diff --git a/src/outputs.c b/src/outputs.c
index bc3b6540..fb1dbb30 100644
--- a/src/outputs.c
+++ b/src/outputs.c
@@ -1160,16 +1160,6 @@ outputs_metadata_purge(void)
     }
 }
 
-void
-outputs_authorize(enum output_types type, const char *pin)
-{
-  if (outputs[type]->disabled)
-    return;
-
-  if (outputs[type]->authorize)
-    outputs[type]->authorize(pin);
-}
-
 int
 outputs_priority(struct output_device *device)
 {
diff --git a/src/outputs.h b/src/outputs.h
index 6b55b8b9..cb1cbd48 100644
--- a/src/outputs.h
+++ b/src/outputs.h
@@ -238,9 +238,6 @@ struct output_definition
   // Write stream data to the output devices
   void (*write)(struct output_buffer *buffer);
 
-  // Authorize an output with a pin-code (probably coming from the filescanner)
-  void (*authorize)(const char *pin);
-
   // Called from worker thread for async preparation of metadata (e.g. getting
   // artwork, which might involce downloading image data). The prepared data is
   // saved to metadata->data, which metadata_send() can use.
@@ -358,9 +355,6 @@ outputs_metadata_send(uint32_t item_id, bool startup, output_metadata_finalize_c
 void
 outputs_metadata_purge(void);
 
-void
-outputs_authorize(enum output_types type, const char *pin);
-
 int
 outputs_priority(struct output_device *device);
 
diff --git a/src/outputs/raop.c b/src/outputs/raop.c
index c04abcdf..210a6753 100644
--- a/src/outputs/raop.c
+++ b/src/outputs/raop.c
@@ -4382,26 +4382,6 @@ raop_verification_setup(struct raop_session *rs, const char *pin)
   return -1;
 }
 
-static void
-raop_authorize(const char *pin)
-{
-  struct raop_session *rs;
-
-  for (rs = raop_sessions; rs; rs = rs->next)
-    {
-      if (rs->state == RAOP_STATE_UNVERIFIED)
-	break;
-    }
-
-  if (!rs)
-    {
-      DPRINTF(E_LOG, L_RAOP, "Got a PIN for device verification, but no device is awaiting verification\n");
-      return;
-    }
-
-  raop_verification_setup(rs, pin);
-}
-
 static int
 raop_device_authorize(struct output_device *device, const char *pin, int callback_id)
 {
@@ -5046,6 +5026,5 @@ struct output_definition output_raop =
   .metadata_purge = raop_metadata_purge,
 #ifdef RAOP_VERIFICATION
   .device_authorize = raop_device_authorize,
-  .authorize = raop_authorize,
 #endif
 };