diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Providers/IProviderManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Providers/IProviderManager.cs
index 6b8083b20e..46223efc33 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Providers/IProviderManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Providers/IProviderManager.cs
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Providers
     /// </summary>
     public interface IProviderManager
     {
-        Task<string> DownloadAndSaveImage(BaseItem item, string source, string targetName, bool saveLocally,
-                                          SemaphoreSlim resourcePool, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Executes the metadata providers.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Providers/ProviderManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Providers/ProviderManager.cs
index 0af7426b10..dc7ee32241 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Providers/ProviderManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Providers/ProviderManager.cs
@@ -301,22 +301,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Providers
             }
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Downloads the and save image.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="item">The item.</param>
-        /// <param name="source">The source.</param>
-        /// <param name="targetName">Name of the target.</param>
-        /// <param name="saveLocally">if set to <c>true</c> [save locally].</param>
-        /// <param name="resourcePool">The resource pool.</param>
-        /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
-        /// <returns>Task{System.String}.</returns>
-        /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">item</exception>
-        public Task<string> DownloadAndSaveImage(BaseItem item, string source, string targetName, bool saveLocally, SemaphoreSlim resourcePool, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
-        {
-            throw new HttpException(string.Empty) { IsTimedOut = true };
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Saves to library filesystem.
         /// </summary>