diff --git a/doc/api/http_api.md b/doc/api/http_api.md
index 0cfc85a07..9cab7f56b 100644
--- a/doc/api/http_api.md
+++ b/doc/api/http_api.md
@@ -134,13 +134,6 @@ Authentication works via a token that is sent with each request as a post parame
 
 All functions will also be available through a node module accessible from other node.js applications.
 
-### JSONP
-
-The API provides _JSONP_ support to allow requests from a server in a different domain.
-Simply add `&jsonp=?` to the API call.
-
-Example usage: https://api.jquery.com/jQuery.getJSON/
-
 ## API Methods
 
 ### Groups
@@ -636,4 +629,3 @@ get stats of the etherpad instance
 
 *Example returns*
  * `{"code":0,"message":"ok","data":{"totalPads":3,"totalSessions": 2,"totalActivePads": 1}}`
-
diff --git a/src/node/hooks/express/isValidJSONPName.js b/src/node/hooks/express/isValidJSONPName.js
deleted file mode 100644
index c8ca5bea1..000000000
--- a/src/node/hooks/express/isValidJSONPName.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-'use strict';
-
-const RESERVED_WORDS = [
-  'abstract',
-  'arguments',
-  'await',
-  'boolean',
-  'break',
-  'byte',
-  'case',
-  'catch',
-  'char',
-  'class',
-  'const',
-  'continue',
-  'debugger',
-  'default',
-  'delete',
-  'do',
-  'double',
-  'else',
-  'enum',
-  'eval',
-  'export',
-  'extends',
-  'false',
-  'final',
-  'finally',
-  'float',
-  'for',
-  'function',
-  'goto',
-  'if',
-  'implements',
-  'import',
-  'in',
-  'instanceof',
-  'int',
-  'interface',
-  'let',
-  'long',
-  'native',
-  'new',
-  'null',
-  'package',
-  'private',
-  'protected',
-  'public',
-  'return',
-  'short',
-  'static',
-  'super',
-  'switch',
-  'synchronized',
-  'this',
-  'throw',
-  'throws',
-  'transient',
-  'true',
-  'try',
-  'typeof',
-  'var',
-  'void',
-  'volatile',
-  'while',
-  'with',
-  'yield',
-];
-
-const regex = /^[a-zA-Z_$][0-9a-zA-Z_$]*(?:\[(?:".+"|'.+'|\d+)\])*?$/;
-
-module.exports.check = (inputStr) => {
-  let isValid = true;
-  inputStr.split('.').forEach((part) => {
-    if (!regex.test(part)) {
-      isValid = false;
-    }
-
-    if (RESERVED_WORDS.indexOf(part) !== -1) {
-      isValid = false;
-    }
-  });
-
-  return isValid;
-};
diff --git a/src/node/hooks/express/openapi.js b/src/node/hooks/express/openapi.js
index 4dc335cee..c4c1ccf5c 100644
--- a/src/node/hooks/express/openapi.js
+++ b/src/node/hooks/express/openapi.js
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ const createHTTPError = require('http-errors');
 
 const apiHandler = require('../../handler/APIHandler');
 const settings = require('../../utils/Settings');
-const isValidJSONPName = require('./isValidJSONPName');
 
 const log4js = require('log4js');
 const logger = log4js.getLogger('API');
@@ -686,12 +685,6 @@ exports.expressCreateServer = (hookName, args, cb) => {
           }
         }
 
-        // support jsonp response format
-        if (req.query.jsonp && isValidJSONPName.check(req.query.jsonp)) {
-          res.header('Content-Type', 'application/javascript');
-          response = `${req.query.jsonp}(${JSON.stringify(response)})`;
-        }
-
         // send response
         return res.send(response);
       });
diff --git a/src/tests/backend/specs/api/api.js b/src/tests/backend/specs/api/api.js
index cd8506519..d05a9989d 100644
--- a/src/tests/backend/specs/api/api.js
+++ b/src/tests/backend/specs/api/api.js
@@ -56,13 +56,4 @@ describe(__filename, function () {
         });
   });
 
-  it('supports jsonp calls', async function () {
-    this.timeout(150);
-    await agent.get(`${endPoint('createPad')}&jsonp=jsonp_1&padID=${testPadId}`)
-        .expect(200)
-        .expect('Content-Type', /javascript/)
-        .expect((res) => {
-          if (!res.text.match('jsonp_1')) throw new Error('no jsonp call seen');
-        });
-  });
 });