diff --git a/graylog2-server/src/main/java/org/graylog/grn/GRNTypes.java b/graylog2-server/src/main/java/org/graylog/grn/GRNTypes.java
index a2e34e46431d..80a22cde9d4c 100644
--- a/graylog2-server/src/main/java/org/graylog/grn/GRNTypes.java
+++ b/graylog2-server/src/main/java/org/graylog/grn/GRNTypes.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 
 public class GRNTypes {
     public static final GRNType BUILTIN_TEAM = GRNType.create("builtin-team", "XXX-NOT-A-REAL-TYPE-XXX:");
-    public static final GRNType COLLECTION = GRNType.create("collection", "collections:");
     public static final GRNType DASHBOARD = GRNType.create("dashboard", "dashboards:");
     public static final GRNType EVENT_DEFINITION = GRNType.create("event_definition", "eventdefinitions:");
     public static final GRNType EVENT_NOTIFICATION = GRNType.create("notification", "eventnotifications:");
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@ public class GRNTypes {
     // TODO find a way to unify these
     private static final ImmutableSet<GRNType> BUILTIN_TYPES = ImmutableSet.<GRNType>builder()
             .add(BUILTIN_TEAM)
-            .add(COLLECTION)
             .add(DASHBOARD)
             .add(EVENT_DEFINITION)
             .add(EVENT_NOTIFICATION)
diff --git a/graylog2-server/src/main/java/org/graylog/grn/GRNTypesModule.java b/graylog2-server/src/main/java/org/graylog/grn/GRNTypesModule.java
index c010c5933276..5a22bf4e3c61 100644
--- a/graylog2-server/src/main/java/org/graylog/grn/GRNTypesModule.java
+++ b/graylog2-server/src/main/java/org/graylog/grn/GRNTypesModule.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ public class GRNTypesModule extends PluginModule {
     protected void configure() {
         // TODO: Implement missing GRN descriptor providers
         addGRNType(GRNTypes.BUILTIN_TEAM, FallbackGRNDescriptorProvider.class);
-        addGRNType(GRNTypes.COLLECTION, FallbackGRNDescriptorProvider.class);
         addGRNType(GRNTypes.DASHBOARD, ViewGRNDescriptorProvider.class);
         addGRNType(GRNTypes.EVENT_DEFINITION, EventDefinitionGRNDescriptorProvider.class);
         addGRNType(GRNTypes.EVENT_NOTIFICATION, EventNotificationGRNDescriptorProvider.class);