diff --git a/pkg/collection/kv.go b/pkg/collection/kv.go
index 4cce4b4f..0cb11df9 100644
--- a/pkg/collection/kv.go
+++ b/pkg/collection/kv.go
@@ -241,21 +241,6 @@ func (kv *KeyValue) IsEmpty(name string) (bool, error) {
 	return false, ErrKVTableNotOpened
 }
 
-// IsEmpty checks if the given key value table is empty.
-func (kv *KeyValue) IsEmpty(name, encryptionPassword string) (bool, error) {
-	kv.openKVTMu.Lock()
-	defer kv.openKVTMu.Unlock()
-	if table, ok := kv.openKVTables[name]; ok {
-		return table.index.IsEmpty(table.index.encryptionPassword)
-	} else {
-		idx, err := OpenIndex(kv.podName, defaultCollectionName, name, encryptionPassword, kv.fd, kv.ai, kv.user, kv.client, kv.logger)
-		if err != nil {
-			return true, err
-		}
-		return idx.IsEmpty(idx.encryptionPassword)
-	}
-}
-
 // KVPut inserts a given key and value in to the KV table.
 func (kv *KeyValue) KVPut(name, key string, value []byte) error {
 	if kv.fd.IsReadOnlyFeed() { // skipcq: TCV-001