diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/DBWriter.java b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/DBWriter.java
index afd99bc1b..4f0ee70ef 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/DBWriter.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/DBWriter.java
@@ -760,20 +760,6 @@ public class DBWriter {
         });
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Saves the 'lastPlaybackSpeed' attribute of a FeedMedia object
-     *
-     * @param media   The FeedMedia object.
-     */
-    public static Future<?> setFeedMediaLastPlaybackSpeed(final FeedMedia media) {
-        return dbExec.submit(() -> {
-            PodDBAdapter adapter = PodDBAdapter.getInstance();
-            adapter.open();
-            adapter.setFeedMediaLastPlaybackSpeed(media);
-            adapter.close();
-        });
-    }
-
     /**
      * Saves a FeedItem object in the database. This method will save all attributes of the FeedItem object including
      * the content of FeedComponent-attributes.
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/PodDBAdapter.java b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/PodDBAdapter.java
index d4e74c038..1104ca684 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/PodDBAdapter.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/PodDBAdapter.java
@@ -475,17 +475,6 @@ public class PodDBAdapter {
         }
     }
 
-    public void setFeedMediaLastPlaybackSpeed(FeedMedia media) {
-        if (media.getId() != 0) {
-            ContentValues values = new ContentValues();
-            values.put(KEY_MEDIA_LAST_PLAYBACK_SPEED, media.getLastPlaybackSpeed());
-            db.update(TABLE_NAME_FEED_MEDIA, values, KEY_ID + "=?",
-                    new String[]{String.valueOf(media.getId())});
-        } else {
-            Log.e(TAG, "setFeedMediaLastPlaybackSpeed: ID of media was 0");
-        }
-    }
-
     public void setFeedMediaPlaybackCompletionDate(FeedMedia media) {
         if (media.getId() != 0) {
             ContentValues values = new ContentValues();