diff --git a/scheduler/Scheduler.cpp b/scheduler/Scheduler.cpp
index 1398b27441557e58a6d96e1b324b461e6ed9940c..693c22afe7900f6f684aee4afb7c948aa0be4db2 100644
--- a/scheduler/Scheduler.cpp
+++ b/scheduler/Scheduler.cpp
@@ -171,13 +171,6 @@ void cta::Scheduler::labelTape(const cta::common::dataStructures::SecurityIdenti
   throw cta::exception::Exception(std::string("Not implemented: ") + __PRETTY_FUNCTION__);
 }
 
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// setTapeBusy
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void cta::Scheduler::setTapeBusy(const std::string &vid, const bool busyValue) {
-  throw cta::exception::Exception(std::string("Not implemented: ") + __PRETTY_FUNCTION__);
-}
-
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // setTapeFull
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/scheduler/Scheduler.hpp b/scheduler/Scheduler.hpp
index 65bdd5c862f8e4ef20d6c1359fadebcaafb6f165..6690882743e3d6ed8b51e7b9a4b65c7a78801446 100644
--- a/scheduler/Scheduler.hpp
+++ b/scheduler/Scheduler.hpp
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ public:
   virtual std::list<cta::common::dataStructures::StorageClass> listStorageClass(const std::string &instanceName, const cta::common::dataStructures::ListStorageClassRequest &request);
 
   virtual void labelTape(const cta::common::dataStructures::SecurityIdentity &cliIdentity, const std::string &vid, const bool force, const bool lbp, const optional<std::string> &tag);
-  virtual void setTapeBusy(const std::string &vid, const bool busyValue); // internal function not exposed to the Admin CLI
   virtual void setTapeFull(const cta::common::dataStructures::SecurityIdentity &cliIdentity, const std::string &vid, const bool fullValue);
   virtual void setTapeDisabled(const cta::common::dataStructures::SecurityIdentity &cliIdentity, const std::string &vid, const bool disabledValue);
   virtual void setTapeLbp(const std::string &vid, const bool lbpValue); // internal function (noCLI)