diff --git a/lib/cartodb/api/query_tables_api.js b/lib/cartodb/api/query_tables_api.js
index c6eb2e48..bdcf488e 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/api/query_tables_api.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/api/query_tables_api.js
@@ -13,27 +13,6 @@ var affectedTableRegexCache = {
 
 module.exports = QueryTablesApi;
 
-QueryTablesApi.prototype.getLastUpdatedTime = function (username, api_key, tableNames, callback) {
-    var sql = 'SELECT EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM max(updated_at)) as max FROM CDB_TableMetadata m WHERE m.tabname = any (ARRAY['+
-        tableNames.map(function(t) { return "'" + t + "'::regclass"; }).join(',') +
-        '])';
-
-    // call sql api
-    sqlApi.query(username, api_key, sql, function(err, rows){
-        if (err){
-            var msg = err.message ? err.message : err;
-            callback(new Error('could not find last updated timestamp: ' + msg));
-            return;
-        }
-        // when the table has not updated_at means it hasn't been changed so a default last_updated is set
-        var last_updated = 0;
-        if(rows.length !== 0) {
-            last_updated = rows[0].max || 0;
-        }
-
-        callback(null, last_updated*1000);
-    });
-};
 
 QueryTablesApi.prototype.getAffectedTablesInQuery = function (username, options, sql, callback) {