diff --git a/plugins/samplesource/filesource/filesourceinput.cpp b/plugins/samplesource/filesource/filesourceinput.cpp
index d0e03b90c..46d1788a2 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesource/filesource/filesourceinput.cpp
+++ b/plugins/samplesource/filesource/filesourceinput.cpp
@@ -239,52 +239,3 @@ bool FileSourceInput::handleMessage(const Message& message)
 		return false;
 	}
 }
-
-bool FileSourceInput::applySettings(const Settings& settings, bool force)
-{
-	QMutexLocker mutexLocker(&m_mutex);
-	bool wasRunning = false;
-
-	if((m_settings.m_fileName != settings.m_fileName) || force)
-	{
-		m_settings.m_fileName = settings.m_fileName;
-
-		if (m_fileSourceThread != 0)
-		{
-			wasRunning = m_fileSourceThread->isRunning();
-
-			if (wasRunning)
-			{
-				m_fileSourceThread->stopWork();
-			}
-		}
-
-		if (m_ifstream.is_open())
-		{
-			m_ifstream.close();
-		}
-
-		openFileStream();
-
-		if (m_fileSourceThread != 0)
-		{
-			m_fileSourceThread->setSamplerate(m_sampleRate);
-
-			if (wasRunning)
-			{
-				m_fileSourceThread->startWork();
-			}
-		}
-        
-		DSPSignalNotification *notif = new DSPSignalNotification(m_sampleRate, m_centerFrequency);
-		DSPEngine::instance()->getInputMessageQueue()->push(notif);
-
-		qDebug() << "FileSourceInput::applySettings:"
-				<< " file name: " << settings.m_fileName.toStdString().c_str()
-				<< " center freq: " << m_centerFrequency << " Hz"
-				<< " sample rate: " << m_sampleRate
-				<< " Unix timestamp: " << m_startingTimeStamp;
-	}
-
-	return true;
-}
diff --git a/plugins/samplesource/filesource/filesourceinput.h b/plugins/samplesource/filesource/filesourceinput.h
index 936035192..fe16d3576 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesource/filesource/filesourceinput.h
+++ b/plugins/samplesource/filesource/filesourceinput.h
@@ -206,7 +206,6 @@ private:
 	std::time_t m_startingTimeStamp;
 	const QTimer& m_masterTimer;
 
-	bool applySettings(const Settings& settings, bool force);
 	void openFileStream();
 };