diff --git a/common/rpc-service.c b/common/rpc-service.c
index 6cafbeae..3b216e60 100644
--- a/common/rpc-service.c
+++ b/common/rpc-service.c
@@ -4643,22 +4643,6 @@ seafile_search_files_by_path (const char *repo_id, const char *path, const char
     return g_list_reverse (ret);
 }
 
-char *
-seafile_generate_notif_server_jwt (const char *repo_id, const char *username, GError **error)
-{
-    if (!repo_id || !username) {
-        g_set_error (error, SEAFILE_DOMAIN, SEAF_ERR_BAD_ARGS, "Argument should not be null");
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    char *token = seaf_gen_notif_server_jwt (repo_id, username);
-    if (!token) {
-        g_set_error (error, SEAFILE_DOMAIN, SEAF_ERR_INTERNAL,
-                     "Failed to generate jwt token");
-    }
-    return token;
-}
-
 /*RPC functions merged from ccnet-server*/
 int
 ccnet_rpc_add_emailuser (const char *email, const char *passwd,
diff --git a/include/seafile-rpc.h b/include/seafile-rpc.h
index acd55e82..0b70da20 100644
--- a/include/seafile-rpc.h
+++ b/include/seafile-rpc.h
@@ -1155,9 +1155,6 @@ seafile_search_files (const char *repo_id, const char *str, GError **error);
 GList *
 seafile_search_files_by_path (const char *repo_id, const char *path, const char *str, GError **error);
 
-char *
-seafile_generate_notif_server_jwt (const char *repo_id, const char *username, GError **error);
-
 /*Following is ccnet rpc*/
 int
 ccnet_rpc_add_emailuser (const char *email, const char *passwd,
diff --git a/python/seafile/rpcclient.py b/python/seafile/rpcclient.py
index fc3cd452..1c0aae2c 100644
--- a/python/seafile/rpcclient.py
+++ b/python/seafile/rpcclient.py
@@ -826,10 +826,6 @@ def search_files(self, repo_id, search_str):
     def search_files_by_path(self, repo_id, path, search_str):
         pass
 
-    @searpc_func("string", ["string", "string"])
-    def generate_notif_server_jwt(self, repo_id, username):
-        pass
-
     #user management
     @searpc_func("int", ["string", "string", "int", "int"])
     def add_emailuser(self, email, passwd, is_staff, is_active):
diff --git a/python/seaserv/api.py b/python/seaserv/api.py
index b8fb770c..291f9a16 100644
--- a/python/seaserv/api.py
+++ b/python/seaserv/api.py
@@ -862,9 +862,6 @@ def search_files(self, repo_id, search_str):
     def search_files_by_path (self, repo_id, path, search_str):
         return seafserv_threaded_rpc.search_files_by_path(repo_id, path, search_str)
 
-    def gen_notif_server_jwt (self, repo_id, username):
-        return seafserv_threaded_rpc.generate_notif_server_jwt (repo_id, username)
-    
 seafile_api = SeafileAPI()
 
 class CcnetAPI(object):
diff --git a/server/seaf-server.c b/server/seaf-server.c
index 31610f92..6a589cde 100644
--- a/server/seaf-server.c
+++ b/server/seaf-server.c
@@ -355,11 +355,6 @@ static void start_rpc_service (const char *seafile_dir,
                                      "search_files_by_path",
                                      searpc_signature_objlist__string_string_string());
 
-    searpc_server_register_function ("seafserv-threaded-rpcserver",
-                                     seafile_generate_notif_server_jwt,
-                                     "generate_notif_server_jwt",
-                                     searpc_signature_string__string_string());
-
     /* share repo to user */
     searpc_server_register_function ("seafserv-threaded-rpcserver",
                                      seafile_add_share,