diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/publishing/PublishingModelBuilder.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/publishing/PublishingModelBuilder.java
index 230a267edb..903c921699 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/publishing/PublishingModelBuilder.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/publishing/PublishingModelBuilder.java
@@ -90,8 +90,6 @@ public class PublishingModelBuilder
         model.put(URL, getUrl(type));
         
         model.put(CHANNEL_NODE_TYPE, type.getChannelNodeType().toString());
-        model.put(CONTENT_ROOT_NODE_TYPE, type.getContentRootNodeType().toString());
-
         model.put(SUPPORTED_CONTENT_TYPES, toListOfStrings(type.getSupportedContentTypes()));
         model.put(SUPPORTED_MIME_TYPES, type.getSupportedMimetypes());
 
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/publishing/PublishingRestApiTest.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/publishing/PublishingRestApiTest.java
index 619b0e97c9..4779135b1f 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/publishing/PublishingRestApiTest.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/publishing/PublishingRestApiTest.java
@@ -231,7 +231,6 @@ public class PublishingRestApiTest extends BaseWebScriptTest
         String expUrl = "api/publishing/channelTypes/"+URLEncoder.encode(channelType.getId());
         check(URL, jsonType, expUrl);
         check(CHANNEL_NODE_TYPE, jsonType, channelType.getChannelNodeType().toString());
-        check(CONTENT_ROOT_NODE_TYPE, jsonType, channelType.getContentRootNodeType().toString());
         
         List<String> contentTypes = CollectionUtils.toListOfStrings(channelType.getSupportedContentTypes());
         checkStrings(jsonType.getJSONArray(SUPPORTED_CONTENT_TYPES), contentTypes);
@@ -327,7 +326,6 @@ public class PublishingRestApiTest extends BaseWebScriptTest
         channelType = mock(ChannelType.class);
         when(channelType.getId()).thenReturn(channelTypeId);
         when(channelType.getChannelNodeType()).thenReturn(TYPE_DELIVERY_CHANNEL);
-        when(channelType.getContentRootNodeType()).thenReturn(ContentModel.TYPE_FOLDER);
         channelService.register(channelType);
         return channelType;
     }