diff --git a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/SessionController.java b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/SessionController.java
index 5e8f03fa8d5ce011e6ea3f6807bec97bcac12c75..b54df6d521021fbedeae70ec5365538e732246bf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/SessionController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/SessionController.java
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ResponseStatus;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
 
 import de.thm.arsnova.connector.model.Course;
-import de.thm.arsnova.entities.LoggedIn;
 import de.thm.arsnova.entities.Session;
 import de.thm.arsnova.exceptions.UnauthorizedException;
 import de.thm.arsnova.services.ISessionService;
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ public class SessionController extends AbstractController {
 
 	@RequestMapping(value = "/{sessionkey}", method = RequestMethod.GET)
 	public final Session joinSession(@PathVariable final String sessionkey) {
-		final Session session = sessionService.joinSession(sessionkey);
+		final Session session = sessionService.getSession(sessionkey);
 		if (! session.getCreator().equals(userService.getCurrentUser().getUsername())) {
 			session.setCreator("NOT VISIBLE TO YOU");
 		} else {
@@ -79,13 +78,6 @@ public class SessionController extends AbstractController {
 		sessionService.deleteSession(sessionkey);
 	}
 
-	@DeprecatedApi
-	@RequestMapping(value = "/{sessionkey}/online", method = RequestMethod.POST)
-	@ResponseStatus(HttpStatus.CREATED)
-	public final LoggedIn registerAsOnlineUser(@PathVariable final String sessionkey) {
-		return sessionService.registerAsOnlineUser(sessionkey);
-	}
-
 	@DeprecatedApi
 	@RequestMapping(value = "/{sessionkey}/activeusercount", method = RequestMethod.GET)
 	public final int countActiveUsers(@PathVariable final String sessionkey) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/services/ISessionService.java b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/services/ISessionService.java
index 20e40d828d1b5958df5b0ed50935b496f5853fd3..16faadd4a2c037de8a3a74952fc4f80d38aa20c9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/services/ISessionService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/services/ISessionService.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import de.thm.arsnova.entities.LoggedIn;
 import de.thm.arsnova.entities.Session;
 
 public interface ISessionService {
-	Session joinSession(String keyword);
+	Session getSession(String keyword);
 
 	Session saveSession(Session session);
 
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ public interface ISessionService {
 
 	List<Session> getMyVisitedSessions();
 
-	LoggedIn registerAsOnlineUser(String sessionkey);
-
 	int countSessions(List<Course> courses);
 
 	int activeUsers(String sessionkey);
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/services/SessionService.java b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/services/SessionService.java
index d2742c182e907e67e451b35661d7baa360b378c7..a00c4e448ca1776c9e297cb312630e50ee1aab5c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/services/SessionService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/thm/arsnova/services/SessionService.java
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 import de.thm.arsnova.connector.client.ConnectorClient;
 import de.thm.arsnova.connector.model.Course;
 import de.thm.arsnova.dao.IDatabaseDao;
-import de.thm.arsnova.entities.LoggedIn;
 import de.thm.arsnova.entities.Question;
 import de.thm.arsnova.entities.Session;
 import de.thm.arsnova.entities.User;
@@ -116,9 +115,7 @@ public class SessionService implements ISessionService {
 
 	@Override
 	@PreAuthorize("isAuthenticated()")
-	public final Session joinSession(final String keyword) {
-		/* HTTP polling solution (legacy) */
-
+	public final Session getSession(final String keyword) {
 		final User user = userService.getCurrentUser();
 		final Session session = databaseDao.getSessionFromKeyword(keyword);
 		if (session == null) {
@@ -132,10 +129,6 @@ public class SessionService implements ISessionService {
 			}
 		}
 
-		userService.addCurrentUserToSessionMap(keyword);
-		socketIoServer.reportActiveUserCountForSession(keyword);
-		socketIoServer.reportFeedbackForUserInSession(session, userService.getCurrentUser());
-
 		if (connectorClient != null && session.isCourseSession()) {
 			final String courseid = session.getCourseId();
 			if (!connectorClient.getMembership(userService.getCurrentUser().getUsername(), courseid).isMember()) {
@@ -206,21 +199,6 @@ public class SessionService implements ISessionService {
 		return generateKeyword();
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public final LoggedIn registerAsOnlineUser(final String sessionkey) {
-		/* HTTP polling solution (legacy) */
-
-		final Session session = this.joinSession(sessionkey);
-		if (session == null) {
-			throw new NotFoundException();
-		}
-		if (session.getCreator().equals(userService.getCurrentUser().getUsername())) {
-			databaseDao.updateSessionOwnerActivity(session);
-		}
-
-		return databaseDao.registerAsOnlineUser(userService.getCurrentUser(), session);
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public int countSessions(final List<Course> courses) {
 		final List<Session> sessions = databaseDao.getCourseSessions(courses);
diff --git a/src/test/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/SessionControllerTest.java b/src/test/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/SessionControllerTest.java
index 4860c0746b8a68a0dea2f49d99e1a53371b4c1dc..76ca780e0d21123f0f045dbf599765d6a2c4c4d0 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/SessionControllerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/thm/arsnova/controller/SessionControllerTest.java
@@ -147,14 +147,6 @@ public class SessionControllerTest {
 		.andExpect(header().string(AbstractController.X_DEPRECATED_API, "1"));
 	}
 
-	@Test
-	public void testShouldEndInUnauthorizedResult() throws Exception {
-		setAuthenticated(false, "ptsr00");
-
-		mockMvc.perform(post("/session/12345678/online").accept(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON))
-		.andExpect(status().isUnauthorized());
-	}
-
 	@Test
 	public void testShouldEndInForbidden() throws Exception {
 		setAuthenticated(true, "ptsr00");
diff --git a/src/test/java/de/thm/arsnova/services/SessionServiceTest.java b/src/test/java/de/thm/arsnova/services/SessionServiceTest.java
index 09c07f18580afea478ee913eed35b2b2efb68cd4..d3a7211408197d4f070393ba5464ea86538d369b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/de/thm/arsnova/services/SessionServiceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/de/thm/arsnova/services/SessionServiceTest.java
@@ -103,13 +103,13 @@ public class SessionServiceTest {
 	@Test(expected = NotFoundException.class)
 	public void testShouldNotFindNonExistantSession() {
 		setAuthenticated(true, "ptsr00");
-		sessionService.joinSession("00000000");
+		sessionService.getSession("00000000");
 	}
 
 	@Test(expected = AuthenticationCredentialsNotFoundException.class)
 	public void testShouldNotReturnSessionIfUnauthorized() {
 		setAuthenticated(false, null);
-		sessionService.joinSession("12345678");
+		sessionService.getSession("12345678");
 	}
 
 	@Test(expected = AuthenticationCredentialsNotFoundException.class)
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public class SessionServiceTest {
 
 		setAuthenticated(true, "ptsr00");
 
-		assertNull(sessionService.joinSession("11111111"));
+		assertNull(sessionService.getSession("11111111"));
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public class SessionServiceTest {
 		session.setName("TestSessionX");
 		session.setShortName("TSX");
 		sessionService.saveSession(session);
-		assertNotNull(sessionService.joinSession("11111111"));
+		assertNotNull(sessionService.getSession("11111111"));
 	}
 
 	@Test(expected = AccessDeniedException.class)