diff --git a/app/models/metacode.rb b/app/models/metacode.rb
index 51ac4fa5..03b0f0c0 100644
--- a/app/models/metacode.rb
+++ b/app/models/metacode.rb
@@ -13,11 +13,4 @@ class Metacode < ActiveRecord::Base
     return true if self.metacode_sets.include? metacode_set
     return false
   end
-
-  #output json with asset_paths merged in
-  def as_json(options)
-    json = super(options.merge!(methods: :asset_path_icon))
-    json["icon"] = json["asset_path_icon"]
-    json.except("asset_path_icon")
-  end
 end