diff --git a/webapp_media.py b/webapp_media.py
index 9eb2038b1..eef86da37 100644
--- a/webapp_media.py
+++ b/webapp_media.py
@@ -28,18 +28,6 @@ def loadPeertubeInstances(baseDir: str, peertubeInstances: []) -> None:
         peertubeInstances.append(url)
 
 
-def savePeertubeInstances(baseDir: str, peertubeInstances: []) -> None:
-    """Saves peertube instances to file from the given list
-    """
-    peertubeStr = ''
-    for url in peertubeInstances:
-        peertubeStr += url.strip() + '\n'
-
-    peertubeInstancesFilename = baseDir + '/accounts/peertube.txt'
-    with open(peertubeInstancesFilename, 'w+') as fp:
-        fp.write(peertubeStr)
-
-
 def _addEmbeddedVideoFromSites(translate: {}, content: str,
                                peertubeInstances: [],
                                width=400, height=300) -> str: