diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/_application_controller_generic.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/_application_controller_generic.js.coffee
index d2e9699ec..7599929d6 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/_application_controller_generic.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/_application_controller_generic.js.coffee
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-$.fn.item = (genericObject) ->
-  elementID   = $(@).data('id')
-  elementID or= $(@).parents('[data-id]').data('id')
-  genericObject.find(elementID)
-
 class App.ControllerGenericNew extends App.ControllerModal
   constructor: (params) ->
     super