diff --git a/src/libstore/include/nix/store/serve-protocol.hh b/src/libstore/include/nix/store/serve-protocol.hh
index 92e0b9a25..4c2043f17 100644
--- a/src/libstore/include/nix/store/serve-protocol.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/include/nix/store/serve-protocol.hh
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ enum struct ServeProto::Command : uint64_t {
     QueryValidPaths = 1,
     QueryPathInfos = 2,
     DumpStorePath = 3,
-    ExportPaths = 5,
     BuildPaths = 6,
     QueryClosure = 7,
     BuildDerivation = 8,
diff --git a/src/nix/nix-store/nix-store.cc b/src/nix/nix-store/nix-store.cc
index 31b288817..3ab9b7583 100644
--- a/src/nix/nix-store/nix-store.cc
+++ b/src/nix/nix-store/nix-store.cc
@@ -985,12 +985,6 @@ static void opServe(Strings opFlags, Strings opArgs)
             store->narFromPath(store->parseStorePath(readString(in)), out);
             break;
 
-        case ServeProto::Command::ExportPaths: {
-            readInt(in); // obsolete
-            store->exportPaths(ServeProto::Serialise<StorePathSet>::read(*store, rconn), out);
-            break;
-        }
-
         case ServeProto::Command::BuildPaths: {
 
             if (!writeAllowed)