diff --git a/synapse/federation/replication.py b/synapse/federation/replication.py
index d1eddf249..37e7db053 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/replication.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/replication.py
@@ -272,13 +272,6 @@ class ReplicationLayer(object):
 
         defer.returnValue(pdus)
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    @log_function
-    def on_context_pdus_request(self, context):
-        raise NotImplementedError(
-            "on_context_pdus_request is a security violation"
-        )
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     @log_function
     def on_backfill_request(self, context, versions, limit):
diff --git a/synapse/federation/transport.py b/synapse/federation/transport.py
index 04ad7e63a..b9f7d54c7 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/transport.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/transport.py
@@ -403,15 +403,6 @@ class TransportLayer(object):
             )
         )
 
-        self.server.register_path(
-            "GET",
-            re.compile("^" + PREFIX + "/context/([^/]*)/$"),
-            self._with_authentication(
-                lambda origin, content, query, context:
-                handler.on_context_pdus_request(context)
-            )
-        )
-
         # This is when we receive a server-server Query
         self.server.register_path(
             "GET",