diff --git a/packages/qr-code-scanner/src/qr-code-scanner.js b/packages/qr-code-scanner/src/qr-code-scanner.js
index c3156bcd2f3445fc4131175922f522b8aa6c5e4c..642fef718bad6bedd103348a5d89267efbab56a0 100644
--- a/packages/qr-code-scanner/src/qr-code-scanner.js
+++ b/packages/qr-code-scanner/src/qr-code-scanner.js
@@ -141,16 +141,6 @@ export class QrCodeScanner extends ScopedElementsMixin(DBPLitElement) {
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Get a loading message
-     *
-     * @param string
-     */
-    getLoadingMsg(string) {
-        let loadingMsg = html `<dbp-mini-spinner class="spinner"></dbp-mini-spinner> ${i18n.t(string)}`;
-        return loadingMsg;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Init and start the video and QR code scan
      *