diff --git a/service/storage_service.cc b/service/storage_service.cc
index 0c88820ad6..e5124071c9 100644
--- a/service/storage_service.cc
+++ b/service/storage_service.cc
@@ -1468,4 +1468,19 @@ future<> storage_service::drain() {
     return make_ready_future<>();
 }
 
+double storage_service::get_load() {
+    double bytes = 0;
+#if 0
+    for (String keyspaceName : Schema.instance.getKeyspaces())
+    {
+        Keyspace keyspace = Schema.instance.getKeyspaceInstance(keyspaceName);
+        if (keyspace == null)
+            continue;
+        for (ColumnFamilyStore cfs : keyspace.getColumnFamilyStores())
+            bytes += cfs.getLiveDiskSpaceUsed();
+    }
+#endif
+    return bytes;
+}
+
 } // namespace service
diff --git a/service/storage_service.hh b/service/storage_service.hh
index a3fee531fd..52e0e69b58 100644
--- a/service/storage_service.hh
+++ b/service/storage_service.hh
@@ -963,22 +963,12 @@ private:
 
         return changedRanges;
     }
-
+#endif
+public:
     /** raw load value */
-    public double getLoad()
-    {
-        double bytes = 0;
-        for (String keyspaceName : Schema.instance.getKeyspaces())
-        {
-            Keyspace keyspace = Schema.instance.getKeyspaceInstance(keyspaceName);
-            if (keyspace == null)
-                continue;
-            for (ColumnFamilyStore cfs : keyspace.getColumnFamilyStores())
-                bytes += cfs.getLiveDiskSpaceUsed();
-        }
-        return bytes;
-    }
+    double get_load();
 
+#if 0
     public String getLoadString()
     {
         return FileUtils.stringifyFileSize(getLoad());