diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/geoportaldataviewer/client/GeoportalDataViewerService.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/geoportaldataviewer/client/GeoportalDataViewerService.java
index f6fbad2..837c552 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/geoportaldataviewer/client/GeoportalDataViewerService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/geoportaldataviewer/client/GeoportalDataViewerService.java
@@ -61,14 +61,14 @@ public interface GeoportalDataViewerService extends RemoteService {
 	 */
 	String getMyLogin();
 
-	/**
-	 * Gets the layer for type.
-	 *
-	 * @param layerType the layer type
-	 * @return the layer for type
-	 * @throws Exception the exception
-	 */
-	GeoInformationForWMSRequest getLayerForType(String layerType) throws Exception;
+//	/**
+//	 * Gets the layer for type.
+//	 *
+//	 * @param layerType the layer type
+//	 * @return the layer for type
+//	 * @throws Exception the exception
+//	 */
+//	GeoInformationForWMSRequest getLayerForType(String layerType) throws Exception;
 
 	/**
 	 * Gets the geo na data view profile.
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/geoportaldataviewer/client/GeoportalDataViewerServiceAsync.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/geoportaldataviewer/client/GeoportalDataViewerServiceAsync.java
index f3d1a9e..7fdc3ea 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/geoportaldataviewer/client/GeoportalDataViewerServiceAsync.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/geoportaldataviewer/client/GeoportalDataViewerServiceAsync.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public interface GeoportalDataViewerServiceAsync {
 
 	void getMyLogin(AsyncCallback<String> callback);
 
-	void getLayerForType(String layerType, AsyncCallback<GeoInformationForWMSRequest> callback);
+	//void getLayerForType(String layerType, AsyncCallback<GeoInformationForWMSRequest> callback);
 
 	void getGeoNaDataViewProfile(AsyncCallback<GNADataViewerConfigProfile> callback);
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/geoportaldataviewer/server/GeoportalDataViewerServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/geoportaldataviewer/server/GeoportalDataViewerServiceImpl.java
index 8db8c8f..55b09b2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/geoportaldataviewer/server/GeoportalDataViewerServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/geoportaldataviewer/server/GeoportalDataViewerServiceImpl.java
@@ -283,39 +283,39 @@ public class GeoportalDataViewerServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet impleme
 		}
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Gets the layer for type.
-	 *
-	 * @param layerType the layer type
-	 * @return the layer for type
-	 * @throws Exception the exception
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public GeoInformationForWMSRequest getLayerForType(String layerType) throws Exception {
-		LOG.info("Called getLayerForType for:" + layerType);
-
-		if (layerType == null || layerType.isEmpty())
-			throw new Exception("The input parameter layerType is null or empty");
-
-		SessionUtil.getCurrentContext(this.getThreadLocalRequest(), true);
-
-		GNADataViewerConfigProfile profile = getGNADataVieweConfigProfile();
-		LOG.info("Read profile: " + profile);
-
-		String lowerLayerType = layerType.toLowerCase();
-		LOG.info("Reading map layers for type:" + lowerLayerType);
-		LayerItem layer = profile.getMapLayers().get(lowerLayerType);
-
-		if (layer == null || layer.getWmsLink() == null)
-			throw new Exception(
-					"The layer type " + lowerLayerType + " has not been found. Please check your input parameter");
-
-		if (layer.getWmsLink() == null)
-			throw new Exception("The layer type " + lowerLayerType
-					+ " has not a WMS Link associated. Please check your input parameter");
-
-		return parseWmsRequest(layer.getWmsLink(), null);
-	}
+//	/**
+//	 * Gets the layer for type.
+//	 *
+//	 * @param layerType the layer type
+//	 * @return the layer for type
+//	 * @throws Exception the exception
+//	 */
+//	@Override
+//	public GeoInformationForWMSRequest getLayerForType(String layerType) throws Exception {
+//		LOG.info("Called getLayerForType for:" + layerType);
+//
+//		if (layerType == null || layerType.isEmpty())
+//			throw new Exception("The input parameter layerType is null or empty");
+//
+//		SessionUtil.getCurrentContext(this.getThreadLocalRequest(), true);
+//
+//		GNADataViewerConfigProfile profile = getGNADataVieweConfigProfile();
+//		LOG.info("Read profile: " + profile);
+//
+//		String lowerLayerType = layerType.toLowerCase();
+//		LOG.info("Reading map layers for type:" + lowerLayerType);
+//		LayerItem layer = profile.getMapLayers().get(lowerLayerType);
+//
+//		if (layer == null || layer.getWmsLink() == null)
+//			throw new Exception(
+//					"The layer type " + lowerLayerType + " has not been found. Please check your input parameter");
+//
+//		if (layer.getWmsLink() == null)
+//			throw new Exception("The layer type " + lowerLayerType
+//					+ " has not a WMS Link associated. Please check your input parameter");
+//
+//		return parseWmsRequest(layer.getWmsLink(), null);
+//	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Gets the geo na data view profile.