diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
index 9442a806d6..2342da57a7 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
@@ -1417,7 +1417,6 @@
       <DesignTime>True</DesignTime>
       <DependentUpon>Reference.map</DependentUpon>
     </Compile>
-    <Compile Include="WebServices\ExamineManagementApiController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="WebServices\TagsController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="WebServices\UmbracoAuthorizedHttpHandler.cs" />
     <Compile Include="WebServices\UmbracoAuthorizedWebService.cs">
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/WebServices/ExamineManagementApiController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/WebServices/ExamineManagementApiController.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 193e47c720..0000000000
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/WebServices/ExamineManagementApiController.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,86 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.ComponentModel;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Net;
-using System.Net.Http;
-using System.Reflection;
-using System.Web.Http;
-using Examine;
-using Examine.LuceneEngine;
-using Examine.LuceneEngine.Providers;
-using Examine.Providers;
-using Lucene.Net.Search;
-using Umbraco.Core;
-using Umbraco.Core.Cache;
-using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
-using Umbraco.Core.Composing;
-using Umbraco.Core.Services;
-using Umbraco.Examine;
-using Umbraco.Web.Search;
-using Umbraco.Web.WebApi;
-using Umbraco.Web.WebApi.Filters;
-
-namespace Umbraco.Web.WebServices
-{
-    [ValidateAngularAntiForgeryToken]
-    [Obsolete]
-    public class ExamineManagementApiController : UmbracoAuthorizedApiController
-    {
-        public ExamineManagementApiController(IExamineManager examineManager, ILogger logger, IRuntimeCacheProvider runtimeCacheProvider)
-        {
-            _examineManager = examineManager;
-            _logger = logger;
-            _runtimeCacheProvider = runtimeCacheProvider;
-        }
-
-        private readonly IExamineManager _examineManager;
-        private readonly ILogger _logger;
-        private readonly IRuntimeCacheProvider _runtimeCacheProvider;
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Checks if the member internal index is consistent with the data stored in the database
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <returns></returns>
-        [HttpGet]
-        public bool CheckMembersInternalIndex()
-        {
-            var total = Services.MemberService.Count();
-
-            var searcher = _examineManager.GetSearcher(Constants.Examine.InternalMemberIndexer);
-            var criteria = searcher.CreateCriteria().RawQuery("__IndexType:member");
-            var totalIndexed = searcher.Search(criteria);
-            return total == totalIndexed.TotalItemCount;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Checks if the media internal index is consistent with the data stored in the database
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <returns></returns>
-        [HttpGet]
-        public bool CheckMediaInternalIndex()
-        {
-            var total = Services.MediaService.Count();
-
-            var searcher = _examineManager.GetSearcher(Constants.Examine.InternalIndexer);
-            var criteria = searcher.CreateCriteria().RawQuery("__IndexType:media");
-            var totalIndexed = searcher.Search(criteria);
-            return total == totalIndexed.TotalItemCount;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Checks if the content internal index is consistent with the data stored in the database
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <returns></returns>
-        [HttpGet]
-        public bool CheckContentInternalIndex()
-        {
-            var total = Services.ContentService.Count();
-
-            var searcher = _examineManager.GetSearcher(Constants.Examine.InternalIndexer);
-            var criteria = searcher.CreateCriteria().RawQuery("__IndexType:content");
-            var totalIndexed = searcher.Search(criteria);
-            return total == totalIndexed.TotalItemCount;
-        }
-    }
-}