--- a/src/memory/params.py	Sat Nov 14 19:18:05 2015 +0100
+++ b/src/memory/params.py	Sat Nov 14 19:18:07 2015 +0100
@@ -702,35 +702,6 @@
 
         return self._constructProfileXml(security_limit, app, profile).addCallback(returnXML)
 
-    def getParamsForCategory(self, category, security_limit, app, profile_key):
-        """
-        @param category: the desired category
-        @param security_limit: NO_SECURITY_LIMIT (-1) to return all the params.
-        Otherwise sole the params which have a security level defined *and*
-        lower or equal to the specified value are returned.
-        @param app: name of the frontend requesting the parameters, or '' to get all parameters
-        @param profile_key: Profile key which can be either a magic (eg: @DEFAULT@) or the name of an existing profile.
-        @return: node's xml for selected category
-        """
-        #TODO: manage category of general type (without existant profile)
-        profile = self.getProfileName(profile_key)
-        if not profile:
-            log.error(_("Asking params for inexistant profile"))
-            return ""
-
-        def returnCategoryXml(prof_xml):
-            for node in prof_xml.getElementsByTagName("category"):
-                if node.nodeName == "category" and node.getAttribute("name") == category:
-                    result = node.toxml()
-                    prof_xml.unlink()
-                    return result
-
-            prof_xml.unlink()
-            return "<category />"
-
-        d = self._constructProfileXml(security_limit, app, profile)
-        return d.addCallback(returnCategoryXml)
-
     def _getParamNode(self, name, category, type_="@ALL@"):  # FIXME: is type_ useful ?
         """Return a node from the param_xml
         @param name: name of the node