diff --git a/bitbake/bin/bitbake b/bitbake/bin/bitbake
index a868557a1a..6c43aa8ccf 100755
--- a/bitbake/bin/bitbake
+++ b/bitbake/bin/bitbake
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ def main():
             os.environ[k] = cleanedvars[k]
 
         try:
-            return server.launchUI(ui_main, server_connection.connection, server_connection.events, configParams)
+            return ui_main(server_connection.connection, server_connection.events, configParams)
         finally:
             bb.event.ui_queue = []
             server_connection.terminate()
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/server/process.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/server/process.py
index 5e2cade267..163dbbb997 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/server/process.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/server/process.py
@@ -264,7 +264,3 @@ class BitBakeServer(object):
         self.connection = BitBakeServerConnection(self)
         signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, lambda i, s: self.connection.terminate(force=True))
         return self.connection
-
-    def launchUI(self, uifunc, *args):
-        return uifunc(*args)
-
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/server/xmlrpc.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/server/xmlrpc.py
index 9482923df4..ca3a401013 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/server/xmlrpc.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/server/xmlrpc.py
@@ -288,8 +288,3 @@ class BitBakeServer(object):
     def establishConnection(self):
         self.connection = BitBakeServerConnection(self.serverinfo)
         return self.connection
-
-    def launchUI(self, uifunc, *args):
-        return uifunc(*args)
-
-