diff --git a/Multiplatform/Shared/SceneModel.swift b/Multiplatform/Shared/SceneModel.swift
index 0876d3477..97c029b69 100644
--- a/Multiplatform/Shared/SceneModel.swift
+++ b/Multiplatform/Shared/SceneModel.swift
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ final class SceneModel: ObservableObject {
 	@Published var extractorButtonState: ArticleExtractorButtonState?
 	@Published var openInBrowserButtonState: Bool?
 	@Published var shareButtonState: Bool?
-	@Published var accountErrorMessage = ""
 	@Published var accountSyncErrors: [AccountSyncError] = []
 
 	var selectedArticles: [Article] {
diff --git a/Multiplatform/Shared/SceneNavigationView.swift b/Multiplatform/Shared/SceneNavigationView.swift
index 7eb989d67..354142226 100644
--- a/Multiplatform/Shared/SceneNavigationView.swift
+++ b/Multiplatform/Shared/SceneNavigationView.swift
@@ -205,10 +205,6 @@ struct SceneNavigationView: View {
 		}
 	}
 
-	func handleRefreshError(_ error: Error) {
-		sceneModel.accountErrorMessage = error.localizedDescription
-	}
-	
 }
 
 struct NavigationView_Previews: PreviewProvider {