diff --git a/src/Lifecycle.js b/src/Lifecycle.js
index f65dffa006..527394da4d 100644
--- a/src/Lifecycle.js
+++ b/src/Lifecycle.js
@@ -203,9 +203,6 @@ export function handleInvalidStoreError(e) {
 function _registerAsGuest(hsUrl, isUrl, defaultDeviceDisplayName) {
     console.log(`Doing guest login on ${hsUrl}`);
 
-    // TODO: we should probably de-duplicate this and Login.loginAsGuest.
-    // Not really sure where the right home for it is.
-
     // create a temporary MatrixClient to do the login
     const client = Matrix.createClient({
         baseUrl: hsUrl,
diff --git a/src/Login.js b/src/Login.js
index 893ec42097..c31a9308a8 100644
--- a/src/Login.js
+++ b/src/Login.js
@@ -81,26 +81,6 @@ export default class Login {
         return flowStep ? flowStep.type : null;
     }
 
-    loginAsGuest() {
-        const client = this._createTemporaryClient();
-        return client.registerGuest({
-            body: {
-                initial_device_display_name: this._defaultDeviceDisplayName,
-            },
-        }).then((creds) => {
-            return {
-                userId: creds.user_id,
-                deviceId: creds.device_id,
-                accessToken: creds.access_token,
-                homeserverUrl: this._hsUrl,
-                identityServerUrl: this._isUrl,
-                guest: true,
-            };
-        }, (error) => {
-            throw error;
-        });
-    }
-
     loginViaPassword(username, phoneCountry, phoneNumber, pass) {
         const self = this;