diff --git a/satellite/satellitedb/buckets.go b/satellite/satellitedb/buckets.go
index 3418e388d..dd57367f4 100644
--- a/satellite/satellitedb/buckets.go
+++ b/satellite/satellitedb/buckets.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"storj.io/common/macaroon"
 	"storj.io/common/storj"
 	"storj.io/common/uuid"
-	"storj.io/storj/satellite/metainfo"
 	"storj.io/storj/satellite/metainfo/metabase"
 	"storj.io/storj/satellite/satellitedb/dbx"
 )
@@ -20,11 +19,6 @@ type bucketsDB struct {
 	db *satelliteDB
 }
 
-// Buckets returns database for interacting with buckets.
-func (db *satelliteDB) Buckets() metainfo.BucketsDB {
-	return &bucketsDB{db: db}
-}
-
 // CreateBucket creates a new bucket.
 func (db *bucketsDB) CreateBucket(ctx context.Context, bucket storj.Bucket) (_ storj.Bucket, err error) {
 	defer mon.Task()(&ctx)(&err)