diff -r d8806996ac01 -r a1cee6915ea3 server/session.py
--- a/server/session.py	Tue May 14 00:36:43 2013 +0200
+++ b/server/session.py	Fri Jun 14 13:39:49 2013 +0200
@@ -1150,12 +1150,6 @@
     cache_entities    = cnx_meth('cached_entities')
     drop_entity_cache = cnx_meth('drop_entity_cache')
 
-    def from_controller(self):
-        """return the id (string) of the controller issuing the request (no
-        sense here, always return 'view')
-        """
-        return 'view'
-
     source_defs = cnx_meth('source_defs')
     describe = cnx_meth('describe')
     source_from_eid = cnx_meth('source_from_eid')