diff --git a/daemon/src/audio/codecs/audiocodec.cpp b/daemon/src/audio/codecs/audiocodec.cpp
index e9701c6b306ee196d00ef458c20ac70889f824e0..d9dc4127651273fa4add86d15111ca77130feb23 100644
--- a/daemon/src/audio/codecs/audiocodec.cpp
+++ b/daemon/src/audio/codecs/audiocodec.cpp
@@ -97,11 +97,6 @@ unsigned AudioCodec::getFrameSize() const
     return frameSize_;
 }
 
-uint8 AudioCodec::getChannel() const
-{
-    return channel_;
-}
-
 double AudioCodec::getBitRate() const
 {
     return bitrate_;
diff --git a/daemon/src/audio/codecs/audiocodec.h b/daemon/src/audio/codecs/audiocodec.h
index f1b42ffe86d7f4c1afef1927947f9de13ffb14e9..eb596fb2beee756bed65fa82058169ea2a3e725e 100644
--- a/daemon/src/audio/codecs/audiocodec.h
+++ b/daemon/src/audio/codecs/audiocodec.h
@@ -123,11 +123,6 @@ class AudioCodec : public Codec {
          */
         uint32 getClockRate() const;
 
-        /**
-         * @return the number of audio channels.
-         */
-        uint8 getChannel() const;
-
         /**
          * @Override
          */