diff --git a/api/api.cc b/api/api.cc
index b8ad5757d6..0883c384c2 100644
--- a/api/api.cc
+++ b/api/api.cc
@@ -264,10 +264,6 @@ future<> unset_hinted_handoff(http_context& ctx) {
     return ctx.http_server.set_routes([&ctx] (routes& r) { unset_hinted_handoff(ctx, r); });
 }
 
-future<> set_server_gossip_settle(http_context& ctx, sharded<gms::gossiper>& g) {
-    return make_ready_future<>();
-}
-
 future<> set_server_compaction_manager(http_context& ctx) {
     auto rb = std::make_shared < api_registry_builder > (ctx.api_doc);
 
diff --git a/api/api_init.hh b/api/api_init.hh
index 5f4cf16a2e..650cc4af12 100644
--- a/api/api_init.hh
+++ b/api/api_init.hh
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ future<> set_server_stream_manager(http_context& ctx, sharded<streaming::stream_
 future<> unset_server_stream_manager(http_context& ctx);
 future<> set_hinted_handoff(http_context& ctx, sharded<service::storage_proxy>& p);
 future<> unset_hinted_handoff(http_context& ctx);
-future<> set_server_gossip_settle(http_context& ctx, sharded<gms::gossiper>& g);
 future<> set_server_cache(http_context& ctx);
 future<> set_server_compaction_manager(http_context& ctx);
 future<> set_server_done(http_context& ctx);
diff --git a/main.cc b/main.cc
index b7839b7b48..9746674211 100644
--- a/main.cc
+++ b/main.cc
@@ -1999,7 +1999,6 @@ To start the scylla server proper, simply invoke as: scylla server (or just scyl
                 startlog.info("Waiting for gossip to settle before accepting client requests...");
                 gossiper.local().wait_for_gossip_to_settle().get();
             }
-            api::set_server_gossip_settle(ctx, gossiper).get();
 
             supervisor::notify("allow replaying hints");
             proxy.invoke_on_all(&service::storage_proxy::allow_replaying_hints).get();