diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/compute/servers.py b/nova/api/openstack/compute/servers.py
index c970aedb81bd..db0b20756ea2 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/compute/servers.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/compute/servers.py
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-import base64
-import re
-
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 import oslo_messaging as messaging
 from oslo_utils import strutils
@@ -441,22 +438,6 @@ class ServersController(wsgi.Controller):
 
         return objects.NetworkRequestList(objects=networks)
 
-    # NOTE(vish): Without this regex, b64decode will happily
-    #             ignore illegal bytes in the base64 encoded
-    #             data.
-    B64_REGEX = re.compile('^(?:[A-Za-z0-9+\/]{4})*'
-                           '(?:[A-Za-z0-9+\/]{2}=='
-                           '|[A-Za-z0-9+\/]{3}=)?$')
-
-    def _decode_base64(self, data):
-        data = re.sub(r'\s', '', data)
-        if not self.B64_REGEX.match(data):
-            return None
-        try:
-            return base64.b64decode(data)
-        except TypeError:
-            return None
-
     @extensions.expected_errors(404)
     def show(self, req, id):
         """Returns server details by server id."""
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/api/openstack/compute/test_serversV21.py b/nova/tests/unit/api/openstack/compute/test_serversV21.py
index ebe1032a9a7f..b534946d5410 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/api/openstack/compute/test_serversV21.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/api/openstack/compute/test_serversV21.py
@@ -150,42 +150,6 @@ class MockSetAdminPassword(object):
         self.password = password
 
 
-class Base64ValidationTest(test.TestCase):
-    def setUp(self):
-        super(Base64ValidationTest, self).setUp()
-        ext_info = extension_info.LoadedExtensionInfo()
-        self.controller = servers.ServersController(extension_info=ext_info)
-
-    def test_decode_base64(self):
-        value = "A random string"
-        result = self.controller._decode_base64(base64.b64encode(value))
-        self.assertEqual(result, value)
-
-    def test_decode_base64_binary(self):
-        value = "\x00\x12\x75\x99"
-        result = self.controller._decode_base64(base64.b64encode(value))
-        self.assertEqual(result, value)
-
-    def test_decode_base64_whitespace(self):
-        value = "A random string"
-        encoded = base64.b64encode(value)
-        white = "\n \n%s\t%s\n" % (encoded[:2], encoded[2:])
-        result = self.controller._decode_base64(white)
-        self.assertEqual(result, value)
-
-    def test_decode_base64_invalid(self):
-        invalid = "A random string"
-        result = self.controller._decode_base64(invalid)
-        self.assertIsNone(result)
-
-    def test_decode_base64_illegal_bytes(self):
-        value = "A random string"
-        encoded = base64.b64encode(value)
-        white = ">\x01%s*%s()" % (encoded[:2], encoded[2:])
-        result = self.controller._decode_base64(white)
-        self.assertIsNone(result)
-
-
 class ControllerTest(test.TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
diff --git a/tests-py3.txt b/tests-py3.txt
index c513f6e2f43b..74eb46f34164 100644
--- a/tests-py3.txt
+++ b/tests-py3.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ nova.tests.unit.api.openstack.compute.test_security_group_default_rules.TestSecu
 nova.tests.unit.api.openstack.compute.test_security_groups.SecurityGroupsOutputTestV21
 nova.tests.unit.api.openstack.compute.test_security_groups.TestSecurityGroupRulesV21
 nova.tests.unit.api.openstack.compute.test_server_actions.ServerActionsControllerTestV21
-nova.tests.unit.api.openstack.compute.test_serversV21.Base64ValidationTest
 nova.tests.unit.api.openstack.compute.test_serversV21.ServersControllerCreateTest
 nova.tests.unit.api.openstack.compute.test_serversV21.ServersControllerRebuildInstanceTest
 nova.tests.unit.api.openstack.compute.test_serversV21.ServersControllerRebuildTestV219