diff --git a/commonspace/space.go b/commonspace/space.go
index 332a0c0e..9a22f453 100644
--- a/commonspace/space.go
+++ b/commonspace/space.go
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ func NewSpaceId(id string, repKey uint64) string {
 type Space interface {
 	Id() string
 	Init(ctx context.Context) error
-	StartHeadSync()
 
 	StoredIds() []string
 	DebugAllHeads() []headsync.TreeHeads
@@ -232,10 +231,6 @@ func (s *space) Init(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *space) StartHeadSync() {
-	s.headSync.Run()
-}
-
 func (s *space) ObjectSync() objectsync.ObjectSync {
 	return s.objectSync
 }