diff --git a/selfdrive/camerad/cameras/camera_common.cc b/selfdrive/camerad/cameras/camera_common.cc
index b42a65500f..a01c84cf36 100644
--- a/selfdrive/camerad/cameras/camera_common.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/camerad/cameras/camera_common.cc
@@ -195,9 +195,6 @@ void CameraBuf::release() {
   }
 }
 
-void CameraBuf::stop() {
-}
-
 void CameraBuf::queue(size_t buf_idx){
   {
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lk(frame_queue_mutex);
diff --git a/selfdrive/camerad/cameras/camera_common.h b/selfdrive/camerad/cameras/camera_common.h
index aeabbfb126..309bccd6dc 100644
--- a/selfdrive/camerad/cameras/camera_common.h
+++ b/selfdrive/camerad/cameras/camera_common.h
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ public:
   void init(cl_device_id device_id, cl_context context, CameraState *s, VisionIpcServer * v, int frame_cnt, VisionStreamType rgb_type, VisionStreamType yuv_type, release_cb release_callback=nullptr);
   bool acquire();
   void release();
-  void stop();
   void queue(size_t buf_idx);
 };