diff --git a/src/engine/documenturldb.h b/src/engine/documenturldb.h
--- a/src/engine/documenturldb.h
+++ b/src/engine/documenturldb.h
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@
     template <typename Functor>
     void replace(quint64 docId, const QByteArray& url, Functor shouldDeleteFolder);
 
-    void rename(quint64 docId, const QByteArray& newFileName);
-
     quint64 getId(quint64 docId, const QByteArray& fileName) const;
 
     PostingIterator* iter(quint64 docId) {
diff --git a/src/engine/documenturldb.cpp b/src/engine/documenturldb.cpp
--- a/src/engine/documenturldb.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/documenturldb.cpp
@@ -181,19 +181,6 @@
     return idTreeDb.get(docId);
 }
 
-void DocumentUrlDB::rename(quint64 docId, const QByteArray& newFileName)
-{
-    if (!docId || newFileName.isEmpty()) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    IdFilenameDB idFilenameDb(m_idFilenameDbi, m_txn);
-
-    auto path = idFilenameDb.get(docId);
-    path.name = newFileName;
-    idFilenameDb.put(docId, path);
-}
-
 quint64 DocumentUrlDB::getId(quint64 docId, const QByteArray& fileName) const
 {
     if (fileName.isEmpty()) {