diff --git a/bindings/matrix-sdk-ffi/src/sliding_sync.rs b/bindings/matrix-sdk-ffi/src/sliding_sync.rs
index 12d9cc059..f2ce6db48 100644
--- a/bindings/matrix-sdk-ffi/src/sliding_sync.rs
+++ b/bindings/matrix-sdk-ffi/src/sliding_sync.rs
@@ -756,10 +756,6 @@ impl SlidingSync {
         self.inner.add_list(list.inner.clone()).map(|inner| Arc::new(SlidingSyncList { inner }))
     }
 
-    pub fn pop_list(&self, name: String) -> Option<Arc<SlidingSyncList>> {
-        self.inner.pop_list(&name).map(|inner| Arc::new(SlidingSyncList { inner }))
-    }
-
     pub fn add_common_extensions(&self) {
         self.inner.add_common_extensions();
     }
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk/src/sliding_sync/mod.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk/src/sliding_sync/mod.rs
index 038996a39..1936d633d 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk/src/sliding_sync/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk/src/sliding_sync/mod.rs
@@ -196,16 +196,6 @@ impl SlidingSync {
         self.inner.lists.read().unwrap().get(list_name).cloned()
     }
 
-    /// Remove the SlidingSyncList named `list_name` from the lists list if
-    /// found.
-    ///
-    /// Note: Remember that this change will only be applicable for any new
-    /// stream created after this. The old stream will still continue to use the
-    /// previous set of lists.
-    pub fn pop_list(&self, list_name: &String) -> Option<SlidingSyncList> {
-        self.inner.lists.write().unwrap().remove(list_name)
-    }
-
     /// Add the list to the list of lists.
     ///
     /// As lists need to have a unique `.name`, if a list with the same name
diff --git a/testing/sliding-sync-integration-test/src/lib.rs b/testing/sliding-sync-integration-test/src/lib.rs
index 239b651ab..3e0752bd0 100644
--- a/testing/sliding-sync-integration-test/src/lib.rs
+++ b/testing/sliding-sync-integration-test/src/lib.rs
@@ -448,9 +448,9 @@ async fn live_lists() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     // we only heard about the ones we had asked for
     assert_eq!(summary.lists, [list_name_1, list_name_2, list_name_3]);
 
-    let Some(list_2) = sync_proxy.pop_list(&list_name_2.to_owned()) else {
-            bail!("Room exists");
-        };
+    let Some(list_2) = sync_proxy.get_list(&list_name_2.to_owned()) else {
+        bail!("Room exists");
+    };
 
     // we need to restart the stream after every list listing update
     let stream = sync_proxy.stream();