diff --git a/repos/gems/src/lib/vfs/audit/vfs_audit.cc b/repos/gems/src/lib/vfs/audit/vfs_audit.cc
index 51c637737d..36e9885a28 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/lib/vfs/audit/vfs_audit.cc
+++ b/repos/gems/src/lib/vfs/audit/vfs_audit.cc
@@ -265,13 +265,6 @@ class Vfs_audit::File_system : public Vfs::File_system
 			return h.audit->fs().ftruncate(h.audit, len);
 		}
 
-		bool check_unblock(Vfs_handle *vfs_handle, bool rd, bool wr, bool ex) override
-		{
-			Handle &h = *static_cast<Handle*>(vfs_handle);
-			h.sync_state();
-			return h.audit->fs().check_unblock(h.audit, rd, wr, ex);
-		}
-
 		void register_read_ready_sigh(Vfs_handle *vfs_handle, Signal_context_capability sigh) override
 		{
 			Handle &h = *static_cast<Handle*>(vfs_handle);
diff --git a/repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/lwip/vfs.cc b/repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/lwip/vfs.cc
index c3b592d49c..f61f936eb0 100644
--- a/repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/lwip/vfs.cc
+++ b/repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/lwip/vfs.cc
@@ -2074,12 +2074,6 @@ class Lwip::File_system final : public Vfs::File_system, public Lwip::Directory
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		bool check_unblock(Vfs_handle*, bool, bool, bool) override
-		{
-			Genode::error("VFS lwIP: ",__func__," not implemented");
-			return true;
-		}
-
 		Sync_result complete_sync(Vfs_handle *vfs_handle) override
 		{
 			return (dynamic_cast<Lwip_file_handle*>(vfs_handle))
diff --git a/repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/oss/vfs_oss.cc b/repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/oss/vfs_oss.cc
index 89296bc579..806b530da8 100644
--- a/repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/oss/vfs_oss.cc
+++ b/repos/libports/src/lib/vfs/oss/vfs_oss.cc
@@ -730,11 +730,6 @@ class Vfs::Oss_file_system::Data_file_system : public Single_file_system
 		{
 			return FTRUNCATE_OK;
 		}
-
-		bool check_unblock(Vfs_handle *, bool, bool wr, bool) override
-		{
-			return wr;
-		}
 };
 
 
diff --git a/repos/os/include/vfs/file_io_service.h b/repos/os/include/vfs/file_io_service.h
index 8ff8a5530f..6d54d339e8 100644
--- a/repos/os/include/vfs/file_io_service.h
+++ b/repos/os/include/vfs/file_io_service.h
@@ -141,17 +141,6 @@ struct Vfs::File_io_service : Interface
 		return IOCTL_ERR_INVALID;
 	}
 
-
-	/**
-	 * Return true if an unblocking condition of the file is satisfied
-	 *
-	 * \param rd  if true, check for data available for reading
-	 * \param wr  if true, check for readiness for writing
-	 * \param ex  if true, check for exceptions
-	 */
-	virtual bool check_unblock(Vfs_handle *, bool /* rd */, bool /* wr */, bool /* ex */)
-	{ return true; }
-
 	virtual void register_read_ready_sigh(Vfs_handle *, Signal_context_capability)
 	{ }
 
diff --git a/repos/os/src/lib/vfs/terminal_file_system.h b/repos/os/src/lib/vfs/terminal_file_system.h
index b7797e4d03..f9026203d4 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/lib/vfs/terminal_file_system.h
+++ b/repos/os/src/lib/vfs/terminal_file_system.h
@@ -264,11 +264,6 @@ class Vfs::Terminal_file_system::Data_file_system : public Single_file_system
 		{
 			return FTRUNCATE_OK;
 		}
-
-		bool check_unblock(Vfs_handle *, bool rd, bool wr, bool) override
-		{
-			return ((rd && _terminal.avail()) || wr);
-		}
 };