diff --git a/sapl/base/templatetags/common_tags.py b/sapl/base/templatetags/common_tags.py
index 4f8370eac..ed1da8633 100644
--- a/sapl/base/templatetags/common_tags.py
+++ b/sapl/base/templatetags/common_tags.py
@@ -38,11 +38,6 @@ def isinst(value, class_str):
     return classe == class_str
 
 
-@register.filter
-def to_class_name(value):
-    return value.__class__.__name__.lower()
-
-
 @register.filter
 def get_add_perm(value, arg):
     perm = value