diff --git a/nova/db/api.py b/nova/db/api.py
index 08abe9baed..b972061069 100644
--- a/nova/db/api.py
+++ b/nova/db/api.py
@@ -1507,11 +1507,6 @@ def flavor_extra_specs_get(context, flavor_id):
     return IMPL.flavor_extra_specs_get(context, flavor_id)
 
 
-def flavor_extra_specs_get_item(context, flavor_id, key):
-    """Get extra specs by key and flavor_id."""
-    return IMPL.flavor_extra_specs_get_item(context, flavor_id, key)
-
-
 def flavor_extra_specs_delete(context, flavor_id, key):
     """Delete the given extra specs item."""
     IMPL.flavor_extra_specs_delete(context, flavor_id, key)
diff --git a/nova/db/sqlalchemy/api.py b/nova/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
index b3209c9719..3915aa2095 100644
--- a/nova/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
+++ b/nova/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
@@ -4682,18 +4682,6 @@ def flavor_extra_specs_get(context, flavor_id):
     return dict([(row['key'], row['value']) for row in rows])
 
 
-@require_context
-def flavor_extra_specs_get_item(context, flavor_id, key):
-    result = _flavor_extra_specs_get_query(context, flavor_id).\
-                filter(models.InstanceTypeExtraSpecs.key == key).\
-                first()
-    if not result:
-        raise exception.FlavorExtraSpecsNotFound(
-                extra_specs_key=key, flavor_id=flavor_id)
-
-    return {result["key"]: result["value"]}
-
-
 @require_context
 def flavor_extra_specs_delete(context, flavor_id, key):
     result = _flavor_extra_specs_get_query(context, flavor_id).\
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/db/test_db_api.py b/nova/tests/unit/db/test_db_api.py
index f103dd49ce..d8be0c15ae 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/db/test_db_api.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/db/test_db_api.py
@@ -3176,15 +3176,6 @@ class InstanceTypeExtraSpecsTestCase(BaseInstanceTypeTestCase):
             real_specs = db.flavor_extra_specs_get(self.ctxt, it['flavorid'])
             self._assertEqualObjects(it['extra_specs'], real_specs)
 
-    def test_flavor_extra_specs_get_item(self):
-        expected = dict(f1=dict(a='a', b='b', c='c'),
-                        f2=dict(d='d', e='e', f='f'))
-
-        for flavor, specs in expected.iteritems():
-            for key, val in specs.iteritems():
-                spec = db.flavor_extra_specs_get_item(self.ctxt, flavor, key)
-                self.assertEqual(spec[key], val)
-
     def test_flavor_extra_specs_delete(self):
         for it in self.flavors:
             specs = it['extra_specs']