diff --git a/freqtrade/data/history/hdf5datahandler.py b/freqtrade/data/history/hdf5datahandler.py
index bc44f5f8b..01b7af7e7 100644
--- a/freqtrade/data/history/hdf5datahandler.py
+++ b/freqtrade/data/history/hdf5datahandler.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import logging
-import re
-from pathlib import Path
-from typing import List, Optional
+from typing import Optional
 
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
@@ -101,18 +99,6 @@ class HDF5DataHandler(IDataHandler):
         """
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
-    @classmethod
-    def trades_get_pairs(cls, datadir: Path) -> List[str]:
-        """
-        Returns a list of all pairs for which trade data is available in this
-        :param datadir: Directory to search for ohlcv files
-        :return: List of Pairs
-        """
-        _tmp = [re.search(r'^(\S+)(?=\-trades.h5)', p.name)
-                for p in datadir.glob("*trades.h5")]
-        # Check if regex found something and only return these results to avoid exceptions.
-        return [cls.rebuild_pair_from_filename(match[0]) for match in _tmp if match]
-
     def trades_store(self, pair: str, data: TradeList) -> None:
         """
         Store trades data (list of Dicts) to file
diff --git a/freqtrade/data/history/idatahandler.py b/freqtrade/data/history/idatahandler.py
index 08e591c5c..8abccacdc 100644
--- a/freqtrade/data/history/idatahandler.py
+++ b/freqtrade/data/history/idatahandler.py
@@ -152,13 +152,17 @@ class IDataHandler(ABC):
         """
 
     @classmethod
-    @abstractmethod
     def trades_get_pairs(cls, datadir: Path) -> List[str]:
         """
         Returns a list of all pairs for which trade data is available in this
         :param datadir: Directory to search for ohlcv files
         :return: List of Pairs
         """
+        _ext = cls._get_file_extension()
+        _tmp = [re.search(r'^(\S+)(?=\-trades.' + _ext + ')', p.name)
+                for p in datadir.glob(f"*trades.{_ext}")]
+        # Check if regex found something and only return these results to avoid exceptions.
+        return [cls.rebuild_pair_from_filename(match[0]) for match in _tmp if match]
 
     @abstractmethod
     def trades_store(self, pair: str, data: TradeList) -> None:
diff --git a/freqtrade/data/history/jsondatahandler.py b/freqtrade/data/history/jsondatahandler.py
index a54b44601..f016c0ec1 100644
--- a/freqtrade/data/history/jsondatahandler.py
+++ b/freqtrade/data/history/jsondatahandler.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import logging
-import re
-from pathlib import Path
-from typing import List, Optional
+from typing import Optional
 
 import numpy as np
 from pandas import DataFrame, read_json, to_datetime
@@ -99,18 +97,6 @@ class JsonDataHandler(IDataHandler):
         """
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
-    @classmethod
-    def trades_get_pairs(cls, datadir: Path) -> List[str]:
-        """
-        Returns a list of all pairs for which trade data is available in this
-        :param datadir: Directory to search for ohlcv files
-        :return: List of Pairs
-        """
-        _tmp = [re.search(r'^(\S+)(?=\-trades.json)', p.name)
-                for p in datadir.glob(f"*trades.{cls._get_file_extension()}")]
-        # Check if regex found something and only return these results to avoid exceptions.
-        return [cls.rebuild_pair_from_filename(match[0]) for match in _tmp if match]
-
     def trades_store(self, pair: str, data: TradeList) -> None:
         """
         Store trades data (list of Dicts) to file