diff --git a/openerp/http.py b/openerp/http.py
index 128d5a91246..3fc4aeb60f2 100644
--- a/openerp/http.py
+++ b/openerp/http.py
@@ -1209,11 +1209,6 @@ class CommonController(Controller):
         """ Method used by client APIs to contact OpenERP. """
         return openerp.netsvc.dispatch_rpc(service, method, args)
 
-    @route('/gen_session_id', type='json', auth="none")
-    def gen_session_id(self):
-        nsession = root.session_store.new()
-        return nsession.sid
-
 root = None
 
 def wsgi_postload():