diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
index c2b8d8c38e..54f02ff004 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@
     <Compile Include="Mvc\RenderMvcController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Mvc\UmbracoViewPageOfTModel.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Security\BackOfficeSecurity.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="WebApi\Filters\OverridableAuthorizationAttribute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="HttpContextAccessorExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Membership\UmbracoMembershipMember.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Mvc\HttpUmbracoFormRouteStringException.cs" />
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/WebApi/Filters/OverridableAuthorizationAttribute.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/WebApi/Filters/OverridableAuthorizationAttribute.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 243611cca0..0000000000
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/WebApi/Filters/OverridableAuthorizationAttribute.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Web.Http;
-using System.Web.Http.Controllers;
-
-namespace Umbraco.Web.WebApi.Filters
-{
-    // TODO: remove this since we don't need it, see notes in EnableOverrideAuthorizationAttribute
-
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Abstract auth filter class that can be used to enable overriding class auth filters at the action level
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <remarks>
-    /// To enable a class auth filter to be overridden by an action auth filter the EnableOverrideAuthorizationAttribute can be applied
-    /// to the class.
-    /// </remarks>
-    public abstract class OverridableAuthorizationAttribute : AuthorizeAttribute
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// If the controller has an EnabledOverrideAuthorizationAttribute attribute specified and the action has any AuthorizeAttribute
-        /// specified then use the action's auth attribute instead of this one
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="actionContext">The context.</param>
-        /// <exception cref="T:System.ArgumentNullException">The context parameter is null.</exception>
-        public override void OnAuthorization(HttpActionContext actionContext)
-        {
-            if (actionContext == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("actionContext");
-
-            var actionAttributes = actionContext.ActionDescriptor.GetCustomAttributes<AuthorizeAttribute>();
-
-            //if 'this' authorize attribute exists in the current collection then continue as per normal... this is because 'this' attribute instance
-            // is obviously assigned at an Action level and therefore it's already executing
-
-            if (actionAttributes.Any(x => Equals(x, this)))
-            {
-                base.OnAuthorization(actionContext);
-                return;
-            }
-
-            //if the controller is allowing authorization to be overridden at the action level and there are action level authorization attributes
-            // then exit and let the action level auth attribute(s) execute.
-
-            if (actionContext.ActionDescriptor.ControllerDescriptor.GetCustomAttributes<OverrideAuthorizationAttribute>().Any()
-                && actionAttributes.Any())
-            {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            base.OnAuthorization(actionContext);
-        }
-    }
-}