diff --git a/python/damask/_table.py b/python/damask/_table.py
index 43a8a3ebf..993a21039 100644
--- a/python/damask/_table.py
+++ b/python/damask/_table.py
@@ -49,15 +49,6 @@ class Table:
         """Copy Table."""
         return self.__copy__()
 
-    def where(self,expression):
-        """
-        Return boolean array corresponding to interpolated expression being True.
-
-        Table columns are addressed as #column# and will have appropriate shapes.
-
-        """
-        return eval(re.sub('#(.+?)#',r'self.get("\1")',expression))
-
 
     def _label_discrete(self):
         """Label data individually, e.g. v v v ==> 1_v 2_v 3_v."""
diff --git a/python/tests/test_Table.py b/python/tests/test_Table.py
index b1d7684fd..4aac9a940 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_Table.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_Table.py
@@ -44,12 +44,6 @@ class TestTable:
     def test_getitem(self,N):
         assert len(Table(np.random.rand(N,1),{'X':1})[:N//2]) == N//2
 
-    @pytest.mark.parametrize('N',[10,40])
-    @pytest.mark.parametrize('limit',[0.1,0.6])
-    def test_where(self,N,limit):
-        r = Table(np.random.rand(N,1),{'X':1})
-        assert np.all(r[r.where(f'#X# > {limit}')].get('X') > limit)
-
     @pytest.mark.parametrize('mode',['str','path'])
     def test_write_read(self,default,tmp_path,mode):
         default.save(tmp_path/'default.txt')