diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/PlaceDao.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/PlaceDao.java
index 85233e5b1..ea7ef9ec0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/PlaceDao.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/PlaceDao.java
@@ -25,12 +25,6 @@ public abstract class PlaceDao {
     @Insert(onConflict = OnConflictStrategy.REPLACE)
     public abstract void saveSynchronous(Place place);
 
-    /**
-     * Deletes a Place object from the database
-     * based on the provided entity.
-     */
-    @Delete
-    public abstract void deletePlace(Place place);
     /**
      * Retrieves a Place object from the database based on the provided entity ID.
      *
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/PlacesLocalDataSource.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/PlacesLocalDataSource.java
index 9a22f5004..77984855b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/PlacesLocalDataSource.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/PlacesLocalDataSource.java
@@ -37,10 +37,4 @@ public class PlacesLocalDataSource {
         return placeDao.save(place);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Deletes a Place object from the database
-     * based on the provided entity.
-     */
-    public void deletePlace(final Place place) {placeDao.deletePlace(place);}
-
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/PlacesRepository.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/PlacesRepository.java
index ee7d2de08..85e964ddb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/PlacesRepository.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/PlacesRepository.java
@@ -38,10 +38,4 @@ public class PlacesRepository {
         return localDataSource.fetchPlace(entityID);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Deletes a Place object from the database
-     * based on the provided entity.
-     */
-    public void deletePlace(final Place place){ localDataSource.deletePlace(place);}
-
 }