diff --git a/gramps/cli/argparser.py b/gramps/cli/argparser.py
index 47b4e0f4c..337cf113a 100644
--- a/gramps/cli/argparser.py
+++ b/gramps/cli/argparser.py
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ Application options
   -y, --yes                              Don't ask to confirm dangerous actions (non-GUI mode only)
   -q, --quiet                            Suppress progress indication output (non-GUI mode only)
   -v, --version                          Show versions
-  -b, --databases                        Show available database backends
 """)
 
 _USAGE = _("""
@@ -154,7 +153,6 @@ class ArgParser:
     -y, --yes                       Don't ask to confirm dangerous actions
     -q, --quiet                     Suppress progress indication output
     -v, --version                   Show versions
-    -b, --databases                 Show available database backends
     -h, --help                      Display the help
     --usage                         Display usage information
 
@@ -325,23 +323,6 @@ class ArgParser:
                                             repr(config.data[sect][setting])))
                     print()
                 sys.exit(0)
-            elif option in ['-b', '--databases']:
-                default = config.data["database"]["backend"]
-                pmgr = BasePluginManager.get_instance()
-                pmgr.reg_plugins(PLUGINS_DIR, self, None)
-                pmgr.reg_plugins(USER_PLUGINS, self, None, load_on_reg=True)
-                for plugin in pmgr.get_reg_databases():
-                    pdata = pmgr.get_plugin(plugin.id)
-                    mod = pmgr.load_plugin(pdata)
-                    if mod:
-                        database = getattr(mod, pdata.databaseclass)
-                        summary = database.get_class_summary()
-                        print("Database backend ID:",
-                              pdata.id,
-                              "(default)" if pdata.id == default else "")
-                        for key in sorted(summary.keys()):
-                            print("   ", _("%s:") % key, summary[key])
-                sys.exit(0)
             elif option in ['-c', '--config']:
                 cfg_name = value
                 set_value = False
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/db/bsddb/write.py b/gramps/plugins/db/bsddb/write.py
index 82fb5d525..7a352153f 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/db/bsddb/write.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/db/bsddb/write.py
@@ -209,27 +209,6 @@ class DbBsddb(DbBsddbRead, DbWriteBase, UpdateCallback):
     Gramps database write access object.
     """
 
-    @classmethod
-    def get_class_summary(cls):
-        """
-        Return a diction of information about this database.
-        """
-        try:
-            import bsddb3 as bsddb
-            bsddb_str = bsddb.__version__
-            bsddb_db_str = str(bsddb.db.version()).replace(', ', '.')\
-                                                  .replace('(', '').replace(')', '')
-        except:
-            bsddb_str = 'not found'
-            bsddb_db_str = 'not found'
-        summary = {
-            "DB-API version": "n/a",
-            "Database type": cls.__name__,
-            'Database version': bsddb_str,
-            'Database db version': bsddb_db_str
-        }
-        return summary
-
     # Set up dictionary for callback signal handler
     # ---------------------------------------------
     # 1. Signals for primary objects
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/db/dbapi/dbapi.py b/gramps/plugins/db/dbapi/dbapi.py
index 453489436..a925ae379 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/db/dbapi/dbapi.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/db/dbapi/dbapi.py
@@ -57,17 +57,6 @@ class DBAPI(DbGeneric):
     """
     Database backends class for DB-API 2.0 databases
     """
-    @classmethod
-    def get_class_summary(cls):
-        """
-        Return a diction of information about this database.
-        """
-        summary = {
-            "DB-API version": "2.0",
-            "Database type": cls.__name__,
-        }
-        return summary
-
     def get_schema_version(self, directory=None):
         """
         Get the version of the schema that the database was created
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/db/dbapi/inmemorydb.py b/gramps/plugins/db/dbapi/inmemorydb.py
index f431e8d53..0a081d17a 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/db/dbapi/inmemorydb.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/db/dbapi/inmemorydb.py
@@ -29,14 +29,6 @@ class InMemoryDB(DBAPI):
     """
     A DB-API 2.0 In-memory SQL database.
     """
-    @classmethod
-    def get_class_summary(cls):
-        summary = DBAPI.get_class_summary()
-        summary.update({
-            "Database location": "in memory",
-        })
-        return summary
-
     def _initialize(self, directory):
         """
         Create an in-memory sqlite database.
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/db/dummydb.py b/gramps/plugins/db/dummydb.py
index 028f9eed3..c9c561360 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/db/dummydb.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/db/dummydb.py
@@ -210,16 +210,6 @@ class DummyDb(M_A_M_B("NewBaseClass", (DbReadBase, Callback, object,), {})):
 
     __signals__ = {}
 
-    @classmethod
-    def get_class_summary(cls):
-        """
-        Return a diction of information about this database.
-        """
-        summary = {
-            "Database type": cls.__name__,
-        }
-        return summary
-
     def __init__(self):
         """
         Create a new DummyDb instance.