diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/ContentExtensions.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/ContentExtensions.cs
index bc155e313d..6a8ee044bf 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/ContentExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/ContentExtensions.cs
@@ -366,22 +366,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
         }
         #endregion
 
-        internal static bool IsInRecycleBin(this IContent content)
-        {
-            return IsInRecycleBin(content, Constants.System.RecycleBinContent);
-        }
-
-        internal static bool IsInRecycleBin(this IMedia media)
-        {
-            return IsInRecycleBin(media, Constants.System.RecycleBinMedia);
-        }
-
-        internal static bool IsInRecycleBin(this IContentBase content, int recycleBinId)
-        {
-            return content.Path.Split(new[] { ',' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)
-                          .Contains(recycleBinId.ToInvariantString());
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Removes characters that are not valide XML characters from all entity properties
         /// of type string. See: http://stackoverflow.com/a/961504/5018
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Models/ContentTests.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Models/ContentTests.cs
index 7b2863d583..0f2ba9994e 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Models/ContentTests.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Models/ContentTests.cs
@@ -37,50 +37,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Models
 
         }
 
-        [TestCase("-1,-20,12,34,56", false)]
-        [TestCase("-1,-21,12,34,56", true)]
-        [TestCase("-1,12,34,56", false)]
-        public void Is_Media_In_Recycle_Bin(string path, bool isInBin)
-        {
-            var mediaType = MockedContentTypes.CreateImageMediaType();
-            var media = MockedMedia.CreateMediaFile(mediaType, -1);
-
-            // this is NOT how we should do it, we should "move to recycle bin"
-            // as it causes various things to change... IsInRecycleBin looks for
-            // the path but Trashed looks for the flag!
-            // fixme .Trashed is weird anyways, should be refactored
-            media.Path = path;
-            ((Media)media).Trashed = isInBin;
-
-            media.Id = 34;
-
-            Assert.AreEqual(isInBin, media.IsInRecycleBin());
-            if (isInBin)
-                Assert.IsTrue(media.Trashed);
-        }
-
-        [TestCase("-1,-20,12,34,56", true)]
-        [TestCase("-1,-21,12,34,56", false)]
-        [TestCase("-1,12,34,56", false)]
-        public void Is_Content_In_Recycle_Bin(string path, bool isInBin)
-        {
-            var contentType = MockedContentTypes.CreateSimpleContentType();
-            var content = MockedContent.CreateSimpleContent(contentType);
-
-            // this is NOT how we should do it, we should "move to recycle bin"
-            // as it causes various things to change... IsInRecycleBin looks for
-            // the path but Trashed looks for the flag!
-            // fixme .Trashed is weird anyways, should be refactored
-            content.Path = path;
-            content.Trashed = isInBin;
-
-            content.Id = 34;
-
-            Assert.AreEqual(isInBin, content.IsInRecycleBin());
-            if (isInBin)
-                Assert.IsTrue(content.Trashed);
-        }
-
         [Test]
         public void Get_Non_Grouped_Properties()
         {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Services/ContentServiceTests.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Services/ContentServiceTests.cs
index deaa39435d..c8774e0109 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Services/ContentServiceTests.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Services/ContentServiceTests.cs
@@ -1384,7 +1384,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Services
                 Umbraco.Core.Configuration.GlobalSettings.UmbracoConnectionName,
                 TestObjects.GetDefaultSqlSyntaxProviders(Logger),
                 Logger,
-                new TestScopeContextAdapter(), 
+                new TestScopeContextAdapter(),
                 MappingResolver);
             var repositoryFactory = MockRepositoryFactory();
             var provider = new NPocoUnitOfWorkProvider(databaseFactory, repositoryFactory);
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentController.cs
index 5733427269..9d53cc1b63 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentController.cs
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
             }
 
             //if the current item is in the recycle bin
-            if (foundContent.IsInRecycleBin() == false)
+            if (foundContent.Trashed == false)
             {
                 var moveResult = Services.ContentService.WithResult().MoveToRecycleBin(foundContent, Security.GetUserId());
                 if (moveResult == false)
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/MediaController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/MediaController.cs
index 3c7e151473..06badfafda 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/MediaController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/MediaController.cs
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
             }
 
             //if the current item is in the recycle bin
-            if (foundMedia.IsInRecycleBin() == false)
+            if (foundMedia.Trashed == false)
             {
                 var moveResult = Services.MediaService.WithResult().MoveToRecycleBin(foundMedia, (int)Security.CurrentUser.Id);
                 if (moveResult == false)