diff --git a/include/ScalarAccessor.h b/include/ScalarAccessor.h
index 2beb4a6b6db3c8deb30dffd3fc37b33368b0b9e4..42bd212182725a0fe68c9e00697bfc052034dbf1 100644
--- a/include/ScalarAccessor.h
+++ b/include/ScalarAccessor.h
@@ -68,11 +68,6 @@ namespace ChimeraTK {
       return dataLoss;
     }
 
-    TransferFuture readAsync() {
-      throw ChimeraTK::logic_error("ScalarAccessor::readAsync() is currently not "
-                                   "supported by ApplicationCore!");
-    }
-
    protected:
     friend class InversionOfControlAccessor<ScalarAccessor<UserType>>;