diff --git a/src/platform/nm-linux-platform.c b/src/platform/nm-linux-platform.c
index 396ae742a..d94d5a968 100644
--- a/src/platform/nm-linux-platform.c
+++ b/src/platform/nm-linux-platform.c
@@ -5896,12 +5896,6 @@ link_refresh (NMPlatform *platform, int ifindex)
 	return !!nm_platform_link_get_obj (platform, ifindex, TRUE);
 }
 
-static void
-refresh_all (NMPlatform *platform, NMPObjectType obj_type)
-{
-	do_request_one_type (platform, obj_type);
-}
-
 static gboolean
 link_set_netns (NMPlatform *platform,
                 int ifindex,
@@ -8462,7 +8456,6 @@ nm_linux_platform_class_init (NMLinuxPlatformClass *klass)
 	platform_class->link_add = link_add;
 	platform_class->link_delete = link_delete;
 
-	platform_class->refresh_all = refresh_all;
 	platform_class->link_refresh = link_refresh;
 
 	platform_class->link_set_netns = link_set_netns;
diff --git a/src/platform/nm-platform.c b/src/platform/nm-platform.c
index 6aefcd502..f0fb2a528 100644
--- a/src/platform/nm-platform.c
+++ b/src/platform/nm-platform.c
@@ -1188,21 +1188,6 @@ nm_platform_link_supports_slaves (NMPlatform *self, int ifindex)
 	return (nm_platform_link_get_type (self, ifindex) & 0x20000);
 }
 
-/**
- * nm_platform_refresh_all:
- * @self: platform instance
- * @obj_type: The object type to request.
- *
- * Resync and re-request all objects from kernel of a certain @obj_type.
- */
-void
-nm_platform_refresh_all (NMPlatform *self, NMPObjectType obj_type)
-{
-	_CHECK_SELF_VOID (self, klass);
-
-	klass->refresh_all (self, obj_type);
-}
-
 /**
  * nm_platform_link_refresh:
  * @self: platform instance
diff --git a/src/platform/nm-platform.h b/src/platform/nm-platform.h
index c9898603e..9b626fb4a 100644
--- a/src/platform/nm-platform.h
+++ b/src/platform/nm-platform.h
@@ -806,8 +806,6 @@ typedef struct {
 	gboolean (*sysctl_set) (NMPlatform *, const char *pathid, int dirfd, const char *path, const char *value);
 	char * (*sysctl_get) (NMPlatform *, const char *pathid, int dirfd, const char *path);
 
-	void (*refresh_all) (NMPlatform *self, NMPObjectType obj_type);
-
 	int (*link_add) (NMPlatform *,
 	                 const char *name,
 	                 NMLinkType type,
@@ -1180,8 +1178,6 @@ gboolean nm_platform_sysctl_ip_conf_set_ipv6_hop_limit_safe (NMPlatform *self,
 const char *nm_platform_if_indextoname (NMPlatform *self, int ifindex, char *out_ifname/* of size IFNAMSIZ */);
 int nm_platform_if_nametoindex (NMPlatform *self, const char *ifname);
 
-void nm_platform_refresh_all (NMPlatform *self, NMPObjectType obj_type);
-
 const NMPObject *nm_platform_link_get_obj (NMPlatform *self,
                                            int ifindex,
                                            gboolean visible_only);