diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/admin_toolshed.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/admin_toolshed.py
index 574e4f0aa3b..022f495a9a9 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/admin_toolshed.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/controllers/admin_toolshed.py
@@ -1741,41 +1741,6 @@ class AdminToolshed(AdminGalaxy):
                                                         message=message,
                                                         status=status))
 
-    @web.expose
-    @web.require_admin
-    def view_tool_metadata(self, trans, repository_id, tool_id, **kwd):
-        message = escape(kwd.get('message', ''))
-        status = kwd.get('status', 'done')
-        repository = repository_util.get_installed_tool_shed_repository(trans.app, repository_id)
-        repository_metadata = repository.metadata
-        shed_config_dict = repository.get_shed_config_dict(trans.app)
-        tool_metadata = {}
-        tool_lineage = []
-        tool = None
-        if 'tools' in repository_metadata:
-            for tool_metadata_dict in repository_metadata['tools']:
-                if tool_metadata_dict['id'] == tool_id:
-                    tool_metadata = tool_metadata_dict
-                    tool_config = tool_metadata['tool_config']
-                    if shed_config_dict and shed_config_dict.get('tool_path'):
-                        tool_config = os.path.join(shed_config_dict.get('tool_path'), tool_config)
-                    tool = trans.app.toolbox.get_tool(tool_id=tool_metadata['guid'], exact=True)
-                    if not tool:
-                        tool = trans.app.toolbox.load_tool(os.path.abspath(tool_config), guid=tool_metadata['guid'])
-                        if tool:
-                            tool._lineage = trans.app.toolbox._lineage_map.register(tool)
-                    if tool:
-                        tool_lineage = tool.lineage.get_version_ids(reverse=True)
-                    break
-        return trans.fill_template("/admin/tool_shed_repository/view_tool_metadata.mako",
-                                   repository=repository,
-                                   repository_metadata=repository_metadata,
-                                   tool=tool,
-                                   tool_metadata=tool_metadata,
-                                   tool_lineage=tool_lineage,
-                                   message=message,
-                                   status=status)
-
     @web.expose
     @web.require_admin
     def update_tool_shed_status_for_installed_repository(self, trans, **kwd):