diff --git a/notebook/nbconvert/handlers.py b/notebook/nbconvert/handlers.py
index 23159346b..6543dc11a 100644
--- a/notebook/nbconvert/handlers.py
+++ b/notebook/nbconvert/handlers.py
@@ -141,9 +141,6 @@ class NbconvertFileHandler(IPythonHandler):
         self.set_header('Cache-Control', 'no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate, max-age=0')
         self.finish(output)
 
-    def compute_etag(self):
-        return None
-
 class NbconvertPostHandler(IPythonHandler):
     SUPPORTED_METHODS = ('POST',)