diff --git a/similarity-data-impl/src/main/java/org/phenotips/data/similarity/internal/RestrictedPatientSimilarityView.java b/similarity-data-impl/src/main/java/org/phenotips/data/similarity/internal/RestrictedPatientSimilarityView.java
index 5eeed7d13..92849abee 100644
--- a/similarity-data-impl/src/main/java/org/phenotips/data/similarity/internal/RestrictedPatientSimilarityView.java
+++ b/similarity-data-impl/src/main/java/org/phenotips/data/similarity/internal/RestrictedPatientSimilarityView.java
@@ -71,12 +71,6 @@ public RestrictedPatientSimilarityView(AbstractPatientSimilarityView openView)
         this(openView.match, openView.reference, openView.access);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public String getId()
-    {
-        return this.access.isOpenAccess() ? this.match.getId() : null;
-    }
-
     @Override
     public String getExternalId()
     {