diff --git a/lib/data/external/GcpClient.js b/lib/data/external/GcpClient.js
index 6a705dc816..a7e2fa2808 100644
--- a/lib/data/external/GcpClient.js
+++ b/lib/data/external/GcpClient.js
@@ -288,76 +288,7 @@ class GcpClient extends AwsClient {
             return callback();
         });
     }
-
-    /**
-     * healthcheck - the gcp health requires checking multiple buckets:
-     * main, mpu, and overflow buckets
-     * @param {string} location - location name
-     * @param {function} callback - callback function to call with the bucket
-     * statuses
-     * @return {undefined}
-     */
-    healthcheck(location, callback) {
-        const checkBucketHealth = (bucket, cb) => {
-            const bucketResp = {};
-            this._client.headBucket({ Bucket: bucket }, err => {
-                if (err) {
-                    bucketResp[bucket] = {
-                        gcpBucket: bucket,
-                        error: err,
-                        external: true };
-                    return cb(null, bucketResp);
-                }
-                return this._client.getBucketVersioning({ Bucket: bucket },
-                (err, data) => {
-                    if (err) {
-                        bucketResp[bucket] = {
-                            gcpBucket: bucket,
-                            error: err,
-                            external: true,
-                        };
-                    } else if (!data.Status || data.Status === 'Suspended') {
-                        bucketResp[bucket] = {
-                            gcpBucket: bucket,
-                            versioningStatus: data.Status,
-                            error: 'Versioning must be enabled',
-                            external: true,
-                        };
-                    } else {
-                        bucketResp[bucket] = {
-                            gcpBucket: bucket,
-                            versioningStatus: data.Status,
-                            message: 'Congrats! You own the bucket',
-                        };
-                    }
-                    return cb(null, bucketResp);
-                });
-            });
-        };
-        const bucketList = [
-            this._gcpBucketName,
-            this._mpuBucketName,
-            this._overflowBucketname,
-        ];
-        async.map(bucketList, checkBucketHealth, (err, results) => {
-            const gcpResp = {};
-            gcpResp[location] = {
-                buckets: [],
-            };
-            if (err) {
-                // err should always be undefined
-                return callback(errors.InternalFailure
-                    .customizeDescription('Unable to perform health check'));
-            }
-            results.forEach(bucketResp => {
-                if (bucketResp.error) {
-                    gcpResp[location].error = true;
-                }
-                gcpResp[location].buckets.push(bucketResp);
-            });
-            return callback(null, gcpResp);
-        });
-    }
 }
 
 module.exports = GcpClient;
+