diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 837ce2a..1a34862 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -76,11 +76,6 @@
 			<artifactId>gwt-bootstrap</artifactId>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.gcube.portal</groupId>
-			<artifactId>custom-portal-handler</artifactId>
-			<scope>provided</scope>
-		</dependency>
 		<!-- FWS -->
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.resources.discovery</groupId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/portlet/GCubeCkanDataCatalogPortlet.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/portlet/GCubeCkanDataCatalogPortlet.java
index 82b92f5..3fc7e66 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/portlet/GCubeCkanDataCatalogPortlet.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/gcubeckan/gcubeckandatacatalog/portlet/GCubeCkanDataCatalogPortlet.java
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ import javax.portlet.PortletRequestDispatcher;
 import javax.portlet.RenderRequest;
 import javax.portlet.RenderResponse;
 
-import org.gcube.portal.custom.scopemanager.scopehelper.ScopeHelper;
-
 
 /**
  * The Class GCubeCkanDataCatalogPortlet.
@@ -39,12 +37,6 @@ public class GCubeCkanDataCatalogPortlet extends GenericPortlet{
      */
     public void doView(RenderRequest request, RenderResponse response) throws PortletException, IOException {
     	System.out.println("LOADING ********* FROM "+VIEW_JSP);
-		try {
-			ScopeHelper.setContext(request, ScopeHelper.USERNAME_ATTRIBUTE); // <-- Static method which sets the username in the session and the scope depending on the context automatically
-		}
-		catch (Exception e) {
-			System.out.println("Could not initialize portlet context");
-		}
     	PortletRequestDispatcher rd = getPortletContext().getRequestDispatcher(VIEW_JSP);
     	rd.include(request,response);
     }