diff --git a/include/libcamera/camera_manager.h b/include/libcamera/camera_manager.h
index 9d032d71c4c0..43a7811b3ea2 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/camera_manager.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/camera_manager.h
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ public:
 
 	std::vector<std::string> list() const;
 	Camera *get(const std::string &name);
-	void put(Camera *camera);
 
 private:
 	DeviceEnumerator *enumerator_;