diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/logic/importer/fetcher/ArXiv.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/logic/importer/fetcher/ArXiv.java
index 2b37771aade..2b18209f84b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/logic/importer/fetcher/ArXiv.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/logic/importer/fetcher/ArXiv.java
@@ -79,22 +79,6 @@ public Optional<URL> findFullText(BibEntry entry) throws IOException {
             }
         }
 
-        // 2. DOI
-        Optional<DOI> doi = entry.getField(FieldName.DOI).flatMap(DOI::build);
-        if (doi.isPresent()) {
-            String doiString = doi.get().getDOI();
-            // Search for an entry in the ArXiv which is linked to the doi
-            try {
-                Optional<URL> pdfUrl = searchForEntry("doi:" + doiString).flatMap(ArXivEntry::getPdfUrl);
-                if (pdfUrl.isPresent()) {
-                    LOGGER.info("Fulltext PDF found @ arXiv.");
-                    return pdfUrl;
-                }
-            } catch (FetcherException e) {
-                LOGGER.warn("arXiv DOI API request failed", e);
-            }
-        }
-
         return Optional.empty();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/jabref/logic/importer/fetcher/ArXivTest.java b/src/test/java/org/jabref/logic/importer/fetcher/ArXivTest.java
index e43528c4537..02f523396a4 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/jabref/logic/importer/fetcher/ArXivTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/jabref/logic/importer/fetcher/ArXivTest.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public void setUp() {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void doiNotPresent() throws IOException {
+    public void noIdentifierPresent() throws IOException {
         assertEquals(Optional.empty(), finder.findFullText(entry));
     }
 
@@ -61,13 +61,6 @@ public void rejectNullParameter() throws IOException {
         Assert.fail();
     }
 
-    @Test
-    public void findByDOI() throws IOException {
-        entry.setField("doi", "10.1529/biophysj.104.047340");
-
-        assertEquals(Optional.of(new URL("http://arxiv.org/pdf/cond-mat/0406246v1")), finder.findFullText(entry));
-    }
-
     @Test
     public void findByEprint() throws IOException {
         entry.setField("eprint", "1603.06570");