diff --git a/src/moodbar/moodbarpipeline.cpp b/src/moodbar/moodbarpipeline.cpp
index 43624cc3..2c36f0e9 100644
--- a/src/moodbar/moodbarpipeline.cpp
+++ b/src/moodbar/moodbarpipeline.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 
 #include "ext/gstmoodbar/gstfastspectrum.h"
 
-bool MoodbarPipeline::sIsAvailable = false;
 const int MoodbarPipeline::kBands = 128;
 
 MoodbarPipeline::MoodbarPipeline(const QUrl &local_filename, QObject *parent)
@@ -48,22 +47,6 @@ MoodbarPipeline::MoodbarPipeline(const QUrl &local_filename, QObject *parent)
 
 MoodbarPipeline::~MoodbarPipeline() { Cleanup(); }
 
-bool MoodbarPipeline::IsAvailable() {
-
-  if (!sIsAvailable) {
-    GstElementFactory *factory = gst_element_factory_find("fftwspectrum");
-    if (!factory) {
-      return false;
-    }
-    gst_object_unref(factory);
-
-    sIsAvailable = true;
-  }
-
-  return sIsAvailable;
-
-}
-
 GstElement *MoodbarPipeline::CreateElement(const QString &factory_name) {
 
   GstElement *ret = gst_element_factory_make(factory_name.toLatin1().constData(), nullptr);
diff --git a/src/moodbar/moodbarpipeline.h b/src/moodbar/moodbarpipeline.h
index e2774b27..b40c1c29 100644
--- a/src/moodbar/moodbarpipeline.h
+++ b/src/moodbar/moodbarpipeline.h
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ class MoodbarPipeline : public QObject {
   explicit MoodbarPipeline(const QUrl &local_filename, QObject *parent = nullptr);
   ~MoodbarPipeline() override;
 
-  static bool IsAvailable();
-
   bool success() const { return success_; }
   const QByteArray &data() const { return data_; }
 
@@ -63,7 +61,6 @@ class MoodbarPipeline : public QObject {
   static GstBusSyncReply BusCallbackSync(GstBus*, GstMessage *msg, gpointer data);
 
  private:
-  static bool sIsAvailable;
   static const int kBands;
 
   QUrl local_filename_;