diff --git a/FlowCrypt/Functionality/Mail Provider/Message Gateway/GmailService+draft.swift b/FlowCrypt/Functionality/Mail Provider/Message Gateway/GmailService+draft.swift
index c8fdf0e0b..b9de66fa2 100644
--- a/FlowCrypt/Functionality/Mail Provider/Message Gateway/GmailService+draft.swift	
+++ b/FlowCrypt/Functionality/Mail Provider/Message Gateway/GmailService+draft.swift	
@@ -42,23 +42,6 @@ extension GmailService: DraftGateway {
         }
     }
 
-    func getDraft(with identifier: String) async throws -> GTLRGmail_Draft {
-        try await withCheckedThrowingContinuation { (continuation: CheckedContinuation<GTLRGmail_Draft, Error>) in
-
-            let query = GTLRGmailQuery_UsersDraftsGet.query(withUserId: .me, identifier: identifier)
-
-            gmailService.executeQuery(query) { _, object, error in
-                if let error = error {
-                    continuation.resume(throwing: GmailServiceError.providerError(error))
-                } else if let draft = object as? GTLRGmail_Draft {
-                    continuation.resume(returning: (draft))
-                } else {
-                    continuation.resume(throwing: GmailServiceError.failedToParseData(nil))
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     private func createQueryForDraftAction(raw: String, threadId: String?, draft: GTLRGmail_Draft?) -> GTLRGmailQuery {
         guard
             let createdDraft = draft,
diff --git a/FlowCrypt/Functionality/Mail Provider/Message Gateway/MessageGateway.swift b/FlowCrypt/Functionality/Mail Provider/Message Gateway/MessageGateway.swift
index 863eaab9b..cd73045a1 100644
--- a/FlowCrypt/Functionality/Mail Provider/Message Gateway/MessageGateway.swift	
+++ b/FlowCrypt/Functionality/Mail Provider/Message Gateway/MessageGateway.swift	
@@ -20,6 +20,5 @@ protocol MessageGateway {
 
 protocol DraftGateway {
     func saveDraft(input: MessageGatewayInput, draft: GTLRGmail_Draft?) async throws -> GTLRGmail_Draft
-    func getDraft(with identifier: String) async throws -> GTLRGmail_Draft
     func deleteDraft(with identifier: String) async
 }
diff --git a/FlowCrypt/Functionality/Services/Compose Message Service/ComposeMessageService.swift b/FlowCrypt/Functionality/Services/Compose Message Service/ComposeMessageService.swift
index aa77a06d7..9d20da7f7 100644
--- a/FlowCrypt/Functionality/Services/Compose Message Service/ComposeMessageService.swift	
+++ b/FlowCrypt/Functionality/Services/Compose Message Service/ComposeMessageService.swift	
@@ -155,14 +155,7 @@ final class ComposeMessageService {
             throw ComposeMessageError.gatewayError(error)
         }
     }
-
-    func getDraft(with identifier: String) {
-        Task {
-            // tom - unsure what this does? the result is unused
-            let draft = try await draftGateway?.getDraft(with: identifier)
-        }
-    }
-
+    
     // MARK: - Encrypt and Send
     func encryptAndSend(message: SendableMsg, threadId: String?, progressHandler: ((Float) -> Void)?) async throws {
         do {
diff --git a/FlowCryptAppTests/Mocks/DraftGatewayMock.swift b/FlowCryptAppTests/Mocks/DraftGatewayMock.swift
index 95d27e151..6bdd985a0 100644
--- a/FlowCryptAppTests/Mocks/DraftGatewayMock.swift
+++ b/FlowCryptAppTests/Mocks/DraftGatewayMock.swift
@@ -15,9 +15,5 @@ class DraftGatewayMock: DraftGateway {
         return GTLRGmail_Draft()
     }
 
-    func getDraft(with identifier: String) async throws -> GTLRGmail_Draft {
-        return GTLRGmail_Draft()
-    }
-
     func deleteDraft(with identifier: String) async {}
 }