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 3c8a4ada11d0ffd3fde1d2075203bc92e329f574..ba6bc4bffcecdd370314fbb85d3310f1537bf84f 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
@@ -282,11 +282,6 @@ public final class EncapsulatedOpenBISService implements IEncapsulatedOpenBISSer
         }
     }
 
-    public void deleteDataSet(String dataSetCode, String reason) throws UserFailureException
-    {
-        service.deleteDataSet(session.getToken(), dataSetCode, reason);
-    }
-
     public final void updateDataSet(String code, List<NewProperty> properties, SpaceIdentifier space)
             throws UserFailureException
 
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 5fe861b6a0e3332ecd173117a405df6cfa26ee43..ad9da1b8bab45ffd90499b7ae833a0a0b82f8989 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
@@ -262,14 +262,6 @@ public interface IEncapsulatedOpenBISService
     public void registerDataSet(final DataSetInformation dataSetInformation,
             final NewExternalData data) throws UserFailureException;
 
-    /**
-     * Deletes specified data set if it exists.
-     * 
-     * @param reason for deletion.
-     */
-    @ManagedAuthentication
-    public void deleteDataSet(String dataSetCode, String reason) throws UserFailureException;
-
     /**
      * Tries to return the properties of the top sample (e.g. master plate) registered for the
      * specified sample identifier.