diff --git a/src/python/dm/common/processing/plugins/mongoDbFileCatalogPlugin.py b/src/python/dm/common/processing/plugins/mongoDbFileCatalogPlugin.py
index 6fd2bf9e0d62227098239d706f0d5bce24ae6d16..13da37709c38da56b7eed1f888244f339ab2090e 100755
--- a/src/python/dm/common/processing/plugins/mongoDbFileCatalogPlugin.py
+++ b/src/python/dm/common/processing/plugins/mongoDbFileCatalogPlugin.py
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ class MongoDbFileCatalogPlugin(FileProcessor):
         self.fileMongoDbApi = FileMongoDbApi()
         self.logger = LoggingManager.getInstance().getLogger(self.__class__.__name__)
 
-    def checkUploadFilesForProcessing(self, filePathsDict, uploadInfo):
-        return filePathsDict
-
     def processFile(self, fileInfo):
         experimentFilePath = fileInfo.get('experimentFilePath')
         experimentName = fileInfo.get('experimentName')