diff --git a/src/bee-cache.sh.in b/src/bee-cache.sh.in
index fed928d..e5206dc 100644
--- a/src/bee-cache.sh.in
+++ b/src/bee-cache.sh.in
@@ -79,11 +79,6 @@ function cache_update_pkg() {
     return 0
 }
 
-function cache_grep() {
-    ${BEEFLOCK} --shared ${BEECACHE_INVENTORY} \
-        grep "${@}" ${BEECACHE_INVENTORY}
-}
-
 function print_conflicts() {
     local pkg=${1}
 
@@ -224,7 +219,6 @@ function usage() {
 	    -h, --help          display this help
 
 	Commands:
-	    grep <pattern>
 	    rebuild
 	    update <pkgname...>
 	    print-uniq-files <pkgname>
@@ -283,9 +277,6 @@ cache_verify
 tmpinstall_to_filenames
 
 case "${cmd}" in
-    grep)
-        cache_grep "${@}" | cut -d ' ' -f${FIELDS}
-        ;;
     rebuild)
         cache_rebuild
         ;;