diff --git a/core/modules/views/views.module b/core/modules/views/views.module
index e700cdf030d..8ec5d5e1e9a 100644
--- a/core/modules/views/views.module
+++ b/core/modules/views/views.module
@@ -704,16 +704,6 @@ function views_invalidate_cache() {
   module_invoke_all('views_invalidate_cache');
 }
 
-/**
- * Access callback to determine if the user can import Views.
- *
- * View imports require an additional access check because they are PHP
- * code and PHP is more locked down than administer views.
- */
-function views_import_access() {
-  return user_access('administer views') && user_access('use PHP for settings');
-}
-
 /**
  * Determine if the logged in user has access to a view.
  *