diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRuleStore.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRuleStore.java
index 11bd4ad..736dc9d 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRuleStore.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/flow/FlowRuleStore.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 
 import java.util.concurrent.Future;
 
-import org.onlab.onos.ApplicationId;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.DeviceId;
 import org.onlab.onos.store.Store;
 
@@ -53,14 +52,6 @@
     Iterable<FlowEntry> getFlowEntries(DeviceId deviceId);
 
     /**
-     * Returns the flow entries associated with an application.
-     *
-     * @param appId the application id
-     * @return the flow entries
-     */
-    Iterable<FlowRule> getFlowRulesByAppId(ApplicationId appId);
-
-    /**
      // TODO: Better description of method behavior.
      * Stores a new flow rule without generating events.
      *
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/flow/impl/DistributedFlowRuleStore.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/flow/impl/DistributedFlowRuleStore.java
index cac31c2..a737868 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/flow/impl/DistributedFlowRuleStore.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/flow/impl/DistributedFlowRuleStore.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Reference;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.ReferenceCardinality;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Service;
-import org.onlab.onos.ApplicationId;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.ClusterService;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.Device;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.DeviceId;
@@ -265,15 +264,6 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public synchronized Iterable<FlowRule> getFlowRulesByAppId(ApplicationId appId) {
-        Collection<FlowRule> rules = flowEntriesById.get(appId.id());
-        if (rules == null) {
-            return Collections.emptyList();
-        }
-        return ImmutableSet.copyOf(rules);
-    }
-
-    @Override
     public void storeFlowRule(FlowRule rule) {
         storeBatch(new FlowRuleBatchOperation(Arrays.asList(new FlowRuleBatchEntry(FlowRuleOperation.ADD, rule))));
     }
diff --git a/core/store/trivial/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/trivial/impl/SimpleFlowRuleStore.java b/core/store/trivial/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/trivial/impl/SimpleFlowRuleStore.java
index 82ea4e2..8d925bd 100644
--- a/core/store/trivial/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/trivial/impl/SimpleFlowRuleStore.java
+++ b/core/store/trivial/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/trivial/impl/SimpleFlowRuleStore.java
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Component;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Deactivate;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Service;
-import org.onlab.onos.ApplicationId;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.DeviceId;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.flow.CompletedBatchOperation;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.flow.DefaultFlowEntry;
@@ -31,9 +30,7 @@
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMap;
 import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList;
@@ -143,20 +140,6 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Iterable<FlowRule> getFlowRulesByAppId(ApplicationId appId) {
-
-        Set<FlowRule> rules = new HashSet<>();
-        for (DeviceId did : flowEntries.keySet()) {
-            for (FlowEntry fe : getFlowEntries(did)) {
-                if (fe.appId() == appId.id()) {
-                    rules.add(fe);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        return rules;
-    }
-
-    @Override
     public void storeFlowRule(FlowRule rule) {
         storeFlowRuleInternal(rule);
     }