diff --git a/kms/kms.go b/kms/kms.go
index f74083370b56d9fe339b003c492d66935fe061c3..4738a6501de4ea3941abad0d35e0c1ffb3ba8bee 100644
--- a/kms/kms.go
+++ b/kms/kms.go
@@ -169,7 +169,3 @@ func (kms *EKMS) AddPeer(kmsPeerSocket string, servingQLE *QuantumElement) {
 func (kms *EKMS) RemovePeer(kmsPeerSocket string) {
 
 }
-
-func (qle *QuantumElement) GetQlID() (myId qlElementId) {
-	return qle.qlID
-}