diff --git a/app/controllers/oer/endpoints.php b/app/controllers/oer/endpoints.php
index a6d2b774ad37305cbed92593fdf3eff66370d6bf..9fa119022b7595edecb352ce57c50667f6660532 100755
--- a/app/controllers/oer/endpoints.php
+++ b/app/controllers/oer/endpoints.php
@@ -94,9 +94,6 @@ class Oer_EndpointsController extends StudipController
             $host_data = json_decode($host_data, true);
             if ($host_data) {
                 $host = OERHost::findOneByUrl($url);
-                if (!$host) {
-                    $host = OERHost::findOneByPublic_key($host_data['public_key']);
-                }
                 if (!$host) {
                     $host = new OERHost();
                 }