diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/ContentTreeController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/ContentTreeController.cs
index a1fbdabaeb..5869d54da9 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/ContentTreeController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/ContentTreeController.cs
@@ -13,36 +13,6 @@ using umbraco.interfaces;
namespace Umbraco.Web.Trees
{
- public abstract class ContentTreeControllerBase : TreeApiController
- {
- ///
- /// Based on the allowed actions, this will filter the ones that the current user is allowed
- ///
- ///
- ///
- ///
- protected MenuItemCollection GetUserAllowedMenuItems(IEnumerable