diff --git a/solid/solid/backends/udev/udevdevice.cpp b/solid/solid/backends/udev/udevdevice.cpp
index c7bc773a..4e3e6fdd 100644
--- a/solid/solid/backends/udev/udevdevice.cpp
+++ b/solid/solid/backends/udev/udevdevice.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ UDevDevice::~UDevDevice()
 
 QString UDevDevice::udi() const
 {
-    return devicePath();
+    return QString::fromLatin1(UDEV_UDI_PREFIX) + deviceName();
 }
 
 QString UDevDevice::parentUdi() const
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ QString UDevDevice::parentUdi() const
     // for partitions but another device UDI related to this device, has to be fixed and verified
     // to work at some point
     if (m_device.subsystem() == "block" || idcdrom == 1) {
-        return devicePath();
+        return udi();
     }
 
     return QString::fromLatin1(UDEV_UDI_PREFIX);
@@ -685,11 +685,6 @@ int UDevDevice::deviceNumber() const
     return m_device.sysfsNumber();
 }
 
-QString UDevDevice::devicePath() const
-{
-    return QString::fromLatin1(UDEV_UDI_PREFIX) + deviceName();
-}
-
 UdevQt::Device UDevDevice::udevDevice() const
 {
     return m_device;
diff --git a/solid/solid/backends/udev/udevdevice.h b/solid/solid/backends/udev/udevdevice.h
index 4b97861c..b00d3604 100644
--- a/solid/solid/backends/udev/udevdevice.h
+++ b/solid/solid/backends/udev/udevdevice.h
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ public:
     QString deviceProperty(const QByteArray &key) const;
     bool devicePropertyExists(const QByteArray &key) const;
     QString deviceName() const;
-    QString devicePath() const;
     int deviceNumber() const;
     UdevQt::Device udevDevice() const;