diff --git a/app/controllers/documents_controller.rb b/app/controllers/documents_controller.rb
index 09b76781f..633ffd8ed 100644
--- a/app/controllers/documents_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/documents_controller.rb
@@ -76,11 +76,4 @@ class DocumentsController < ApplicationController
     Mailer.deliver_attachments_added(attachments[:files]) if attachments.present? && attachments[:files].present? && Setting.notified_events.include?('document_added')
     redirect_to :action => 'show', :id => @document
   end
-
-private
-  def find_project
-    @project = Project.find(params[:project_id])
-  rescue ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
-    render_404
-  end
 end