diff --git a/addons/mrp/stock.py b/addons/mrp/stock.py
index ed6c5c4049c..5af185266ec 100644
--- a/addons/mrp/stock.py
+++ b/addons/mrp/stock.py
@@ -43,6 +43,23 @@ class StockMove(osv.osv):
         if move.raw_material_production_id and move.location_dest_id.usage == 'production' and move.raw_material_production_id.product_id.track_production and not move.consumed_for:
             raise osv.except_osv(_('Warning!'), _("Because the product %s requires it, you must assign a serial number to your raw material %s to proceed further in your production. Please use the 'Produce' button to do so.") % (move.raw_material_production_id.product_id.name, move.product_id.name))
 
+    # TODO master: remove me, no longer used
+    def _check_phantom_bom(self, cr, uid, move, context=None):
+        """check if product associated to move has a phantom bom
+            return list of ids of mrp.bom for that product """
+        user_company = self.pool.get('res.users').browse(cr, uid, uid, context=context).company_id.id
+        #doing the search as SUPERUSER because a user with the permission to write on a stock move should be able to explode it
+        #without giving him the right to read the boms.
+        domain = [
+            '|', ('product_id', '=', move.product_id.id),
+            '&', ('product_id', '=', False), ('product_tmpl_id.product_variant_ids', '=', move.product_id.id),
+            ('type', '=', 'phantom'),
+            '|', ('date_start', '=', False), ('date_start', '<=', time.strftime(DEFAULT_SERVER_DATETIME_FORMAT)),
+            '|', ('date_stop', '=', False), ('date_stop', '>=', time.strftime(DEFAULT_SERVER_DATETIME_FORMAT)),
+            ('company_id', '=', user_company)]
+        return self.pool.get('mrp.bom').search(cr, SUPERUSER_ID, domain, context=context)
+
+
     def _action_explode(self, cr, uid, move, context=None):
         """ Explodes pickings.
         @param move: Stock moves