diff --git a/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/etlserver/DataSetRegistrationAlgorithm.java b/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/etlserver/DataSetRegistrationAlgorithm.java
index 8fc133788cb02467f4f6fe1c5ed7f324d39849ad..a1a4d4e405813103d329e71299a9c17241600be1 100644
--- a/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/etlserver/DataSetRegistrationAlgorithm.java
+++ b/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/etlserver/DataSetRegistrationAlgorithm.java
@@ -567,7 +567,6 @@ public class DataSetRegistrationAlgorithm
         // Finally: register the data set in the database.
         registerDataSetInApplicationServer(data);
         state.openBisService.setStorageConfirmed(data.getCode());
-        state.openBisService.markDataSetForRegistration(data.getCode());
     }
 
     private final NewExternalData updateExternalData(NewExternalData data,
diff --git a/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/etlserver/registrator/DataSetStorageAlgorithmRunner.java b/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/etlserver/registrator/DataSetStorageAlgorithmRunner.java
index 9afc647aa7f2a1b0382fa445210c8f45fe304ec9..e927172cb42ab660f52b537f1d90452bf4055c43 100644
--- a/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/etlserver/registrator/DataSetStorageAlgorithmRunner.java
+++ b/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/etlserver/registrator/DataSetStorageAlgorithmRunner.java
@@ -243,8 +243,6 @@ public class DataSetStorageAlgorithmRunner<T extends DataSetInformation>
                 String dataSetCode = storageAlgorithm.getDataSetInformation()
                         .getDataSetCode();
                 openBISService.setStorageConfirmed(dataSetCode);
-                System.err.println("making the datasetCode for registration : "+dataSetCode);
-                openBISService.markDataSetForRegistration(dataSetCode);
             }
 
             dssRegistrationLog.log("Storage has been confirmed in openBIS Application Server.");
diff --git a/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/server/EncapsulatedOpenBISService.java b/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/server/EncapsulatedOpenBISService.java
index ddd92f2ad188ecc83ea39576db4966fe689c1f5e..952f72fb6d2b3bc6298191b0f782261b4cd267c6 100644
--- a/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/server/EncapsulatedOpenBISService.java
+++ b/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/server/EncapsulatedOpenBISService.java
@@ -627,8 +627,4 @@ public final class EncapsulatedOpenBISService implements IEncapsulatedOpenBISSer
         return service.listDataSetsForPostRegistration(session.getToken(), session.getDataStoreCode());
     }
 
-    public void markDataSetForRegistration(String dataSetCode)
-    {
-        service.markDataSetForRegistration(session.getToken(), dataSetCode);
-    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/shared/IEncapsulatedOpenBISService.java b/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/shared/IEncapsulatedOpenBISService.java
index 0f06f3b74eea84fdee09f7c239c374a14aa93866..df6b8c20a6b035cf73d66da459137adaeafad6ad 100644
--- a/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/shared/IEncapsulatedOpenBISService.java
+++ b/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/shared/IEncapsulatedOpenBISService.java
@@ -497,12 +497,6 @@ public interface IEncapsulatedOpenBISService
     @ManagedAuthentication
     public void setStorageConfirmed(String dataSetCode);
     
-    /**
-     * {@link IETLLIMSService#markDataSetForRegistration(String, String)}
-     */
-    @ManagedAuthentication
-    public void markDataSetForRegistration(String dataSetCode);
-    
     /**
      * {@link IETLLIMSService#markSuccessfulPostRegistration(String, String)}
      */
diff --git a/datastore_server/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/etlserver/DataSetRegistrationAlgorithmTest.java b/datastore_server/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/etlserver/DataSetRegistrationAlgorithmTest.java
index 900c99e8da1bb9b6a5176e5355265a311a0077a1..c6feed46e0bd032a6944fb627996beb2aad8dd0f 100644
--- a/datastore_server/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/etlserver/DataSetRegistrationAlgorithmTest.java
+++ b/datastore_server/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/etlserver/DataSetRegistrationAlgorithmTest.java
@@ -295,7 +295,6 @@ public class DataSetRegistrationAlgorithmTest extends AbstractFileSystemTestCase
                 {
                     {
                         one(openBisService).setStorageConfirmed(DATA_SET_CODE);
-                        one(openBisService).markDataSetForRegistration(DATA_SET_CODE);
                     }
                 });
         }
diff --git a/datastore_server/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/etlserver/registrator/JythonTopLevelDataSetRegistratorTest.java b/datastore_server/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/etlserver/registrator/JythonTopLevelDataSetRegistratorTest.java
index d743e018040d4f71ab140f21f4bfc670725cc668..0bbccf1d5148e204cdfce59ed8278e846b02971f 100644
--- a/datastore_server/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/etlserver/registrator/JythonTopLevelDataSetRegistratorTest.java
+++ b/datastore_server/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/etlserver/registrator/JythonTopLevelDataSetRegistratorTest.java
@@ -132,8 +132,6 @@ public class JythonTopLevelDataSetRegistratorTest extends AbstractJythonDataSetH
                     will(doAll(returnValue(new AtomicEntityOperationResult()), checkPrecommitDirIsNotEmpty()));
                     
                     one(openBisService).setStorageConfirmed(DATA_SET_CODE);
-                    one(openBisService).markDataSetForRegistration(DATA_SET_CODE);
-                    
                     
                     will(checkPrecommitDirIsEmpty());
                 }
@@ -390,9 +388,6 @@ public class JythonTopLevelDataSetRegistratorTest extends AbstractJythonDataSetH
 
                     one(openBisService).setStorageConfirmed(DATA_SET_CODE + 1);
                     one(openBisService).setStorageConfirmed(DATA_SET_CODE + 2);
-
-                    one(openBisService).markDataSetForRegistration(DATA_SET_CODE + 1);
-                    one(openBisService).markDataSetForRegistration(DATA_SET_CODE + 2);
                 }
             });
 
@@ -470,7 +465,6 @@ public class JythonTopLevelDataSetRegistratorTest extends AbstractJythonDataSetH
                     will(returnValue(new AtomicEntityOperationResult()));
                     
                     one(openBisService).setStorageConfirmed(DATA_SET_CODE);
-                    one(openBisService).markDataSetForRegistration(DATA_SET_CODE);
                     }
             });
 
@@ -531,7 +525,6 @@ public class JythonTopLevelDataSetRegistratorTest extends AbstractJythonDataSetH
                     will(returnValue(new AtomicEntityOperationResult()));
                     
                     one(openBisService).setStorageConfirmed(DATA_SET_CODE);
-                    one(openBisService).markDataSetForRegistration(DATA_SET_CODE);
                 }
             });
 
@@ -605,7 +598,6 @@ public class JythonTopLevelDataSetRegistratorTest extends AbstractJythonDataSetH
                     will(returnValue(new AtomicEntityOperationResult()));
                     
                     one(openBisService).setStorageConfirmed(DATA_SET_CODE);
-                    one(openBisService).markDataSetForRegistration(DATA_SET_CODE);
                 }
             });
 
@@ -673,7 +665,6 @@ public class JythonTopLevelDataSetRegistratorTest extends AbstractJythonDataSetH
                     will(returnValue(new AtomicEntityOperationResult()));
                     
                     one(openBisService).setStorageConfirmed(DATA_SET_CODE);
-                    one(openBisService).markDataSetForRegistration(DATA_SET_CODE);
                 }
             });
 
diff --git a/datastore_server/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/etlserver/registrator/api/v1/impl/DataSetRegistrationTransactionTest.java b/datastore_server/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/etlserver/registrator/api/v1/impl/DataSetRegistrationTransactionTest.java
index acc9ee4198c743f9e72378f799b0e3b1b99c459a..e3de0c663fedf548fe155261e1a3565b5459e2dc 100644
--- a/datastore_server/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/etlserver/registrator/api/v1/impl/DataSetRegistrationTransactionTest.java
+++ b/datastore_server/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/etlserver/registrator/api/v1/impl/DataSetRegistrationTransactionTest.java
@@ -512,7 +512,6 @@ public class DataSetRegistrationTransactionTest extends AbstractFileSystemTestCa
                         will(returnValue(new AtomicEntityOperationResult()));
                         
                         one(openBisService).setStorageConfirmed(with(any(String.class)));
-                        one(openBisService).markDataSetForRegistration(with(any(String.class)));
                     }
                 }
             });