diff --git a/plugin/input/kafka/kafka.go b/plugin/input/kafka/kafka.go
index e51c319e..708122cc 100644
--- a/plugin/input/kafka/kafka.go
+++ b/plugin/input/kafka/kafka.go
@@ -322,27 +322,6 @@ func (p *Plugin) Commit(event *pipeline.Event) {
 	p.client.MarkCommitOffsets(offsets)
 }
 
-func (p *Plugin) ConsumeClaim(fetches kgo.Fetches) {
-	fetches.EachRecord(func(message *kgo.Record) {
-		sourceID := assembleSourceID(
-			p.idByTopic[message.Topic],
-			message.Partition,
-		)
-
-		offset := assembleOffset(message)
-		var metadataInfo metadata.MetaData
-		var err error
-		if len(p.config.Meta) > 0 {
-			metadataInfo, err = p.metaTemplater.Render(newMetaInformation(message))
-			if err != nil {
-				p.logger.Errorf("can't render meta data: %s", err.Error())
-			}
-		}
-
-		_ = p.controller.In(sourceID, "kafka", offset, message.Value, true, metadataInfo)
-	})
-}
-
 func assembleSourceID(index int, partition int32) pipeline.SourceID {
 	return pipeline.SourceID(index<<16 + int(partition))
 }