diff --git a/superset/__init__.py b/superset/__init__.py
index 6988e6b580fbb..1e563031df3e0 100644
--- a/superset/__init__.py
+++ b/superset/__init__.py
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ def index(self):
 
 sm = appbuilder.sm
 
-get_session = appbuilder.get_session
 results_backend = app.config.get("RESULTS_BACKEND")
 
 # Registering sources