diff --git a/include/libcamera/internal/ipa_proxy.h b/include/libcamera/internal/ipa_proxy.h
index 49399f4e..59a5b841 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/internal/ipa_proxy.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/internal/ipa_proxy.h
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ public:
 
 	std::string configurationFile(const std::string &file) const;
 
-	void stop() override = 0;
-
 protected:
 	std::string resolvePath(const std::string &file) const;
 
diff --git a/src/libcamera/ipa_proxy.cpp b/src/libcamera/ipa_proxy.cpp
index ff4d7fd1..23be24ad 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/ipa_proxy.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/ipa_proxy.cpp
@@ -145,16 +145,6 @@ std::string IPAProxy::configurationFile(const std::string &name) const
 	return std::string();
 }
 
-/**
- * \fn IPAProxy::stop()
- * \brief Stop the IPA proxy
- *
- * This function stops the IPA and releases all the resources acquired by the
- * proxy in start(). Calling stop() when the IPA proxy hasn't been started or
- * has already been stopped is valid, the proxy shall treat this as a no-op and
- * shall not forward the call to the IPA.
- */
-
 /**
  * \brief Find a valid full path for a proxy worker for a given executable name
  * \param[in] file File name of proxy worker executable