diff --git a/tricircle/db/api.py b/tricircle/db/api.py
index 66e198f0..f0243991 100644
--- a/tricircle/db/api.py
+++ b/tricircle/db/api.py
@@ -64,11 +64,6 @@ def update_pod(context, pod_id, update_dict):
         return core.update_resource(context, models.Pod, pod_id, update_dict)
 
 
-def get_pod_by_pod_id(context, pod_id):
-    with context.session.begin():
-        return core.get_resource(context, models.Pod, pod_id)
-
-
 def create_cached_endpoints(context, config_dict):
     with context.session.begin():
         return core.create_resource(context, models.CachedEndpoint,
diff --git a/tricircle/tests/unit/db/test_api.py b/tricircle/tests/unit/db/test_api.py
index b2c4e989..851dd83e 100644
--- a/tricircle/tests/unit/db/test_api.py
+++ b/tricircle/tests/unit/db/test_api.py
@@ -256,6 +256,19 @@ class APITest(unittest.TestCase):
         pod = api.get_pod_by_name(self.context, region_name)
         self.assertEqual(pod['region_name'], region_name)
 
+    def test_get_pod(self):
+        self._create_pod(0, 'test_az_uuid1')
+        self._create_pod(1, 'test_az_uuid1')
+        self._create_pod(2, 'test_az_uuid2')
+
+        pod_id = 'test_pod_uuid_0'
+        pod = api.get_pod(self.context, pod_id)
+        self.assertEqual(pod['pod_id'], pod_id)
+
+        pod_id = 'test_pod_uuid_3'
+        self.assertRaises(
+            exceptions.ResourceNotFound, api.get_pod, self.context, pod_id)
+
     def test_delete_mappings_by_bottom_id(self):
         self._create_pod(0, 'test_az_uuid_0')
         self._create_pod(1, 'test_az_uuid_1')