diff --git a/http.go b/http.go
index 8a8a5b8..9a3bbbd 100644
--- a/http.go
+++ b/http.go
@@ -543,31 +543,6 @@ func (rt *Router) routeServerBackup(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, ps h
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusAccepted)
 }
 
-func (rt *Router) routeServerBackup(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, ps httprouter.Params) {
-	s := rt.GetServer(ps.ByName("server"))
-	defer r.Body.Close()
-
-	data := rt.ReaderToBytes(r.Body)
-	b, err := s.NewBackup(data)
-	if err != nil {
-		zap.S().Errorw("failed to create backup struct for server", zap.String("server", s.Uuid), zap.Error(err))
-
-		http.Error(w, "failed to update data structure", http.StatusInternalServerError)
-		return
-	}
-
-	zap.S().Infow("starting backup process for server", zap.String("server", s.Uuid), zap.String("backup", b.Uuid))
-	go func(bk *server.Backup) {
-		if err := bk.BackupAndNotify(); err != nil {
-			zap.S().Errorw("failed to generate backup for server", zap.Error(err))
-		} else {
-			zap.S().Infow("completed backup process for server", zap.String("backup", b.Uuid))
-		}
-	}(b)
-
-	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusAccepted)
-}
-
 func (rt *Router) routeSystemInformation(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, ps httprouter.Params) {
 	defer r.Body.Close()