diff --git a/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/v0/RecordCategoriesAPI.java b/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/v0/RecordCategoriesAPI.java
index 6d9a6007fb..34ff344f92 100644
--- a/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/v0/RecordCategoriesAPI.java
+++ b/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/v0/RecordCategoriesAPI.java
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ public class RecordCategoriesAPI extends BaseAPI
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(RecordCategoriesAPI.class);
     private static final String RM_ACTIONS_API = "{0}rma/actions/ExecutionQueue";
     private static final String DISPOSITION_ACTIONS_API = "{0}node/{1}/dispositionschedule/dispositionactiondefinitions";
-    private static final String DISPOSITION_SCHEDULE_API = "{0}node/{1}/dispositionschedule";
 
     /**
      * Creates a retention schedule for the category given as parameter
@@ -72,21 +71,6 @@ public class RecordCategoriesAPI extends BaseAPI
         return doPostJsonRequest(user, password, SC_OK, requestParams, RM_ACTIONS_API);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Get the disposition schedule nodeRef
-     *
-     * @param user
-     * @param password
-     * @param categoryName
-     * @return the disposition schedule nodeRef
-     */
-    public String getDispositionScheduleNodeRef(String user, String password, String categoryName)
-    {
-        String catNodeRef = NODE_PREFIX + getItemNodeRef(user, password, "/" + categoryName);
-        JSONObject dispositionSchedule = doGetRequest(user, password, MessageFormat.format(DISPOSITION_SCHEDULE_API, "{0}", catNodeRef));
-        return dispositionSchedule.getJSONObject("data").getString("nodeRef").replace(getNodeRefSpacesStore(), "");
-    }
-
     /**
      * Sets retention schedule authority and instructions, also if it is applied to records or folders
      *
diff --git a/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/v0/service/DispositionScheduleService.java b/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/v0/service/DispositionScheduleService.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 22520994ce..0000000000
--- a/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/v0/service/DispositionScheduleService.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,108 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * #%L
- * Alfresco Records Management Module
- * %%
- * Copyright (C) 2005 - 2018 Alfresco Software Limited
- * %%
- * This file is part of the Alfresco software.
- * -
- * If the software was purchased under a paid Alfresco license, the terms of
- * the paid license agreement will prevail.  Otherwise, the software is
- * provided under the following open source license terms:
- * -
- * Alfresco is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- * -
- * Alfresco is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
- * -
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
- * along with Alfresco. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- * #L%
- */
-package org.alfresco.rest.v0.service;
-
-
-import java.util.HashMap;
-
-import org.alfresco.rest.core.v0.BaseAPI;
-import org.alfresco.rest.v0.RecordCategoriesAPI;
-import org.alfresco.utility.data.DataUser;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
-import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
-
-/**
- * Service for different disposition schedule actions
- *
- * @author jcule, cagache
- * @since 2.6.2
- */
-@Service
-public class DispositionScheduleService extends BaseAPI
-{
-    @Autowired
-    private RecordCategoriesAPI recordCategoriesAPI;
-
-    @Autowired
-    private DataUser dataUser;
-
-    /**
-     * Helper method for adding a cut off after period step
-     *
-     * @param categoryName the category in whose schedule the step will be added
-     * @param period
-     * @return
-     */
-    public void addCutOffAfterPeriodStep(String categoryName, String period)
-    {
-        HashMap<RETENTION_SCHEDULE, String> cutOffStep = new HashMap<>();
-        cutOffStep.put(RETENTION_SCHEDULE.NAME, "cutoff");
-        cutOffStep.put(RETENTION_SCHEDULE.RETENTION_PERIOD, period);
-        cutOffStep.put(RETENTION_SCHEDULE.DESCRIPTION, "Cut off after a period step");
-        recordCategoriesAPI.addDispositionScheduleSteps(dataUser.getAdminUser().getUsername(),
-                dataUser.getAdminUser().getPassword(), categoryName, cutOffStep);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Helper method for adding a retain after period step
-     *
-     * @param categoryName the category in whose schedule the step will be added
-     * @param period
-     * @return
-     */
-    public void addRetainAfterPeriodStep(String categoryName, String period)
-    {
-        HashMap<RETENTION_SCHEDULE, String> retainStep = new HashMap<>();
-        retainStep.put(RETENTION_SCHEDULE.NAME, "retain");
-        retainStep.put(RETENTION_SCHEDULE.RETENTION_PERIOD, period);
-        retainStep.put(RETENTION_SCHEDULE.DESCRIPTION, "Retain after a period step");
-        recordCategoriesAPI.addDispositionScheduleSteps(dataUser.getAdminUser().getUsername(),
-                dataUser.getAdminUser().getPassword(), categoryName, retainStep);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Helper method to create retention schedule with general fields for the given category as admin
-     * and apply it to the records
-     *
-     * @param categoryName
-     * @param appliedToRecords
-     */
-    public void createCategoryRetentionSchedule(String categoryName, Boolean appliedToRecords)
-    {
-        recordCategoriesAPI.createRetentionSchedule(dataUser.getAdminUser().getUsername(),
-                    dataUser.getAdminUser().getPassword(), categoryName);
-        String retentionScheduleNodeRef = recordCategoriesAPI.getDispositionScheduleNodeRef(
-                    dataUser.getAdminUser().getUsername(), dataUser.getAdminUser().getPassword(), categoryName);
-
-        HashMap<RETENTION_SCHEDULE, String> retentionScheduleGeneralFields = new HashMap<>();
-        retentionScheduleGeneralFields.put(RETENTION_SCHEDULE.RETENTION_AUTHORITY, "Authority");
-        retentionScheduleGeneralFields.put(RETENTION_SCHEDULE.RETENTION_INSTRUCTIONS, "Instructions");
-        recordCategoriesAPI.setRetentionScheduleGeneralFields(dataUser.getAdminUser().getUsername(),
-                    dataUser.getAdminUser().getPassword(), retentionScheduleNodeRef, retentionScheduleGeneralFields,
-                    appliedToRecords);
-    }
-}