diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/controllers/Grants.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/controllers/Grants.java
index 0ba69119f..8e8bbb56e 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/controllers/Grants.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/controllers/Grants.java
@@ -60,21 +60,21 @@ public class Grants extends BaseController {
         return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.OK).body(new ResponseItem<eu.eudat.models.data.grant.Grant>().payload(grant).status(ApiMessageCode.NO_MESSAGE));
     }
 
-    @Transactional
+    /*@Transactional
     @RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.POST, consumes = "application/json", produces = "application/json")
     public @ResponseBody
     ResponseEntity<ResponseItem<Grant>> addGrant(@Valid @RequestBody eu.eudat.models.data.grant.Grant grant, Principal principal) throws IOException, ParseException {
         this.grantManager.createOrUpdate(grant, principal);
         return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.OK).body(new ResponseItem<eu.eudat.data.entities.Grant>().status(ApiMessageCode.SUCCESS_MESSAGE).message("Created"));
-    }
+    }*/
 
-    @Transactional
+    /*@Transactional
     @RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.DELETE, value = {"{id}"}, consumes = "application/json", produces = "application/json")
     public @ResponseBody
     ResponseEntity<ResponseItem<Grant>> inactivate(@PathVariable String id, Principal principal) throws IllegalAccessException, InstantiationException {
         this.grantManager.inactivate(id);
         return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.OK).body(new ResponseItem<eu.eudat.data.entities.Grant>().status(ApiMessageCode.SUCCESS_MESSAGE));
-    }
+    }*/
 
     @RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.POST, value = {"/external"}, consumes = "application/json", produces = "application/json")
     public @ResponseBody
diff --git a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/GrantManager.java b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/GrantManager.java
index d1eb90c1f..4900a905c 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/GrantManager.java
+++ b/dmp-backend/web/src/main/java/eu/eudat/logic/managers/GrantManager.java
@@ -102,13 +102,13 @@ public class GrantManager {
         return grant;
     }
 
-    public eu.eudat.data.entities.Grant inactivate(String id) throws InstantiationException, IllegalAccessException {
+    /*public eu.eudat.data.entities.Grant inactivate(String id) throws InstantiationException, IllegalAccessException {
         GrantDao grantRepository = databaseRepository.getGrantDao();
         eu.eudat.data.entities.Grant grant = grantRepository.find(UUID.fromString(id));
         grant.setStatus(eu.eudat.data.entities.Grant.Status.DELETED.getValue());
         grant = grantRepository.createOrUpdate(grant);
         return grant;
-    }
+    }*/
 
     public List<eu.eudat.models.data.grant.Grant> getCriteriaWithExternal(GrantCriteriaRequest grantCriteria, Principal principal) throws IllegalAccessException, InstantiationException, HugeResultSet, NoURLFound {
         eu.eudat.data.entities.UserInfo userInfo = new eu.eudat.data.entities.UserInfo();
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public class GrantManager {
         return grants;
     }
 
-    public void createOrUpdate(eu.eudat.models.data.grant.Grant grant, Principal principal) throws ParseException, IOException {
+    /*public void createOrUpdate(eu.eudat.models.data.grant.Grant grant, Principal principal) throws ParseException, IOException {
         eu.eudat.data.entities.Grant grantEntity = grant.toDataModel();
         if (grant.getFiles() != null) {
             for (ContentFile file : grant.getFiles()) {
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ public class GrantManager {
         grantEntity.setType(eu.eudat.data.entities.Grant.GrantType.INTERNAL.getValue());
         grantEntity.setCreationUser(databaseRepository.getUserInfoDao().find(principal.getId()));
         databaseRepository.getGrantDao().createOrUpdate(grantEntity);
-    }
+    }*/
 
     public void delete(UUID uuid) {
         eu.eudat.data.entities.Grant oldGrant = apiContext.getOperationsContext().getDatabaseRepository().getGrantDao().find(uuid);