diff --git a/src/blackcore/data/globalsetup.cpp b/src/blackcore/data/globalsetup.cpp
index f8c98b4b4..31280e145 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/data/globalsetup.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/data/globalsetup.cpp
@@ -158,13 +158,6 @@ namespace BlackCore::Data
         return url;
     }
 
-    CGlobalSetup CGlobalSetup::fromJsonFile(const QString &fileNameAndPath, bool acceptCacheFormat)
-    {
-        CGlobalSetup setup;
-        loadFromJsonFile(setup, fileNameAndPath, acceptCacheFormat);
-        return setup;
-    }
-
     CServerList CGlobalSetup::getPredefinedServersPlusHardcodedServers() const
     {
         static const CServerList hardcoded(
diff --git a/src/blackcore/data/globalsetup.h b/src/blackcore/data/globalsetup.h
index a69c6483a..d4f0cd648 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/data/globalsetup.h
+++ b/src/blackcore/data/globalsetup.h
@@ -199,9 +199,6 @@ namespace BlackCore::Data
         //! Build the full dbdata directory URL from shared URL
         static BlackMisc::Network::CUrl buildDbDataDirectoryUrl(const BlackMisc::Network::CUrl &candidate);
 
-        //! Object initialized by JSON file
-        static CGlobalSetup fromJsonFile(const QString &fileNameAndPath, bool acceptCacheFormat);
-
     private:
         int m_dbHttpPort = 80; //!< port
         int m_dbHttpsPort = 443; //!< SSL port