diff --git a/packages/xo-server/src/models/remote.js b/packages/xo-server/src/models/remote.js
index e20ed798f..6946527f1 100644
--- a/packages/xo-server/src/models/remote.js
+++ b/packages/xo-server/src/models/remote.js
@@ -11,17 +11,6 @@ export class Remotes extends Collection {
     return Remote
   }
 
-  create (name, url) {
-    return this.add(
-      new Remote({
-        name,
-        url,
-        enabled: false,
-        error: '',
-      })
-    )
-  }
-
   async get (properties) {
     const remotes = await super.get(properties)
     forEach(remotes, remote => {
diff --git a/packages/xo-server/src/xo-mixins/remotes.js b/packages/xo-server/src/xo-mixins/remotes.js
index 832fc1cf0..538dc50c6 100644
--- a/packages/xo-server/src/xo-mixins/remotes.js
+++ b/packages/xo-server/src/xo-mixins/remotes.js
@@ -83,7 +83,12 @@ export default class {
   }
 
   async createRemote ({ name, url }) {
-    const remote = await this._remotes.create(name, url)
+    const remote = await this._remotes.add({
+      name,
+      url,
+      enabled: false,
+      error: '',
+    })
     return /* await */ this.updateRemote(remote.get('id'), { enabled: true })
   }