diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/notifyqt.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/notifyqt.cpp
index 9012e77bd..d2dee5ac4 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/notifyqt.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/notifyqt.cpp
@@ -482,6 +482,8 @@ void NotifyQt::notifyTurtleSearchResult(uint32_t /*search_id*/,const std::list<T
     std::cerr << "(EE) missing code to handle GXS turtle search result." << std::endl;
 }
 
+#ifdef TO_REMOVE
+// Mai 2023: distant turtle search now uses RsEvents.
 void NotifyQt::notifyTurtleSearchResult(const RsPeerId& pid,uint32_t search_id,const std::list<TurtleFileInfo>& files)
 {
 	{
@@ -507,6 +509,7 @@ void NotifyQt::notifyTurtleSearchResult(const RsPeerId& pid,uint32_t search_id,c
 		emit gotTurtleSearchResult(search_id,det) ;
 	}
 }
+#endif
 
 void NotifyQt::notifyHistoryChanged(uint32_t msgId, int type)
 {
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/notifyqt.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/notifyqt.h
index d2b15fa09..0f9ae11e2 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/notifyqt.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/notifyqt.h
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ class NotifyQt: public QObject, public NotifyClient
 		virtual void notifyChatStatus(const ChatId &chat_id,const std::string& status_string);
 		virtual void notifyChatCleared(const ChatId &chat_id);
 		virtual void notifyCustomState(const std::string& peer_id, const std::string& status_string);
+#ifdef TO_REMOVE
 		virtual void notifyTurtleSearchResult(const RsPeerId &pid, uint32_t search_id, const std::list<TurtleFileInfo>& found_files);
+#endif
 		virtual void notifyTurtleSearchResult(uint32_t search_id,const std::list<TurtleGxsInfo>& found_groups);
 		virtual void notifyPeerHasNewAvatar(std::string peer_id) ;
 		virtual void notifyOwnAvatarChanged() ;