diff --git a/src/engines/enginebase.h b/src/engines/enginebase.h
index 0255fc872..b9accc84f 100644
--- a/src/engines/enginebase.h
+++ b/src/engines/enginebase.h
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ class Base : public QObject, boost::noncopyable {
   virtual ~Base();
 
   virtual bool Init() = 0;
-  virtual bool CanDecode(const QUrl &url) = 0;
 
   virtual void StartPreloading(const QUrl&, qint64, qint64) {}
   virtual bool Play(quint64 offset_nanosec) = 0;
diff --git a/src/engines/gstengine.cpp b/src/engines/gstengine.cpp
index c6afc90a6..b1ad7aeab 100644
--- a/src/engines/gstengine.cpp
+++ b/src/engines/gstengine.cpp
@@ -169,97 +169,6 @@ void GstEngine::ReloadSettings() {
 }
 
 
-bool GstEngine::CanDecode(const QUrl &url) {
-  EnsureInitialised();
-
-  // We had some bug reports claiming that video files cause crashes in canDecode(),
-  // so don't try to decode them
-  if ( url.path().toLower().endsWith( ".mov" ) ||
-       url.path().toLower().endsWith( ".avi" ) ||
-       url.path().toLower().endsWith( ".wmv" ) )
-    return false;
-
-  can_decode_success_ = false;
-  can_decode_last_ = false;
-
-  // Create the pipeline
-  shared_ptr<GstElement> pipeline(gst_pipeline_new("pipeline"),
-                                  boost::bind(gst_object_unref, _1));
-  if (!pipeline) return false;
-  GstElement* src = CreateElement("giosrc", pipeline.get());    if (!src) return false;
-  GstElement* bin = CreateElement("decodebin2", pipeline.get()); if (!bin) return false;
-
-  gst_element_link(src, bin);
-  g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(bin), "new-decoded-pad", G_CALLBACK(CanDecodeNewPadCallback), this);
-  g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(bin), "no-more-pads", G_CALLBACK(CanDecodeLastCallback), this);
-
-  // These handlers just print out errors to stderr
-  gst_bus_set_sync_handler(gst_pipeline_get_bus(GST_PIPELINE(pipeline.get())), CanDecodeBusCallbackSync, 0);
-  gst_bus_add_watch(gst_pipeline_get_bus(GST_PIPELINE(pipeline.get())), CanDecodeBusCallback, 0);
-
-  // Set the file we're testing
-  g_object_set(G_OBJECT(src), "location", url.toEncoded().constData(), NULL);
-
-  // Start the pipeline playing
-  gst_element_set_state(pipeline.get(), GST_STATE_PLAYING);
-
-  // Wait until found audio stream
-  int count = 0;
-  while (!can_decode_success_ && !can_decode_last_ && count < 100) {
-    count++;
-    usleep(1000);
-  }
-
-  // Stop playing
-  gst_element_set_state(pipeline.get(), GST_STATE_NULL);
-
-  return can_decode_success_;
-}
-
-
-
-void GstEngine::CanDecodeNewPadCallback(GstElement*, GstPad* pad, gboolean, gpointer self) {
-  GstEngine* instance = reinterpret_cast<GstEngine*>(self);
-
-  GstCaps* caps = gst_pad_get_caps(pad);
-  if (gst_caps_get_size(caps) > 0) {
-    GstStructure* str = gst_caps_get_structure(caps, 0);
-    if (g_strrstr(gst_structure_get_name( str ), "audio" ))
-      instance->can_decode_success_ = true;
-  }
-  gst_caps_unref(caps);
-}
-
-void GstEngine::CanDecodeLastCallback(GstElement*, gpointer self) {
-  GstEngine* instance = reinterpret_cast<GstEngine*>(self);
-  instance->can_decode_last_ = true;
-}
-
-void GstEngine::PrintGstError(GstMessage *msg) {
-  GError* error;
-  gchar* debugs;
-
-  gst_message_parse_error(msg, &error, &debugs);
-  qDebug() << error->message;
-  qDebug() << debugs;
-
-  g_error_free(error);
-  free(debugs);
-}
-
-GstBusSyncReply GstEngine::CanDecodeBusCallbackSync(GstBus*, GstMessage* msg, gpointer) {
-  if (GST_MESSAGE_TYPE(msg) == GST_MESSAGE_ERROR)
-    PrintGstError(msg);
-  return GST_BUS_PASS;
-}
-
-gboolean GstEngine::CanDecodeBusCallback(GstBus*, GstMessage* msg, gpointer) {
-  if (GST_MESSAGE_TYPE(msg) == GST_MESSAGE_ERROR)
-    PrintGstError(msg);
-  return GST_BUS_DROP;
-}
-
-
 qint64 GstEngine::position_nanosec() const {
   if (!current_pipeline_)
     return 0;
diff --git a/src/engines/gstengine.h b/src/engines/gstengine.h
index 983cf0988..0c18e2a3a 100644
--- a/src/engines/gstengine.h
+++ b/src/engines/gstengine.h
@@ -68,8 +68,6 @@ class GstEngine : public Engine::Base, public BufferConsumer {
   bool Init();
   void EnsureInitialised() { initialising_.waitForFinished(); }
 
-  bool CanDecode(const QUrl& url);
-
   int AddBackgroundStream(const QUrl& url);
   void StopBackgroundStream(int id);
   void SetBackgroundStreamVolume(int id, int volume);
@@ -129,13 +127,6 @@ class GstEngine : public Engine::Base, public BufferConsumer {
   typedef QPair<quint64, GstEnginePipeline*> PlayFutureWatcherArg;
   typedef BoundFutureWatcher<GstStateChangeReturn, PlayFutureWatcherArg> PlayFutureWatcher;
 
-  // Callbacks
-  static void CanDecodeNewPadCallback(GstElement*, GstPad*, gboolean, gpointer);
-  static void CanDecodeLastCallback(GstElement*, gpointer);
-  static GstBusSyncReply CanDecodeBusCallbackSync(GstBus*, GstMessage*, gpointer);
-  static gboolean CanDecodeBusCallback(GstBus*, GstMessage*, gpointer);
-  static void PrintGstError(GstMessage* msg);
-
   static void SetEnv(const char* key, const QString& value);
   PluginDetailsList GetPluginList(const QString& classname) const;
   void InitialiseGstreamer();
diff --git a/tests/fileformats_test.cpp b/tests/fileformats_test.cpp
index 01ff2bb99..209ce94b6 100644
--- a/tests/fileformats_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/fileformats_test.cpp
@@ -94,21 +94,4 @@ TEST_P(FileformatsTest, LoadsTags) {
   }
 }
 
-TEST_P(FileformatsTest, GstCanDecode) {
-  QTemporaryFile temp(temp_filetemplate_);
-  SaveToTempFile(&temp);
-
-  QSignalSpy spy(sGstEngine, SIGNAL(Error(QString)));
-
-  EXPECT_TRUE(sGstEngine->CanDecode(QUrl::fromLocalFile(temp.fileName())));
-
-  QList<QList<QVariant> > calls(spy);
-  foreach (const QList<QVariant>& call, calls) {
-    qDebug() << "GstEngine::Error emitted:" << call[0].toString();
-  }
-}
-
-INSTANTIATE_TEST_CASE_P(Formats, FileformatsTest, ::testing::Values(
-    "flac", "mp3", "ogg", "spx", "wav", "wma", "m4a"));
-
 }  // namespace