diff --git a/packages/xo-server/src/models/remote.js b/packages/xo-server/src/models/remote.js
index 6c56f3f97..e20ed798f 100644
--- a/packages/xo-server/src/models/remote.js
+++ b/packages/xo-server/src/models/remote.js
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@ export class Remotes extends Collection {
     )
   }
 
-  async save (remote) {
-    return /* await */ this.update(remote)
-  }
-
   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 eb9fe88df..a80bfd6be 100644
--- a/packages/xo-server/src/xo-mixins/remotes.js
+++ b/packages/xo-server/src/xo-mixins/remotes.js
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ export default class {
         'remotes',
         () => this._remotes.get(),
         remotes =>
-          Promise.all(mapToArray(remotes, remote => this._remotes.save(remote)))
+          Promise.all(
+            mapToArray(remotes, remote => this._remotes.update(remote))
+          )
       )
 
       const remotes = await this.getAllRemotes()
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ export default class {
     const handler = await this.getRemoteHandler(remote.properties, true)
     const props = await handler.sync()
     this._updateRemote(remote, props)
-    return (await this._remotes.save(remote)).properties
+    return (await this._remotes.update(remote)).properties
   }
 
   _updateRemote (remote, { name, url, enabled, error }) {