diff --git a/lib/pods/activity/ipc_server.unix.dart b/lib/pods/activity/ipc_server.unix.dart
index 5a762493..22dacfe7 100644
--- a/lib/pods/activity/ipc_server.unix.dart
+++ b/lib/pods/activity/ipc_server.unix.dart
@@ -68,37 +68,6 @@ class UnixIpcServer extends IpcServer {
     }
   }
 
-  // Handle IPC handshake
-  void _onIpcHandshake(
-    IpcSocketWrapper socket,
-    Map<String, dynamic> params,
-    Map<String, Function> handlers,
-  ) {
-    developer.log('IPC handshake: $params', name: kRpcIpcLogPrefix);
-
-    final ver = int.tryParse(params['v']?.toString() ?? '1') ?? 1;
-    final clientId = params['client_id']?.toString() ?? '';
-
-    if (ver != 1) {
-      developer.log(
-        'IPC unsupported version requested: $ver',
-        name: kRpcIpcLogPrefix,
-      );
-      socket.closeWithCode(IpcErrorCodes.invalidVersion);
-      return;
-    }
-
-    if (clientId.isEmpty) {
-      developer.log('IPC client ID required', name: kRpcIpcLogPrefix);
-      socket.closeWithCode(IpcErrorCodes.invalidClientId);
-      return;
-    }
-
-    socket.clientId = clientId;
-
-    handlers['connection']?.call(socket);
-  }
-
   Future<String> _getMacOsSystemTmpDir() async {
     final result = await Process.run('getconf', ['DARWIN_USER_TEMP_DIR']);
     return (result.stdout as String).trim();
diff --git a/lib/pods/activity/ipc_server.windows.dart b/lib/pods/activity/ipc_server.windows.dart
index 674572ba..d2d56b01 100644
--- a/lib/pods/activity/ipc_server.windows.dart
+++ b/lib/pods/activity/ipc_server.windows.dart
@@ -163,37 +163,6 @@ class WindowsIpcServer extends IpcServer {
       );
     }
   }
-
-  // Handle IPC handshake
-  void _onIpcHandshake(
-    IpcSocketWrapper socket,
-    Map<String, dynamic> params,
-    Map<String, Function> handlers,
-  ) {
-    developer.log('IPC handshake: $params', name: kRpcIpcLogPrefix);
-
-    final ver = int.tryParse(params['v']?.toString() ?? '1') ?? 1;
-    final clientId = params['client_id']?.toString() ?? '';
-
-    if (ver != 1) {
-      developer.log(
-        'IPC unsupported version requested: $ver',
-        name: kRpcIpcLogPrefix,
-      );
-      socket.closeWithCode(IpcErrorCodes.invalidVersion);
-      return;
-    }
-
-    if (clientId.isEmpty) {
-      developer.log('IPC client ID required', name: kRpcIpcLogPrefix);
-      socket.closeWithCode(IpcErrorCodes.invalidClientId);
-      return;
-    }
-
-    socket.clientId = clientId;
-
-    handlers['connection']?.call(socket);
-  }
 }
 
 class WindowsIpcSocketWrapper extends IpcSocketWrapper {