diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/compute/contrib/flavor_access.py b/nova/api/openstack/compute/contrib/flavor_access.py
index 2d0fd2933b..ef9f982a8d 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/compute/contrib/flavor_access.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/compute/contrib/flavor_access.py
@@ -70,15 +70,6 @@ class FlavorActionController(wsgi.Controller):
         if body is None or body == "":
             raise webob.exc.HTTPBadRequest(explanation=_("No request body"))
 
-    def _get_flavor_refs(self, context):
-        """Return a dictionary mapping flavorid to flavor_ref."""
-
-        flavors = objects.FlavorList.get_all(context)
-        rval = {}
-        for flavor in flavors:
-            rval[flavor.flavorid] = flavor
-        return rval
-
     def _extend_flavor(self, flavor_rval, flavor_ref):
         key = "%s:is_public" % (Flavor_access.alias)
         flavor_rval[key] = flavor_ref['is_public']
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/compute/plugins/v3/flavor_access.py b/nova/api/openstack/compute/plugins/v3/flavor_access.py
index 0992281308..77481c0414 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/compute/plugins/v3/flavor_access.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/compute/plugins/v3/flavor_access.py
@@ -67,15 +67,6 @@ class FlavorAccessController(wsgi.Controller):
 
 class FlavorActionController(wsgi.Controller):
     """The flavor access API controller for the OpenStack API."""
-    def _get_flavor_refs(self, context):
-        """Return a dictionary mapping flavorid to flavor_ref."""
-
-        flavors = objects.FlavorList.get_all(context)
-        rval = {}
-        for flavor in flavors:
-            rval[flavor.flavorid] = flavor
-        return rval
-
     def _extend_flavor(self, flavor_rval, flavor_ref):
         key = "%s:is_public" % (FlavorAccess.alias)
         flavor_rval[key] = flavor_ref['is_public']