diff --git a/services/src/main/java/org/fao/geonet/api/ApiUtils.java b/services/src/main/java/org/fao/geonet/api/ApiUtils.java
index 2a3f94b2148..6d0c271f433 100644
--- a/services/src/main/java/org/fao/geonet/api/ApiUtils.java
+++ b/services/src/main/java/org/fao/geonet/api/ApiUtils.java
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
 
 package org.fao.geonet.api;
 
-import static org.fao.geonet.api.records.attachments.AbstractStore.getAndCheckMetadataId;
-
 import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
 import jeeves.constants.Jeeves;
 import jeeves.server.UserSession;
@@ -295,7 +293,7 @@ public static AbstractMetadata canViewRecord(String metadataUuid, boolean approv
         String metadataId;
         if (!approved) {
             // If the record is not approved then we need to get the id of the record.
-            metadataId = String.valueOf(getAndCheckMetadataId(metadataUuid, approved));
+            metadataId = getInternalId(metadataUuid, approved);
         } else {
             // Otherwise use the uuid or id that was supplied.
             metadataId = metadataUuid;
diff --git a/services/src/main/java/org/fao/geonet/api/records/MetadataApi.java b/services/src/main/java/org/fao/geonet/api/records/MetadataApi.java
index 4082f441007..2323f1439ab 100644
--- a/services/src/main/java/org/fao/geonet/api/records/MetadataApi.java
+++ b/services/src/main/java/org/fao/geonet/api/records/MetadataApi.java
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 import static org.fao.geonet.api.ApiParams.*;
-import static org.fao.geonet.api.records.attachments.AbstractStore.getAndCheckMetadataId;
+
 import static org.fao.geonet.kernel.mef.MEFLib.Version.Constants.MEF_V1_ACCEPT_TYPE;
 import static org.fao.geonet.kernel.mef.MEFLib.Version.Constants.MEF_V2_ACCEPT_TYPE;
 
diff --git a/services/src/main/java/org/fao/geonet/api/records/MetadataAssociatedApi.java b/services/src/main/java/org/fao/geonet/api/records/MetadataAssociatedApi.java
index 1f355fd3267..5859385b99c 100644
--- a/services/src/main/java/org/fao/geonet/api/records/MetadataAssociatedApi.java
+++ b/services/src/main/java/org/fao/geonet/api/records/MetadataAssociatedApi.java
@@ -52,11 +52,8 @@
 
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import java.util.*;
-import java.util.stream.Collectors;
-import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 import static org.fao.geonet.api.ApiParams.*;
-import static org.fao.geonet.api.records.attachments.AbstractStore.getAndCheckMetadataId;
 
 @RequestMapping(value = {
     "/{portal}/api/records"
diff --git a/services/src/main/java/org/fao/geonet/api/related/Related.java b/services/src/main/java/org/fao/geonet/api/related/Related.java
index fd1de74d6cd..ae800982a45 100644
--- a/services/src/main/java/org/fao/geonet/api/related/Related.java
+++ b/services/src/main/java/org/fao/geonet/api/related/Related.java
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Map;
 
-import static org.fao.geonet.api.records.attachments.AbstractStore.getAndCheckMetadataId;
-
 @RequestMapping(value = {
     "/{portal}/api/related"
 })