diff --git a/lib/sidekiq/api.rb b/lib/sidekiq/api.rb
index 4e686381..9a127148 100644
--- a/lib/sidekiq/api.rb
+++ b/lib/sidekiq/api.rb
@@ -423,15 +423,6 @@ module Sidekiq
 
     private
 
-    def safe_load(content, default)
-      yield(*YAML.load(content))
-    rescue => ex
-      # #1761 in dev mode, it's possible to have jobs enqueued which haven't been loaded into
-      # memory yet so the YAML can't be loaded.
-      Sidekiq.logger.warn "Unable to load YAML: #{ex.message}" unless Sidekiq.options[:environment] == "development"
-      default
-    end
-
     def uncompress_backtrace(backtrace)
       decoded = Base64.decode64(backtrace)
       uncompressed = Zlib::Inflate.inflate(decoded)