diff --git a/manila/cmd/manage.py b/manila/cmd/manage.py
index 41907b72fb..a9cb726471 100644
--- a/manila/cmd/manage.py
+++ b/manila/cmd/manage.py
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ import sys
 
 from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_log import log
-from oslo_utils import uuidutils
 
 from manila.common import config  # Need to register global_opts  # noqa
 from manila import context
@@ -91,20 +90,6 @@ def args(*args, **kwargs):
     return _decorator
 
 
-def param2id(object_id):
-    """Helper function to convert various id types to internal id.
-
-    args: [object_id], e.g. 'vol-0000000a' or 'volume-0000000a' or '10'
-    """
-    if uuidutils.is_uuid_like(object_id):
-        return object_id
-    elif '-' in object_id:
-        # FIXME(ja): mapping occurs in nova?
-        pass
-    else:
-        return int(object_id)
-
-
 class ShellCommands(object):
     def bpython(self):
         """Runs a bpython shell.
diff --git a/manila/tests/cmd/test_manage.py b/manila/tests/cmd/test_manage.py
index f50769fd33..b333ac9982 100644
--- a/manila/tests/cmd/test_manage.py
+++ b/manila/tests/cmd/test_manage.py
@@ -47,22 +47,6 @@ class ManilaCmdManageTestCase(test.TestCase):
         self.service_cmds = manila_manage.ServiceCommands()
         self.share_cmds = manila_manage.ShareCommands()
 
-    def test_param2id_is_uuid_like(self):
-        obj_id = '12345678123456781234567812345678'
-        self.assertEqual(obj_id, manila_manage.param2id(obj_id))
-
-    def test_param2id_not_uuid_like_with_dash(self):
-        obj_id = '112-112-112'
-        self.assertIsNone(manila_manage.param2id(obj_id))
-
-    def test_param2id_not_uuid_like_without_dash(self):
-        obj_id = '123'
-        self.assertEqual(123, manila_manage.param2id(obj_id))
-
-    def test_param2id_not_uuid_like_value_error(self):
-        obj_id = 'invalidvalue'
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, manila_manage.param2id, obj_id)
-
     @mock.patch.object(manila_manage.ShellCommands, 'run', mock.Mock())
     def test_shell_commands_bpython(self):
         self.shell_commands.bpython()