a/kmfolder.cpp b/kmfolder.cpp
index 5074011dd..535848d97 100644
--- a/kmfolder.cpp
+++ b/kmfolder.cpp
@@ -324,11 +324,6 @@ void KMFolder::emitMsgAddedSignals( int idx )
   mStorage->emitMsgAddedSignals( idx );
 }
 
-bool KMFolder::canAddMsgNow( KMMessage* aMsg, int* aIndex_ret )
-{
-  return mStorage->canAddMsgNow( aMsg, aIndex_ret );
-}
-
 void KMFolder::removeMsg( int i, bool imapQuiet )
 {
   mStorage->removeMsg( i, imapQuiet );
diff --git a/kmfolder.h b/kmfolder.h
index bc08f055d..178dda8a8 100644
--- a/kmfolder.h
+++ b/kmfolder.h
@@ -178,10 +178,6 @@ public:
       Emits msgAdded signals */
   void emitMsgAddedSignals(int idx);
 
-  /** Returns FALSE, if the message has to be retrieved from an IMAP account
-   * first. In this case this function does this and cares for the rest */
-  bool canAddMsgNow(KMMessage* aMsg, int* aIndex_ret);
-
   /** Remove (first occurrence of) given message from the folder. */
   void removeMsg(int i, bool imapQuiet = FALSE);
   void removeMsg(QPtrList<KMMessage> msgList, bool imapQuiet = FALSE);