diff --git a/include/fc/network/http/websocket.hpp b/include/fc/network/http/websocket.hpp
index 8225823..11db65c 100644
--- a/include/fc/network/http/websocket.hpp
+++ b/include/fc/network/http/websocket.hpp
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ namespace fc { namespace http {
 
          void stop_listening();
          void close();
-         void synchronous_close();
 
       private:
          friend class detail::websocket_server_impl;
diff --git a/src/network/http/websocket.cpp b/src/network/http/websocket.cpp
index be29768..dbff4bc 100644
--- a/src/network/http/websocket.cpp
+++ b/src/network/http/websocket.cpp
@@ -649,14 +649,6 @@ namespace fc { namespace http {
            my->_server.close(connection.first, websocketpp::close::status::normal, "Goodbye");
    }
 
-   void websocket_server::synchronous_close()
-   {
-      close();
-      if (my->_closed)
-         my->_closed->wait();
-   }
-
-
 
 
    websocket_tls_server::websocket_tls_server( const string& server_pem, const string& ssl_password ):my( new detail::websocket_tls_server_impl(server_pem, ssl_password) ) {}
diff --git a/tests/api_tests.cpp b/tests/api_tests.cpp
index 00997ad..9f9b3a4 100644
--- a/tests/api_tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/api_tests.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(login_test) {
          BOOST_CHECK(remote_triggered);
 
          client->synchronous_close();
-         server->synchronous_close();
+         server->close();
          fc::usleep(fc::milliseconds(50));
          client.reset();
          server.reset();
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(optionals_test) {
          BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(remote_optionals->foo("a", {}, "c"), "[\"a\",null,\"c\"]");
 
          client->synchronous_close();
-         server->synchronous_close();
+         server->close();
          fc::usleep(fc::milliseconds(50));
          client.reset();
          server.reset();