diff --git a/model/album.go b/model/album.go
index b11ebdc7c..a889e06a7 100644
--- a/model/album.go
+++ b/model/album.go
@@ -50,7 +50,3 @@ type AlbumRepository interface {
 	Refresh(ids ...string) error
 	AnnotatedRepository
 }
-
-func (a Album) GetAnnotations() Annotations {
-	return a.Annotations
-}
diff --git a/model/annotation.go b/model/annotation.go
index c9fd40f53..b470da2a5 100644
--- a/model/annotation.go
+++ b/model/annotation.go
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@ type Annotations struct {
 	StarredAt time.Time `structs:"-" json:"starredAt"`
 }
 
-type AnnotatedModel interface {
-	GetAnnotations() Annotations
-}
-
 type AnnotatedRepository interface {
 	IncPlayCount(itemID string, ts time.Time) error
 	SetStar(starred bool, itemIDs ...string) error
diff --git a/model/artist.go b/model/artist.go
index 38322f163..715c2ecf1 100644
--- a/model/artist.go
+++ b/model/artist.go
@@ -53,7 +53,3 @@ type ArtistRepository interface {
 	GetIndex() (ArtistIndexes, error)
 	AnnotatedRepository
 }
-
-func (a Artist) GetAnnotations() Annotations {
-	return a.Annotations
-}
diff --git a/model/mediafile.go b/model/mediafile.go
index d6b4af14b..e8256f63e 100644
--- a/model/mediafile.go
+++ b/model/mediafile.go
@@ -74,7 +74,3 @@ type MediaFileRepository interface {
 	AnnotatedRepository
 	BookmarkableRepository
 }
-
-func (mf MediaFile) GetAnnotations() Annotations {
-	return mf.Annotations
-}