diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index 6ebaab21a..d9ef556e0 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.bahmni.module</groupId>
 		<artifactId>appointments</artifactId>
-		<version>1.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<artifactId>appointments-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/omod/pom.xml b/omod/pom.xml
index 6e5fd07e6..10a651ebc 100644
--- a/omod/pom.xml
+++ b/omod/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.bahmni.module</groupId>
 		<artifactId>appointments</artifactId>
-		<version>1.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<artifactId>appointments-omod</artifactId>
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@
 			<artifactId>${project.parent.artifactId}-api</artifactId>
 			<version>${project.parent.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
+		<!-- <dependency>
 			<groupId>${project.parent.groupId}</groupId>
 			<artifactId>${project.parent.artifactId}-atom-feed</artifactId>
 			<version>${project.parent.version}</version>
-		</dependency>
+		</dependency> -->
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.openmrs.web</groupId>
 			<artifactId>openmrs-web</artifactId>
diff --git a/omod/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/appointments/web/controller/AppointmentController.java b/omod/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/appointments/web/controller/AppointmentController.java
index 61a601ffc..bd77486ce 100644
--- a/omod/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/appointments/web/controller/AppointmentController.java
+++ b/omod/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/appointments/web/controller/AppointmentController.java
@@ -178,17 +178,6 @@ public ResponseEntity<Object> undoStatusChange(@PathVariable("appointmentUuid")
         }
     }
 
-    @RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.GET)
-    @ResponseBody
-    public AppointmentDefaultResponse getAppointmentByUuid(@RequestParam(value = "uuid") String uuid) {
-        Appointment appointment = appointmentsService.getAppointmentByUuid(uuid);
-        if (appointment == null) {
-            log.error("Invalid. Appointment does not exist. UUID - " + uuid);
-            throw new RuntimeException("Appointment does not exist");
-        }
-        return appointmentMapper.constructResponse(appointment);
-    }
-
     @RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.GET)
     @ResponseBody
     public AppointmentDefaultResponse getAppointmentById(@RequestParam(value = "id") Integer id) {
diff --git a/omod/src/test/java/org/openmrs/module/appointments/web/controller/AppointmentControllerTest.java b/omod/src/test/java/org/openmrs/module/appointments/web/controller/AppointmentControllerTest.java
index 7f477f4d0..04be7084c 100644
--- a/omod/src/test/java/org/openmrs/module/appointments/web/controller/AppointmentControllerTest.java
+++ b/omod/src/test/java/org/openmrs/module/appointments/web/controller/AppointmentControllerTest.java
@@ -170,25 +170,6 @@ public void shouldThrowExceptionIfPatientUuidIsBlankWhileCreatingAppointment() t
         assertEquals(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST, responseEntity.getStatusCode());
     }
 
-    @Test
-    public void shouldGetAppointmentByUuid() throws Exception {
-        String appointmentUuid = "appointmentUuid";
-        Appointment appointment = new Appointment();
-        appointment.setUuid(appointmentUuid);
-        when(appointmentsService.getAppointmentByUuid(appointmentUuid)).thenReturn(appointment);
-        appointmentController.getAppointmentByUuid(appointmentUuid);
-        verify(appointmentsService, times(1)).getAppointmentByUuid(appointmentUuid);
-        verify(appointmentMapper, times(1)).constructResponse(appointment);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void shouldThrowExceptionIfAppointmentDoesNotExist() throws Exception {
-        when(appointmentsService.getAppointmentByUuid(any(String.class))).thenReturn(null);
-        expectedException.expect(RuntimeException.class);
-        expectedException.expectMessage("Appointment does not exist");
-        appointmentController.getAppointmentByUuid("randomUuid");
-    }
-
     @Test
     public void shouldUndoStatusOfAppointment() throws Exception {
         Appointment appointment = new Appointment();
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b37e7bcf2..e557fe918 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>org.bahmni.module</groupId>
 	<artifactId>appointments</artifactId>
-	<version>1.5.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 	<name>Bahmni Appointment Scheduling</name>
 	<description>OpenMRS Module Scheduling and managing Appointments.</description>