diff --git a/include/mgmt/rpc/handlers/server/Server.h b/include/mgmt/rpc/handlers/server/Server.h
index fec31c66bfe..40e9b2ca059 100644
--- a/include/mgmt/rpc/handlers/server/Server.h
+++ b/include/mgmt/rpc/handlers/server/Server.h
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ namespace rpc::handlers::server
 {
 swoc::Rv<YAML::Node> server_start_drain(std::string_view const &id, YAML::Node const &params);
 swoc::Rv<YAML::Node> server_stop_drain(std::string_view const &id, YAML::Node const &);
-void                 server_shutdown(YAML::Node const &);
 swoc::Rv<YAML::Node> get_server_status(std::string_view const &id, YAML::Node const &);
 swoc::Rv<YAML::Node> get_connection_tracker_info(std::string_view const &id, YAML::Node const &params);
 
diff --git a/src/mgmt/rpc/handlers/server/Server.cc b/src/mgmt/rpc/handlers/server/Server.cc
index f429d0787cc..c5e440d4b54 100644
--- a/src/mgmt/rpc/handlers/server/Server.cc
+++ b/src/mgmt/rpc/handlers/server/Server.cc
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
   limitations under the License.
 */
 
-#include "../../../../iocore/cache/P_CacheDir.h"
 #include "iocore/eventsystem/EventProcessor.h"
 #include "iocore/net/ConnectionTracker.h"
 #include "mgmt/rpc/handlers/server/Server.h"
@@ -176,12 +175,6 @@ server_stop_drain(std::string_view const & /* id ATS_UNUSED */, YAML::Node const
   return resp;
 }
 
-void
-server_shutdown(YAML::Node const &)
-{
-  sync_cache_dir_on_shutdown();
-}
-
 swoc::Rv<YAML::Node>
 get_server_status(std::string_view const & /* params ATS_UNUSED */, YAML::Node const & /* params ATS_UNUSED */)
 {