diff --git a/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/Controller.php b/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/Controller.php
index 6406c42fa..49be32eca 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/Controller.php
+++ b/modules/monitoring/library/Monitoring/Controller.php
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@
 
 namespace Icinga\Module\Monitoring;
 
-use Icinga\Application\Config as IcingaConfig;
-use Icinga\Data\ResourceFactory;
-use Icinga\Exception\ConfigurationError;
 use Icinga\File\Csv;
 use Icinga\Web\Controller\ActionController;
 
@@ -74,52 +71,5 @@ class Controller extends ActionController
             exit;
         }
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Create a backend
-     *
-     * @param   string $backendName Name of the backend or null for creating the default backend which is the first INI
-     *                              configuration entry not being disabled
-     *
-     * @return  Backend
-     * @throws  ConfigurationError  When no backend has been configured or all backends are disabled or the
-     *                              configuration for the requested backend does either not exist or it's disabled
-     */
-    protected function createBackend($backendName = null)
-    {
-        $allBackends = array();
-        $defaultBackend = null;
-        foreach (IcingaConfig::module('monitoring', 'backends') as $name => $config) {
-            if (!(bool) $config->get('disabled', false) && $defaultBackend === null) {
-                $defaultBackend = $config;
-            }
-            $allBackends[$name] = $config;
-        }
-        if (empty($allBackends)) {
-            throw new ConfigurationError('No backend has been configured');
-        }
-        if ($defaultBackend === null) {
-            throw new ConfigurationError('All backends are disabled');
-        }
-        if ($backendName === null) {
-            $backendConfig = $defaultBackend;
-        } else {
-            if (!array_key_exists($backendName, $allBackends)) {
-                throw new ConfigurationError('No configuration for backend ' . $backendName);
-            }
-            $backendConfig = $allBackends[$backendName];
-            if ((bool) $backendConfig->get('disabled', false)) {
-                throw new ConfigurationError(
-                    'Configuration for backend ' . $backendName . ' available but backend is disabled'
-                );
-            }
-        }
-        $resource = ResourceFactory::createResource(ResourceFactory::getResourceConfig($backendConfig->resource));
-        if ($backendConfig->type === 'ido' && $resource->getDbType() !== 'oracle') {
-            // TODO(el): The resource should set the table prefix
-            $resource->setTablePrefix('icinga_');
-        }
-        return new Backend($resource, $backendConfig->type);
-    }
 }
 // @codingStandardsIgnoreEnd