diff --git a/openerp/service/common.py b/openerp/service/common.py
index a6eb2792eb3..ba3e9881015 100644
--- a/openerp/service/common.py
+++ b/openerp/service/common.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ RPC_VERSION_1 = {
 
 def dispatch(method, params):
     if method in ['login', 'about', 'timezone_get',
-                  'login_message',
                   'version', 'authenticate']:
         pass
     elif method in ['set_loglevel']:
@@ -64,9 +63,6 @@ def exp_about(extended=False):
 def exp_timezone_get(db, login, password):
     return openerp.tools.misc.get_server_timezone()
 
-def exp_login_message():
-    return openerp.tools.config.get('login_message', False)
-
 def exp_set_loglevel(loglevel, logger=None):
     # TODO Previously, the level was set on the now deprecated
     # `openerp.netsvc.Logger` class.
diff --git a/openerp/tools/config.py b/openerp/tools/config.py
index 8fd85fa9dae..fd2b46f325e 100644
--- a/openerp/tools/config.py
+++ b/openerp/tools/config.py
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ class configmanager(object):
         self.options = {
             'admin_passwd': 'admin',
             'csv_internal_sep': ',',
-            'login_message': False,
             'publisher_warranty_url': 'http://services.openerp.com/publisher-warranty/',
             'reportgz': False,
             'root_path': None,