diff --git a/daemon/gvfsbackendafc.c b/daemon/gvfsbackendafc.c
index 8722ca7..8b87141 100644
--- a/daemon/gvfsbackendafc.c
+++ b/daemon/gvfsbackendafc.c
@@ -1150,46 +1150,6 @@ g_vfs_backend_afc_set_display_name (GVfsBackend *backend,
 }
 
 static void
-g_vfs_backend_afc_set_attribute (GVfsBackend *backend,
-				 GVfsJobSetAttribute *job,
-				 const char *filename,
-				 const char *attribute,
-				 GFileAttributeType type,
-				 gpointer value_p,
-				 GFileQueryInfoFlags flags)
-{
-  GVfsBackendAfc *self;
-  uint64_t mtime = 0;
-  afc_error_t err;
-
-  self = G_VFS_BACKEND_AFC(backend);
-  g_return_if_fail(self->connected);
-
-  if (g_str_equal (attribute, G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TIME_MODIFIED) == FALSE)
-    {
-      g_vfs_job_failed (G_VFS_JOB (job),
-			G_IO_ERROR, G_IO_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED,
-			_("Operation unsupported"));
-      return;
-    }
-
-  mtime = *(guint64*)(value_p) * (guint64)1000000000;
-
-  err = afc_set_file_time (self->afc_cli, filename, mtime);
-  if (err == AFC_E_UNKNOWN_PACKET_TYPE)
-    {
-      /* ignore error for pre-3.1 devices as the do not support setting file modification times */
-      return g_vfs_job_succeeded (G_VFS_JOB(job));
-    }
-  if (G_UNLIKELY(g_vfs_backend_afc_check (err, G_VFS_JOB(job))))
-    {
-      return;
-    }
-
-  g_vfs_job_succeeded (G_VFS_JOB(job));
-}
-
-static void
 g_vfs_backend_afc_make_directory (GVfsBackend *backend,
                                   GVfsJobMakeDirectory *job,
                                   const char *path)
@@ -1336,7 +1296,6 @@ g_vfs_backend_afc_class_init (GVfsBackendAfcClass *klass)
   backend_class->make_symlink     = g_vfs_backend_afc_make_symlink;
   backend_class->move             = g_vfs_backend_afc_move;
   backend_class->set_display_name = g_vfs_backend_afc_set_display_name;
-  backend_class->set_attribute    = g_vfs_backend_afc_set_attribute;
 }
 
 /*