diff --git a/interfaces/feedstorage.h b/interfaces/feedstorage.h
--- a/interfaces/feedstorage.h
+++ b/interfaces/feedstorage.h
@@ -101,8 +101,6 @@
     virtual void close() = 0;
     virtual void commit() = 0;
     virtual void rollback() = 0;
-
-    virtual void convertOldArchive() = 0;
 };
 } // namespace Backend
 } // namespace Akregator
diff --git a/plugins/mk4storage/feedstoragemk4impl.h b/plugins/mk4storage/feedstoragemk4impl.h
--- a/plugins/mk4storage/feedstoragemk4impl.h
+++ b/plugins/mk4storage/feedstoragemk4impl.h
@@ -88,8 +88,6 @@
     void close() override;
     void commit() override;
     void rollback() override;
-
-    void convertOldArchive() override;
 private:
     void markDirty();
     /** finds article by guid, returns -1 if not in archive **/
diff --git a/plugins/mk4storage/feedstoragemk4impl.cpp b/plugins/mk4storage/feedstoragemk4impl.cpp
--- a/plugins/mk4storage/feedstoragemk4impl.cpp
+++ b/plugins/mk4storage/feedstoragemk4impl.cpp
@@ -93,38 +93,10 @@
 
     bool autoCommit;
     bool modified;
-    bool convert;
-    QString oldArchivePath;
     c4_StringProp pguid, ptitle, pdescription, pcontent, plink, pcommentsLink, ptag, pEnclosureType, pEnclosureUrl, pcatTerm, pcatScheme, pcatName, pauthorName, pauthorUri, pauthorEMail;
     c4_IntProp phash, pguidIsHash, pguidIsPermaLink, pcomments, pstatus, ppubDate, pHasEnclosure, pEnclosureLength;
 };
 
-void FeedStorageMK4Impl::convertOldArchive()
-{
-    if (!d->convert) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    d->convert = false;
-    QFile file(d->oldArchivePath);
-
-    if (!file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    Syndication::DocumentSource src(file.readAll(), QStringLiteral("http://foo"));
-    file.close();
-    Syndication::FeedPtr feed = Syndication::parse(src);
-
-    if (feed) {
-        //QList<Syndication::ItemPtr> items = feed->items();
-        //QList<Syndication::ItemPtr>::ConstIterator it = items.constBegin();
-        //QList<Syndication::ItemPtr>::ConstIterator en = items.constEnd();
-        markDirty();
-        commit();
-    }
-}
-
 FeedStorageMK4Impl::FeedStorageMK4Impl(const QString &url, StorageMK4Impl *main)
 {
     d = new FeedStorageMK4ImplPrivate;
@@ -142,12 +114,6 @@
     QString t = url2;
     QString t2 = url2;
     QString filePath = main->archivePath() + QLatin1Char('/') + t.replace(QLatin1Char('/'), QLatin1Char('_')).replace(QLatin1Char(':'), QLatin1Char('_'));
-    d->oldArchivePath = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation) + QStringLiteral("/akregator/Archive/") + t2.replace(QLatin1Char('/'), QLatin1Char('_')).replace(QLatin1Char(
-                                                                                                                                                                                                   ':'),
-                                                                                                                                                                                               QLatin1Char(
-                                                                                                                                                                                                   '_'))
-                        + QLatin1String(".xml");
-    d->convert = !QFile::exists(filePath + QLatin1String(".mk4")) && QFile::exists(d->oldArchivePath);
     d->storage = new c4_Storage(QString(filePath + QLatin1String(".mk4")).toLocal8Bit(), true);
 
     d->archiveView = d->storage->GetAs(
diff --git a/plugins/mk4storage/storagemk4impl.cpp b/plugins/mk4storage/storagemk4impl.cpp
--- a/plugins/mk4storage/storagemk4impl.cpp
+++ b/plugins/mk4storage/storagemk4impl.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@
             archiveView.Add(findrow);
             modified = true;
         }
-        fs->convertOldArchive();
     }
     return feeds[url];
 }
diff --git a/src/dummystorage/feedstoragedummyimpl.h b/src/dummystorage/feedstoragedummyimpl.h
--- a/src/dummystorage/feedstoragedummyimpl.h
+++ b/src/dummystorage/feedstoragedummyimpl.h
@@ -89,8 +89,6 @@
     void close() override;
     void commit() override;
     void rollback() override;
-
-    void convertOldArchive() override;
 private:
     /** finds article by guid, returns -1 if not in archive **/
     int findArticle(const QString &guid) const;
diff --git a/src/dummystorage/feedstoragedummyimpl.cpp b/src/dummystorage/feedstoragedummyimpl.cpp
--- a/src/dummystorage/feedstoragedummyimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/dummystorage/feedstoragedummyimpl.cpp
@@ -77,10 +77,6 @@
     QString url;
 };
 
-void FeedStorageDummyImpl::convertOldArchive()
-{
-}
-
 FeedStorageDummyImpl::FeedStorageDummyImpl(const QString &url, StorageDummyImpl *main) : d(new FeedStorageDummyImplPrivate)
 {
     d->url = url;