diff --git a/lib/galaxy/web_stack/__init__.py b/lib/galaxy/web_stack/__init__.py
index 5c43367d85f..ff202f9b9ac 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/web_stack/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/web_stack/__init__.py
@@ -313,7 +313,3 @@ def register_postfork_function(f, *args, **kwargs):
 
 def get_app_kwds(config_section, app_name=None):
     return application_stack_class().get_app_kwds(config_section, app_name=app_name)
-
-
-def get_stack_facts(config=None):
-    return application_stack_instance(config=config).facts