diff --git a/apps/files/ajax/scan.php b/apps/files/ajax/scan.php
index 491adaa9b880b9d9a1118eb8d29e5234e420877d..759f2d15f84fed9dcba81b9e172bf8cf4f781e3a 100644
--- a/apps/files/ajax/scan.php
+++ b/apps/files/ajax/scan.php
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ foreach ($users as $user) {
 	$eventSource->send('user', $user);
 	$scanner = new \OC\Files\Utils\Scanner($user, \OC::$server->getDatabaseConnection());
 	$scanner->listen('\OC\Files\Utils\Scanner', 'scanFile', array($listener, 'file'));
-	$scanner->listen('\OC\Files\Utils\Scanner', 'scanFolder', array($listener, 'folder'));
 	try {
 		if ($force) {
 			$scanner->scan($dir);
@@ -81,13 +80,6 @@ class ScanListener {
 		$this->eventSource = $eventSource;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @param string $path
-	 */
-	public function folder($path) {
-		$this->eventSource->send('folder', $path);
-	}
-
 	public function file() {
 		$this->fileCount++;
 		if ($this->fileCount > $this->lastCount + 20) { //send a count update every 20 files