diff --git a/modules/csync_owncloud.c b/modules/csync_owncloud.c
index 2b940b2970..982f89df84 100644
--- a/modules/csync_owncloud.c
+++ b/modules/csync_owncloud.c
@@ -1132,94 +1132,6 @@ static int owncloud_rmdir(const char *uri) {
     return 0;
 }
 
-static int _stat(const char *uri, csync_vio_file_stat_t *buf) {
-    /* get props:
-     *   modtime
-     *   creattime
-     *   size
-     */
-    int rc = 0;
-    csync_vio_file_stat_t *lfs = NULL;
-    struct listdir_context  *fetchCtx = NULL;
-
-    DEBUG_WEBDAV(("__stat__ %s called\n", uri ));
-
-    buf->name = c_basename(uri);
-
-    if (buf->name == NULL) {
-        csync_vio_file_stat_destroy(buf);
-        errno = ENOMEM;
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    /* check if the data in the static 'cache' fs is for the same file.
-     * The cache is filled by readdir which is often called directly before
-     * stat. If the cache matches, a http call is saved.
-     */
-    if( _fs.name && strcmp( buf->name, _fs.name ) == 0 ) {
-        buf->fields  = CSYNC_VIO_FILE_STAT_FIELDS_NONE;
-        buf->fields |= CSYNC_VIO_FILE_STAT_FIELDS_TYPE;
-        buf->fields |= CSYNC_VIO_FILE_STAT_FIELDS_SIZE;
-        buf->fields |= CSYNC_VIO_FILE_STAT_FIELDS_MTIME;
-        buf->fields |= CSYNC_VIO_FILE_STAT_FIELDS_PERMISSIONS;
-
-        buf->fields = _fs.fields;
-        buf->type   = _fs.type;
-        buf->mtime  = _fs.mtime;
-        buf->size   = _fs.size;
-        buf->mode   = _stat_perms( _fs.type );
-    } else {
-        // fetch data via a propfind call.
-        DEBUG_WEBDAV(("I have no stat cache, call propfind.\n"));
-
-        fetchCtx = c_malloc( sizeof( struct listdir_context ));
-        if( ! fetchCtx ) {
-            errno = ne_error_to_errno( NE_ERROR );
-            csync_vio_file_stat_destroy(buf);
-            return -1;
-        }
-
-        fetchCtx->list = NULL;
-        fetchCtx->target = _cleanPath( uri );
-        fetchCtx->include_target = 1;
-        fetchCtx->currResource = NULL;
-
-        DEBUG_WEBDAV(("fetchCtx good.\n" ));
-
-        rc = fetch_resource_list( uri, NE_DEPTH_ONE, fetchCtx );
-        if( rc != NE_OK ) {
-            errno = ne_error_to_errno( rc );
-            SAFE_FREE(fetchCtx);
-            csync_vio_file_stat_destroy(buf);
-            return -1;
-        }
-
-        if( fetchCtx ) {
-            fetchCtx->currResource = fetchCtx->list;
-            lfs = resourceToFileStat( fetchCtx->currResource );
-            if( lfs ) {
-                buf->fields = CSYNC_VIO_FILE_STAT_FIELDS_NONE;
-                buf->fields |= CSYNC_VIO_FILE_STAT_FIELDS_TYPE;
-                buf->fields |= CSYNC_VIO_FILE_STAT_FIELDS_SIZE;
-                buf->fields |= CSYNC_VIO_FILE_STAT_FIELDS_MTIME;
-                buf->fields |= CSYNC_VIO_FILE_STAT_FIELDS_PERMISSIONS;
-
-                buf->fields = lfs->fields;
-                buf->type   = lfs->type;
-                buf->mtime  = lfs->mtime;
-                buf->size   = lfs->size;
-                buf->mode   = _stat_perms( lfs->type );
-
-                csync_vio_file_stat_destroy( lfs );
-            }
-            SAFE_FREE( fetchCtx );
-        }
-    }
-    DEBUG_WEBDAV(("STAT result: %s, type=%d\n", buf->name, buf->type ));
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
 static int owncloud_rename(const char *olduri, const char *newuri) {
     char *src = NULL;
     char *target = NULL;