diff --git a/src/api/app/controllers/test_controller.rb b/src/api/app/controllers/test_controller.rb
index 091c1995922..7f0b35c5f56 100644
--- a/src/api/app/controllers/test_controller.rb
+++ b/src/api/app/controllers/test_controller.rb
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@ def startme
      render_ok
   end
   
-  def prepare_search
-    # Sphinx indexing
-    OBSApi::TestSphinx.ensure
-    render_ok
-  end
-
   def test_start
     Rails.cache.clear
     render_ok
diff --git a/src/api/config/routes.rb b/src/api/config/routes.rb
index fb7a6e5b79e..79ff2d7daed 100644
--- a/src/api/config/routes.rb
+++ b/src/api/config/routes.rb
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
       post 'test/killme' => :killme
       post 'test/startme' => :startme
       post 'test/test_start' => :test_start
-      post 'test/prepare_search' => :prepare_search
     end
 
     ### /attribute is before source as it needs more specific routes for projects
diff --git a/src/api/webui/app/models/webui/api_details.rb b/src/api/webui/app/models/webui/api_details.rb
index 45ba95945ee..a829882858d 100644
--- a/src/api/webui/app/models/webui/api_details.rb
+++ b/src/api/webui/app/models/webui/api_details.rb
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@ def self.logger
     Rails.logger
   end
 
-  def self.prepare_search
-    transport = ActiveXML::api
-    transport.http_do 'post', "/test/prepare_search"
-  end
-
   def self.read(route_name, *args)
     http_do :get, route_name, *args
   end