diff --git a/arkindex/dataimport/api.py b/arkindex/dataimport/api.py
index a82f342e0ef4f423112fb06f5e327b1b0ba387f4..65ab011c3063e970ea2b2a22d1040466478676a4 100644
--- a/arkindex/dataimport/api.py
+++ b/arkindex/dataimport/api.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from arkindex.dataimport.models import \
 from arkindex.dataimport.serializers.ml_tool import MLToolSerializer, MLToolTaskSerializer
 from arkindex.dataimport.serializers.files import DataFileSerializer, DataFileCreateSerializer
 from arkindex.dataimport.serializers.git import \
-    RepositorySerializer, RepositoryStartImportSerializer, ExternalRepositorySerializer, RevisionSerializer
+    RepositorySerializer, ExternalRepositorySerializer, RevisionSerializer
 from arkindex.dataimport.serializers.imports import (
     DataImportLightSerializer, DataImportSerializer,
     DataImportFromFilesSerializer, ElementsWorkflowSerializer, WorkerRunLightSerializer, WorkerRunSerializer,
@@ -511,36 +511,6 @@ class RepositoryRetrieve(CorpusACLMixin, RetrieveDestroyAPIView):
         return super().perform_destroy(instance)
 
 
-class RepositoryStartImport(RetrieveAPIView):
-    """
-    Start a data import on the latest revision on a repository.
-    """
-    permission_classes = (IsVerified, )
-    serializer_class = RepositoryStartImportSerializer
-    openapi_overrides = {
-        'operationId': 'StartRepositoryImport',
-        'tags': ['repos'],
-    }
-
-    def get_queryset(self):
-        return Repository.objects.filter(
-            corpus__in=Corpus.objects.writable(self.request.user),
-        )
-
-    def retrieve(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
-        repo = self.get_object()
-
-        if not repo.enabled:
-            raise ValidationError("This repository does not have any associated credentials")
-
-        latest_commit_sha = repo.provider.get_latest_commit_sha(repo)
-        rev, _ = repo.provider.get_or_create_revision(repo, latest_commit_sha)
-
-        di = rev.start_import()
-
-        return Response(self.get_serializer(di).data)
-
-
 class RevisionRetrieve(CorpusACLMixin, RetrieveAPIView):
     """
     Retrieve a revision
diff --git a/arkindex/dataimport/serializers/git.py b/arkindex/dataimport/serializers/git.py
index e1334af085b64853cc1b0fa1b92fc0aa8a80543b..e916be24f8ff653ff15c0907482f786bd2b72ab9 100644
--- a/arkindex/dataimport/serializers/git.py
+++ b/arkindex/dataimport/serializers/git.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from rest_framework import serializers
 from arkindex.project.serializer_fields import EnumField
 from arkindex.documents.models import Corpus
-from arkindex.dataimport.models import DataImport, Repository, Revision, GitRef, GitRefType, WorkerVersionState
+from arkindex.dataimport.models import Repository, Revision, GitRef, GitRefType, WorkerVersionState
 import gitlab.v4.objects
 import urllib
 
@@ -92,20 +92,6 @@ class RepositorySerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
         }
 
 
-class RepositoryStartImportSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
-    """
-    A serializer used by the RepositoryStartImport endpoint to return a DataImport ID.
-    This serializer is required to get the OpenAPI schema generation to work.
-    """
-
-    import_id = serializers.UUIDField(source='id')
-
-    class Meta:
-        model = DataImport
-        fields = ('import_id',)
-        read_only_fields = ('import_id',)
-
-
 class ExternalRepositorySerializer(serializers.Serializer):
     """
     Serialize a Git repository from an external API
diff --git a/arkindex/dataimport/tests/test_repos.py b/arkindex/dataimport/tests/test_repos.py
index 931926eba81e73f9ad8d56a5752795a06d15b825..3c6caf51724836697668bc48d83770fa77754690 100644
--- a/arkindex/dataimport/tests/test_repos.py
+++ b/arkindex/dataimport/tests/test_repos.py
@@ -49,20 +49,6 @@ class TestRepositories(FixtureTestCase):
 
         self.assertEqual(Workflow.objects.count(), 0)
 
-    def test_start_no_credentials(self):
-        """
-        Test the repository start endpoint fails without credentials
-        """
-        self.client.force_login(self.superuser)
-        self.repo.credentials = None
-        self.repo.save()
-        self.assertFalse(self.repo.enabled)
-        self.assertEqual(Workflow.objects.count(), 0)
-
-        resp = self.client.get(reverse('api:repository-import', kwargs={'pk': str(self.repo.id)}))
-        self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)
-        self.assertEqual(Workflow.objects.count(), 0)
-
     def test_list_repository_requires_login(self):
         response = self.client.get(reverse('api:repository-list'))
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN)
diff --git a/arkindex/project/api_v1.py b/arkindex/project/api_v1.py
index 1a64bccf9e220a374924e49fc0ff6ac45ae1c8fc..6f2d9d35818b72db433249aa8953a4b7f28025f0 100644
--- a/arkindex/project/api_v1.py
+++ b/arkindex/project/api_v1.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from arkindex.documents.api.admin import ReindexStart
 from arkindex.dataimport.api import (
     DataImportsList, DataImportDetails, DataImportRetry, StartProcess, DataImportElements,
     DataFileList, DataFileRetrieve, DataFileUpload, DataImportFromFiles,
-    RepositoryList, RepositoryRetrieve, RepositoryStartImport, DataFileCreate,
+    RepositoryList, RepositoryRetrieve, DataFileCreate,
     GitRepositoryImportHook, AvailableRepositoriesList, RevisionRetrieve,
     MLToolList, CorpusWorkflow, WorkerList, WorkerVersionList, WorkerVersionRetrieve,
     WorkerRunList, WorkerRunDetails, ImportTranskribus
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ api = [
     # Git import workflows
     path('imports/repos/', RepositoryList.as_view(), name='repository-list'),
     path('imports/repos/<uuid:pk>/', RepositoryRetrieve.as_view(), name='repository-retrieve'),
-    path('imports/repos/<uuid:pk>/start/', RepositoryStartImport.as_view(), name='repository-import'),
     path('imports/repos/search/<uuid:pk>/', AvailableRepositoriesList.as_view(), name='available-repositories'),
     path('imports/hook/<uuid:pk>/', GitRepositoryImportHook.as_view(), name='import-hook'),
     path('imports/revisions/<uuid:pk>/', RevisionRetrieve.as_view(), name='revision-retrieve'),