diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/admin_toolshed.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/admin_toolshed.py
index 6a053e0038c..a671e87b6c3 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/admin_toolshed.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/admin_toolshed.py
@@ -1336,21 +1336,6 @@ class AdminToolshed(AdminGalaxy):
                                    message=message,
                                    status=status)
 
-    @web.expose
-    @web.require_admin
-    def reset_metadata_on_selected_installed_repositories(self, trans, **kwd):
-        irmm = InstalledRepositoryMetadataManager(trans.app)
-        if 'reset_metadata_on_selected_repositories_button' in kwd:
-            message, status = irmm.reset_metadata_on_selected_repositories(trans.user, **kwd)
-        else:
-            message = escape(kwd.get('message', ''))
-            status = kwd.get('status', 'done')
-        repositories_select_field = irmm.build_repository_ids_select_field()
-        return trans.fill_template('/admin/tool_shed_repository/reset_metadata_on_selected_repositories.mako',
-                                   repositories_select_field=repositories_select_field,
-                                   message=message,
-                                   status=status)
-
     @web.expose
     @web.require_admin
     def reset_repository_metadata(self, trans, id):
diff --git a/lib/tool_shed/test/base/twilltestcase.py b/lib/tool_shed/test/base/twilltestcase.py
index 0efbb56326c..700b27e827b 100644
--- a/lib/tool_shed/test/base/twilltestcase.py
+++ b/lib/tool_shed/test/base/twilltestcase.py
@@ -1587,9 +1587,9 @@ class ShedTwillTestCase(FunctionalTestCase):
         self.submit_form(form_no=1, button="reset_metadata_on_selected_repositories_button", **kwd)
 
     def reset_metadata_on_selected_installed_repositories(self, repository_ids):
-        self.visit_galaxy_url('/admin_toolshed/reset_metadata_on_selected_installed_repositories')
-        kwd = dict(repository_ids=repository_ids)
-        self.submit_form(form_no=1, button="reset_metadata_on_selected_repositories_button", **kwd)
+        api_key = get_master_api_key()
+        response = requests.post(self.galaxy_url + "/api/tool_shed_repositories/reset_metadata_on_selected_installed_repositories", data={'repository_ids': repository_ids, 'key': api_key})
+        assert response.status_code != 403, response.content
 
     def reset_repository_metadata(self, repository):
         params = {
diff --git a/templates/admin/tool_shed_repository/reset_metadata_on_selected_repositories.mako b/templates/admin/tool_shed_repository/reset_metadata_on_selected_repositories.mako
deleted file mode 100644
index 98d0878aa2c..00000000000
--- a/templates/admin/tool_shed_repository/reset_metadata_on_selected_repositories.mako
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-<%inherit file="/base.mako"/>
-<%namespace file="/message.mako" import="render_msg" />
-<%namespace file="/webapps/tool_shed/common/common.mako" import="*" />
-
-<%def name="javascripts()">
-    ${parent.javascripts()}
-    ${common_misc_javascripts()}
-</%def>
-
-%if message:
-    ${render_msg( message, status )}
-%endif
-
-<div class="alert alert-warning">
-    Resetting metadata may take a while, so wait until this page redirects after clicking the <b>Reset metadata on selected repositories</b> button, as 
-    doing anything else will not be helpful.
-</div>
-
-<div class="card">
-    <div class="card-header">Reset all metadata on each selected tool shed repository</div>
-    <div class="card-body">
-        <form name="reset_metadata_on_selected_repositories" id="reset_metadata_on_selected_repositories" action="${h.url_for( controller='admin_toolshed', action='reset_metadata_on_selected_installed_repositories' )}" method="post" >
-            <div class="form-row">
-                Check each repository for which you want to reset metadata.  Repository names are followed by owners in parentheses.
-            </div>
-            <div style="clear: both"></div>
-            <div class="form-row">
-                <input type="checkbox" id="checkAll" name="select_all_repositories_checkbox" value="true" onclick="checkAllRepositoryIdFields(1);"/><b>Select/unselect all repositories</b>
-            </div>
-            <div style="clear: both"></div>
-            <div class="form-row">
-                ${render_select(repositories_select_field)}
-            </div>
-            <div style="clear: both"></div>
-            <div class="form-row">
-                <input type="submit" name="reset_metadata_on_selected_repositories_button" value="Reset metadata on selected repositories"/>
-            </div>
-        </form>
-    </div>
-</div>