diff --git a/server/helpers/data.py b/server/helpers/data.py
index 68319b71..96ca5fd0 100644
--- a/server/helpers/data.py
+++ b/server/helpers/data.py
@@ -37,11 +37,6 @@
         'query': query_visitors.organism_query,
         'tsv_fields': ['scientific_name', 'taxid', "insdc_common_name"]
     },
-    'status':{
-        'model': models.Organism,
-        'query': query_visitors.organism_query,
-        'tsv_fields': ['taxid', "scientific_name", "insdc_status", "goat_status", "target_list_status"]
-    },
     'taxons':{
         'model': models.TaxonNode,
         'query': query_visitors.taxon_query,
diff --git a/server/rest/routes.py b/server/rest/routes.py
index a65305e3..b7ef7b9b 100644
--- a/server/rest/routes.py
+++ b/server/rest/routes.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 from .taxonomy import taxonomy_controller
 from .goat_report import goat_reports_controller
 from .sample_location import sample_locations_controller
-from .status import status_controller
 from .lookup import lookup_controller
 
 def initialize_routes(api):
@@ -65,11 +64,6 @@ def initialize_routes(api):
 	api.add_resource(annotations_controller.AnnotationApi,  '/api/annotations/<name>')
 	api.add_resource(annotations_controller.StreamAnnotations, '/api/download/<filename>')
 	
-
-
-	##SEQUENCING STATUS (CUSTOM)
-	api.add_resource(status_controller.StatusItemsApi, '/api/status')
-
 	##BIOSAMPLES
 	api.add_resource(biosamples_controller.BioSamplesApi, '/api/biosamples')
 	api.add_resource(biosamples_controller.BioSampleApi, '/api/biosamples/<accession>')
diff --git a/server/rest/status/__init__.py b/server/rest/status/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000
diff --git a/server/rest/status/status_controller.py b/server/rest/status/status_controller.py
deleted file mode 100644
index b323aa5f..00000000
--- a/server/rest/status/status_controller.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-from flask_restful import Resource
-from flask import Response, request
-from helpers import data
-
-class StatusItemsApi(Resource):
-
-    def get(self):
-        response, mimetype, status = data.get_items('status', request.args)
-        return Response(response, mimetype=mimetype, status=status)