diff --git a/addons/base/controllers/main.py b/addons/base/controllers/main.py
index 923df69ca2d..3a6405e5311 100644
--- a/addons/base/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/base/controllers/main.py
@@ -361,24 +361,6 @@ class DataSet(openerpweb.Controller):
     @openerpweb.jsonrequest
     def read(self, request, model, ids, fields=False):
         return self.do_search_read(request, model, ids, fields)
-    def search_read(self, request, model, ids, fields=False):
-        """ Performs a read()
-
-        :param request: a JSON-RPC request object
-        :type request: openerpweb.JsonRequest
-        :param str model: the name of the model to search on
-        :param ids: the ids of the records
-        :type ids: [?]
-        :param fields: a list of the fields to return in the result records
-        :type fields: [str]
-        :returns: a list of result records
-        :rtype: list
-        """
-        Model = request.session.model(model)
-
-        reads = Model.read(ids, fields or False, request.context)
-        reads.sort(key=lambda obj: ids.index(obj['id']))
-        return reads
 
     @openerpweb.jsonrequest
     def get(self, request, model, ids, fields=False):