diff --git a/src/cloud/occi/lib/ui/public/js/plugins/compute.js b/src/cloud/occi/lib/ui/public/js/plugins/compute.js
index e69b818ff0..e8dc78dfb4 100644
--- a/src/cloud/occi/lib/ui/public/js/plugins/compute.js
+++ b/src/cloud/occi/lib/ui/public/js/plugins/compute.js
@@ -311,15 +311,6 @@ var vm_actions = {
         notify: true
     },
 
-    "VM.poweron" : { //restart alias
-        type: "multiple",
-        call: OCCI.VM.restart,
-        callback: updateVMachineElement,
-        elements: vmElements,
-        error: onError,
-        notify: true
-    },
-
     "VM.poweroff" : {
         type: "multiple",
         call: OCCI.VM.poweroff,
@@ -409,11 +400,6 @@ var vm_buttons = {
                 text: tr("Resubmit"),
                 tip: tr("This will resubmits VMs to PENDING state")
             },
-            "VM.poweron" : {
-                type : "confirm",
-                text: tr("Power On"),
-                tip: tr("This will start on powered off machines")
-            },
             "VM.poweroff" : {
                 type : "confirm",
                 text: tr("Power Off"),
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/js/plugins/vms-tab.js b/src/sunstone/public/js/plugins/vms-tab.js
index 3f0837280f..a00cf0b594 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/js/plugins/vms-tab.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/js/plugins/vms-tab.js
@@ -343,15 +343,6 @@ var vm_actions = {
         notify: true
     },
 
-    "VM.poweron" : { // alias for restart
-        type: "multiple",
-        call: OpenNebula.VM.restart,
-        callback: vmShow,
-        elements: vmElements,
-        error: onError,
-        notify: true
-    },
-
     "VM.poweroff" : {
         type: "multiple",
         call: OpenNebula.VM.poweroff,
@@ -600,11 +591,6 @@ var vm_buttons = {
                 text: tr("Resubmit"),
                 tip: tr("This will resubmits VMs to PENDING state")
             },
-            "VM.poweron" : {
-                type : "confirm",
-                text: tr("Power On"),
-                tip: tr("This will start on powered off machines")
-            },
             "VM.poweroff" : {
                 type : "confirm",
                 text: tr("Power Off"),