diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gridsuite/study/server/controller/DirectoryController.java b/src/main/java/org/gridsuite/study/server/controller/DirectoryController.java
index 79cbd721d..556bc379a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gridsuite/study/server/controller/DirectoryController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gridsuite/study/server/controller/DirectoryController.java
@@ -31,11 +31,4 @@ public ResponseEntity<String> getElements(@RequestParam("ids") List<UUID> ids,
                                               @RequestHeader("userId") String userId) {
         return ResponseEntity.ok().contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).body(directoryService.getElements(ids, elementTypes, strictMode, userId));
     }
-
-    @RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.HEAD, value = "/directories/{directoryUuid}/elements/{elementName}/types/{type}")
-    public ResponseEntity<Void> elementExists(@PathVariable UUID directoryUuid,
-                                              @PathVariable String elementName,
-                                              @PathVariable String type) {
-        return directoryService.elementExists(directoryUuid, elementName, type) ? ResponseEntity.ok().build() : ResponseEntity.noContent().build();
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/gridsuite/study/server/controller/DirectoryControllerTest.java b/src/test/java/org/gridsuite/study/server/controller/DirectoryControllerTest.java
index 1f16d43ed..6f4c0b219 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/gridsuite/study/server/controller/DirectoryControllerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/gridsuite/study/server/controller/DirectoryControllerTest.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.get;
-import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.head;
 import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.content;
 import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.status;
 
@@ -59,26 +58,4 @@ void testGetElements() throws Exception {
 
         verify(directoryService).getElements(List.of(elementUuid), List.of("STUDY"), false, USER_ID);
     }
-
-    @Test
-    void testElementExists() throws Exception {
-        UUID directoryUuid = UUID.randomUUID();
-        when(directoryService.elementExists(directoryUuid, "elementName", "STUDY")).thenReturn(true);
-
-        mockMvc.perform(head(BASE_URL + "/directories/{directoryUuid}/elements/{elementName}/types/{type}", directoryUuid, "elementName", "STUDY"))
-            .andExpect(status().isOk())
-            .andExpect(content().string(""));
-
-        verify(directoryService).elementExists(directoryUuid, "elementName", "STUDY");
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    void testElementDoesNotExist() throws Exception {
-        UUID directoryUuid = UUID.randomUUID();
-        when(directoryService.elementExists(directoryUuid, "elementName", "STUDY")).thenReturn(false);
-
-        mockMvc.perform(head(BASE_URL + "/directories/{directoryUuid}/elements/{elementName}/types/{type}", directoryUuid, "elementName", "STUDY"))
-            .andExpect(status().isNoContent())
-            .andExpect(content().string(""));
-    }
 }