diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/edit/ExternalIdRetryController.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/edit/ExternalIdRetryController.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 51509e580..000000000
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/edit/ExternalIdRetryController.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,120 +0,0 @@
-/* $This file is distributed under the terms of the license in /doc/license.txt$ */
-
-package edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.controller.edit;
-
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.LinkedList;
-import java.util.List;
-
-import javax.servlet.RequestDispatcher;
-import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
-import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
-
-import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
-import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
-
-import edu.cornell.mannlib.vedit.beans.EditProcessObject;
-import edu.cornell.mannlib.vedit.beans.FormObject;
-import edu.cornell.mannlib.vedit.beans.Option;
-import edu.cornell.mannlib.vedit.controller.BaseEditController;
-import edu.cornell.mannlib.vedit.util.FormUtils;
-import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.permissions.SimplePermission;
-import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.beans.DataPropertyStatement;
-import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.beans.DataPropertyStatementImpl;
-import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.beans.Individual;
-import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.controller.Controllers;
-import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.controller.VitroRequest;
-import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.dao.DataPropertyDao;
-import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.dao.DataPropertyStatementDao;
-import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.dao.IndividualDao;
-
-public class ExternalIdRetryController extends BaseEditController {
-	
-	private static final Log log = LogFactory.getLog(ExternalIdRetryController.class.getName());
-
-    public void doPost (HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) {
-		if (!isAuthorizedToDisplayPage(request, response,
-				SimplePermission.DO_BACK_END_EDITING.ACTIONS)) {
-        	return;
-        }
-
-        VitroRequest vreq = new VitroRequest(request);
-
-        //create an EditProcessObject for this and put it in the session
-        EditProcessObject epo = super.createEpo(request);
-
-        String action = "insert";
-
-        DataPropertyDao dpDao = vreq.getUnfilteredWebappDaoFactory().getDataPropertyDao();
-        DataPropertyStatementDao edDao = vreq.getUnfilteredWebappDaoFactory().getDataPropertyStatementDao();
-        epo.setDataAccessObject(edDao);
-        epo.setBeanClass(DataPropertyStatement.class);
-
-        IndividualDao eDao = vreq.getUnfilteredWebappDaoFactory().getIndividualDao();
-
-        DataPropertyStatement eidForEditing = null;
-        if (!epo.getUseRecycledBean()){
-            eidForEditing = new DataPropertyStatementImpl();
-            populateBeanFromParams(eidForEditing,vreq);
-            if (vreq.getParameter(MULTIPLEXED_PARAMETER_NAME) != null) {
-                action = "update";
-            }
-            epo.setOriginalBean(eidForEditing);
-        } else {
-            eidForEditing = (DataPropertyStatement) epo.getNewBean();
-        }
-
-        //make a simple mask for the class's id
-        Object[] simpleMaskPair = new Object[2];
-        simpleMaskPair[0]="Id";
-        //simpleMaskPair[1]=Integer.valueOf(eidForEditing.getId());
-        epo.getSimpleMask().add(simpleMaskPair);
-
-        //set up any listeners
-
-        FormObject foo = new FormObject();
-        HashMap OptionMap = new HashMap();
-        List entityList = new LinkedList();
-        if (eidForEditing.getIndividualURI() != null) {
-            Individual individual = eDao.getIndividualByURI(eidForEditing.getIndividualURI());
-            entityList.add(new Option(individual.getURI(),individual.getName(),true));
-        } else {
-            entityList.add(new Option ("-1", "Error: the entity must be specified", true));
-        }
-        OptionMap.put("IndividualURI",entityList);
-        // TOOD change following DAO call to getAllExternalIdDataProperties once implemented
-        List allExternalIdDataProperties = dpDao.getAllExternalIdDataProperties();
-        Collections.sort(allExternalIdDataProperties);
-        OptionMap.put("DatapropURI", FormUtils.makeOptionListFromBeans(allExternalIdDataProperties, "URI", "PublicName", eidForEditing.getDatapropURI(),""));
-        foo.setOptionLists(OptionMap);
-        foo.setErrorMap(epo.getErrMsgMap());
-
-        epo.setFormObject(foo);
-
-        FormUtils.populateFormFromBean(eidForEditing,action,foo,epo.getBadValueMap());
-
-        RequestDispatcher rd = request.getRequestDispatcher(Controllers.BASIC_JSP);
-        request.setAttribute("bodyJsp","/templates/edit/formBasic.jsp");
-        request.setAttribute("formJsp","/templates/edit/specific/externalIds_retry.jsp");
-        request.setAttribute("scripts","/templates/edit/formBasic.js");
-        request.setAttribute("title","External Id Editing Form");
-        request.setAttribute("_action",action);
-        request.setAttribute("unqualifiedClassName","External Id");
-        setRequestAttributes(request,epo);
-
-        try {
-            rd.forward(request, response);
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            log.error("ExternalIdRetryController could not forward to view.");
-            log.error(e.getMessage());
-            log.error(e.getStackTrace());
-        }
-
-    }
-
-    public void doGet (HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) {
-        doPost(request, response);
-    }
-
-}
diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/edit/specific/ents_edit.jsp b/webapp/web/templates/edit/specific/ents_edit.jsp
index 10e1764cb..f6f6ba9b2 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/edit/specific/ents_edit.jsp
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/edit/specific/ents_edit.jsp
@@ -99,11 +99,6 @@
             	<input type="hidden" name="controller" value="Entity"/>
         	</form>
         	<form action="editForm" method="get">
-            	<input type="submit" class="form-button" value="Add an External Identifier"/>
-            	<input type="hidden" name="IndividualURI" value="${individual.URI}"/>
-            	<input type="hidden" name="controller" value="ExternalId"/>
-        	</form>
-        	<form action="editForm" method="get">
             	<input type="submit" class="form-button" value="Change URI"/>
             	<input type="hidden" name="oldURI" value="${individual.URI}"/>
             	<input type="hidden" name="mode" value="renameResource"/>