diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Common/Net/Handlers/BaseSerializationHandler.cs b/MediaBrowser.Common/Net/Handlers/BaseSerializationHandler.cs
index 212c731b7a..1a366c158f 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Common/Net/Handlers/BaseSerializationHandler.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Common/Net/Handlers/BaseSerializationHandler.cs
@@ -77,11 +77,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.Net.Handlers
                     break;
             }
         }
-
-        public override bool ShouldCompressResponse(string contentType)
-        {
-            return SerializationFormat != Handlers.SerializationFormat.Protobuf;
-        }
     }
 
     public enum SerializationFormat