diff --git a/commons/src/main/java/org/wikimedia/commons/UploadService.java b/commons/src/main/java/org/wikimedia/commons/UploadService.java
index e460b95df..aa8124bcd 100644
--- a/commons/src/main/java/org/wikimedia/commons/UploadService.java
+++ b/commons/src/main/java/org/wikimedia/commons/UploadService.java
@@ -114,15 +114,6 @@ public class UploadService extends IntentService {
         contributionsProviderClient = this.getContentResolver().acquireContentProviderClient(ContributionsContentProvider.AUTHORITY);
     }
 
-    private String getRealPathFromURI(Uri contentUri) {
-        String[] proj = {MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA};
-        CursorLoader loader = new CursorLoader(this, contentUri, proj, null, null, null);
-        Cursor cursor = loader.loadInBackground();
-        int column_index = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA);
-        cursor.moveToFirst();
-        return cursor.getString(column_index);
-    }
-
     private long countBytes(InputStream stream) throws IOException {
         long count = 0;
         BufferedInputStream bis = new BufferedInputStream(stream);