diff --git a/lib/cartodb/server.js b/lib/cartodb/server.js
index 2feacf6f..c6b03d2d 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/server.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/server.js
@@ -732,21 +732,6 @@ module.exports = function(serverOptions) {
         );
     };
 
-    app.setDBParams = function(cdbuser, params, callback) {
-        step(
-            function setAuth() {
-                pgConnection.setDBAuth(cdbuser, params, this);
-            },
-            function setConn(err) {
-                if ( err ) throw err;
-                pgConnection.setDBConn(cdbuser, params, this);
-            },
-            function finish(err) {
-                callback(err);
-            }
-        );
-    };
-
     return app;
 };