diff --git a/src/Api/Controllers/CiphersController.cs b/src/Api/Controllers/CiphersController.cs
index 06df5eba4a..dcc715bd20 100644
--- a/src/Api/Controllers/CiphersController.cs
+++ b/src/Api/Controllers/CiphersController.cs
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ namespace Bit.Api.Controllers
                 throw new NotFoundException();
             }
 
-            await _cipherService.UpdatePartialAsync(new Guid(id), userId, cipher.FolderId, !cipher.Favorite);
+            await _cipherRepository.UpdatePartialAsync(new Guid(id), userId, cipher.FolderId, !cipher.Favorite);
         }
 
         [HttpPut("{id}/partial")]
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ namespace Bit.Api.Controllers
         {
             var userId = _userService.GetProperUserId(User).Value;
             var folderId = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(model.FolderId) ? null : (Guid?)new Guid(model.FolderId);
-            await _cipherService.UpdatePartialAsync(new Guid(id), userId, folderId, model.Favorite);
+            await _cipherRepository.UpdatePartialAsync(new Guid(id), userId, folderId, model.Favorite);
         }
 
         [HttpPut("{id}/share")]
diff --git a/src/Core/Services/ICipherService.cs b/src/Core/Services/ICipherService.cs
index c7407e3302..8f87ef9dc6 100644
--- a/src/Core/Services/ICipherService.cs
+++ b/src/Core/Services/ICipherService.cs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ namespace Bit.Core.Services
     public interface ICipherService
     {
         Task SaveAsync(CipherDetails cipher, Guid savingUserId);
-        Task UpdatePartialAsync(Guid cipherId, Guid savingUserId, Guid? folderId, bool favorite);
         Task DeleteAsync(CipherDetails cipher, Guid deletingUserId);
         Task SaveFolderAsync(Folder folder);
         Task DeleteFolderAsync(Folder folder);
diff --git a/src/Core/Services/Implementations/CipherService.cs b/src/Core/Services/Implementations/CipherService.cs
index 7a5d033a2c..2c8c34018c 100644
--- a/src/Core/Services/Implementations/CipherService.cs
+++ b/src/Core/Services/Implementations/CipherService.cs
@@ -65,16 +65,6 @@ namespace Bit.Core.Services
             }
         }
 
-        public async Task UpdatePartialAsync(Guid cipherId, Guid savingUserId, Guid? folderId, bool favorite)
-        {
-            if(!(await UserCanPartialEditAsync(cipherId, savingUserId)))
-            {
-                throw new BadRequestException("Cannot edit.");
-            }
-
-            await _cipherRepository.UpdatePartialAsync(cipherId, savingUserId, folderId, favorite);
-        }
-
         public async Task DeleteAsync(CipherDetails cipher, Guid deletingUserId)
         {
             if(!(await UserCanEditAsync(cipher, deletingUserId)))
@@ -225,13 +215,5 @@ namespace Bit.Core.Services
 
             return await _subvaultUserRepository.GetCanEditByUserIdCipherIdAsync(userId, cipher.Id);
         }
-
-        private Task<bool> UserCanPartialEditAsync(Guid cipherId, Guid userId)
-        {
-            // TODO: implement
-
-            return Task.FromResult(true);
-            //return await _subvaultUserRepository.GetCanEditByUserIdCipherIdAsync(userId, cipherId);
-        }
     }
 }