diff --git a/models/f3/mirror/mirror.go b/models/f3/mirror/mirror.go
index 4d61944893..54c5cfbfdf 100644
--- a/models/f3/mirror/mirror.go
+++ b/models/f3/mirror/mirror.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -45,15 +44,6 @@ func (o Mirror) GetID() int64 {
 	return o.ID
 }
 
-func (o *Mirror) SetTokenFromAuthorizationHeader(authorizationHeader string) error {
-	auths := strings.SplitN(authorizationHeader, " ", 2)
-	if len(auths) < 1 || !slices.Contains([]string{"bearer", "token"}, strings.ToLower(auths[0])) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Authorization header empty or not starting with 'bearer' or 'token'")
-	}
-	o.SetToken(auths[1])
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (o *Mirror) SetToken(token string) {
 	o.Token = []byte(token)
 }