diff --git a/application/core/FileUtil.php b/application/core/FileUtil.php
index 98833cd6..c9f1c41d 100644
--- a/application/core/FileUtil.php
+++ b/application/core/FileUtil.php
@@ -9,54 +9,6 @@ namespace ManiaControl;
  */
 abstract class FileUtil {
 
-	/**
-	 * Load a remote file
-	 *
-	 * @param string $url        	
-	 * @return string || null
-	 */
-	public static function loadFile($url) {
-		if (!$url) {
-			return null;
-		}
-		$urlData = parse_url($url);
-		$port = (isset($urlData['port']) ? $urlData['port'] : 80);
-		
-		$fsock = fsockopen($urlData['host'], $port);
-		stream_set_timeout($fsock, 3);
-		
-		$query = 'GET ' . $urlData['path'] . ' HTTP/1.0' . PHP_EOL;
-		$query .= 'Host: ' . $urlData['host'] . PHP_EOL;
-		$query .= 'Content-Type: UTF-8' . PHP_EOL;
-		$query .= 'User-Agent: ManiaControl v' . ManiaControl::VERSION . PHP_EOL;
-		$query .= PHP_EOL;
-		
-		fwrite($fsock, $query);
-		
-		$buffer = '';
-		$info = array('timed_out' => false);
-		while (!feof($fsock) && !$info['timed_out']) {
-			$buffer .= fread($fsock, 1024);
-			$info = stream_get_meta_data($fsock);
-		}
-		fclose($fsock);
-		
-		if ($info['timed_out'] || !$buffer) {
-			return null;
-		}
-		if (substr($buffer, 9, 3) != "200") {
-			return null;
-		}
-		
-		$result = explode("\r\n\r\n", $buffer, 2);
-		
-		if (count($result) < 2) {
-			return null;
-		}
-		
-		return $result[1];
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Load config xml-file
 	 *