diff --git a/ext/libstrawberry-common/CMakeLists.txt b/ext/libstrawberry-common/CMakeLists.txt
index e704cc410..ae92d1df4 100644
--- a/ext/libstrawberry-common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ext/libstrawberry-common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ set(SOURCES
   core/logging.cpp
   core/messagehandler.cpp
   core/messagereply.cpp
-  core/waitforsignal.cpp
   core/workerpool.cpp
 )
 
diff --git a/ext/libstrawberry-common/core/waitforsignal.cpp b/ext/libstrawberry-common/core/waitforsignal.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index be29120c0..000000000
--- a/ext/libstrawberry-common/core/waitforsignal.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-/* This file is part of Strawberry.
-   Copyright 2011, David Sansome <me@davidsansome.com>
-
-   Strawberry is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-   (at your option) any later version.
-
-   Strawberry is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-   GNU General Public License for more details.
-
-   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-   along with Strawberry.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-*/
-
-#include "waitforsignal.h"
-
-#include <QObject>
-#include <QEventLoop>
-
-void WaitForSignal(QObject *sender, const char *signal) {
-  QEventLoop loop;
-  QObject::connect(sender, signal, &loop, SLOT(quit()));
-  loop.exec();
-}
diff --git a/ext/libstrawberry-common/core/waitforsignal.h b/ext/libstrawberry-common/core/waitforsignal.h
deleted file mode 100644
index c7fbc38b2..000000000
--- a/ext/libstrawberry-common/core/waitforsignal.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-/* This file is part of Strawberry.
-   Copyright 2011, David Sansome <me@davidsansome.com>
-
-   Strawberry is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-   (at your option) any later version.
-
-   Strawberry is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-   GNU General Public License for more details.
-
-   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-   along with Strawberry.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-*/
-
-#ifndef WAITFORSIGNAL_H
-#define WAITFORSIGNAL_H
-
-class QObject;
-
-void WaitForSignal(QObject *sender, const char *signal);
-
-#endif  // WAITFORSIGNAL_H