diff --git a/lix/libstore/remote-store-connection.hh b/lix/libstore/remote-store-connection.hh
index e26f562b3..8083bb048 100644
--- a/lix/libstore/remote-store-connection.hh
+++ b/lix/libstore/remote-store-connection.hh
@@ -91,8 +91,6 @@ struct RemoteStore::Connection
 
     virtual ~Connection();
 
-    virtual void closeWrite() = 0;
-
     std::exception_ptr processStderr(bool flush = true);
 };
 
diff --git a/lix/libstore/ssh-store.cc b/lix/libstore/ssh-store.cc
index 208084473..a8a09ef46 100644
--- a/lix/libstore/ssh-store.cc
+++ b/lix/libstore/ssh-store.cc
@@ -69,11 +69,6 @@ protected:
     struct Connection : RemoteStore::Connection
     {
         std::unique_ptr<SSH::Connection> sshConn;
-
-        void closeWrite() override
-        {
-            sshConn->in.close();
-        }
     };
 
     ref<RemoteStore::Connection> openConnection() override;
diff --git a/lix/libstore/uds-remote-store.cc b/lix/libstore/uds-remote-store.cc
index ca837f524..04d9dbb37 100644
--- a/lix/libstore/uds-remote-store.cc
+++ b/lix/libstore/uds-remote-store.cc
@@ -50,13 +50,6 @@ std::string UDSRemoteStore::getUri()
     }
 }
 
-
-void UDSRemoteStore::Connection::closeWrite()
-{
-    shutdown(fd.get(), SHUT_WR);
-}
-
-
 ref<RemoteStore::Connection> UDSRemoteStore::openConnection()
 {
     auto conn = make_ref<Connection>();
diff --git a/lix/libstore/uds-remote-store.hh b/lix/libstore/uds-remote-store.hh
index a28e6b2b3..1ae3d3e72 100644
--- a/lix/libstore/uds-remote-store.hh
+++ b/lix/libstore/uds-remote-store.hh
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ private:
     struct Connection : RemoteStore::Connection
     {
         AutoCloseFD fd;
-        void closeWrite() override;
     };
 
     ref<RemoteStore::Connection> openConnection() override;