diff --git a/src/mod/formats/mod_vlc/mod_vlc.c b/src/mod/formats/mod_vlc/mod_vlc.c
index 8adb5cfe0c..990cef1409 100644
--- a/src/mod/formats/mod_vlc/mod_vlc.c
+++ b/src/mod/formats/mod_vlc/mod_vlc.c
@@ -230,7 +230,6 @@ SWITCH_MODULE_LOAD_FUNCTION(mod_vlc_load)
 	file_interface->file_open = vlc_file_open;
 	file_interface->file_close = vlc_file_close;
 	file_interface->file_read = vlc_file_read;
-	file_interface->file_write = vlc_file_write;
 
 	/* load the vlc engine. */
 	read_inst = libvlc_new(1, &vlc_args);