diff --git a/libtransmission/peer-common.h b/libtransmission/peer-common.h
index 803fab817..7d3e9304d 100644
--- a/libtransmission/peer-common.h
+++ b/libtransmission/peer-common.h
@@ -205,8 +205,6 @@ public:
 
     [[nodiscard]] virtual tr_bitfield const& has() const noexcept = 0;
 
-    [[nodiscard]] virtual tr_bandwidth& bandwidth() noexcept = 0;
-
     // requests that have been made but haven't been fulfilled yet
     [[nodiscard]] virtual size_t activeReqCount(tr_direction) const noexcept = 0;
 
diff --git a/libtransmission/peer-msgs.cc b/libtransmission/peer-msgs.cc
index ea375a164..31862ca55 100644
--- a/libtransmission/peer-msgs.cc
+++ b/libtransmission/peer-msgs.cc
@@ -409,11 +409,6 @@ public:
         }
     }
 
-    [[nodiscard]] tr_bandwidth& bandwidth() noexcept override
-    {
-        return io->bandwidth();
-    }
-
     [[nodiscard]] std::pair<tr_address, tr_port> socketAddress() const override
     {
         return io->socket_address();
diff --git a/libtransmission/webseed.cc b/libtransmission/webseed.cc
index 3b7d094fd..0c7d4a329 100644
--- a/libtransmission/webseed.cc
+++ b/libtransmission/webseed.cc
@@ -210,11 +210,6 @@ public:
         return is_active;
     }
 
-    [[nodiscard]] tr_bandwidth& bandwidth() noexcept override
-    {
-        return bandwidth_;
-    }
-
     [[nodiscard]] TR_CONSTEXPR20 size_t activeReqCount(tr_direction dir) const noexcept override
     {
         if (dir == TR_CLIENT_TO_PEER) // blocks we've requested