diff --git a/lib/commands/pin-rpc.js b/lib/commands/pin-rpc.js
index c15d64e30..4aaeb7aaf 100644
--- a/lib/commands/pin-rpc.js
+++ b/lib/commands/pin-rpc.js
@@ -540,10 +540,12 @@ Pinning.loadChannelPins = function (Env) {
     });
 };
 
+/*
 const deferResponse = function (Env, channel, cb) {
     const pending = Env.pendingPinInquiries;
     (pending[channel] = pending[channel] || []).push(cb);
 };
+*/
 
 Pinning.isChannelPinned = function (Env, channel, cb) {
     return void cb(void 0, true); // XXX