diff --git a/elasticsearch/client/__init__.py b/elasticsearch/client/__init__.py
index d2232a1b..2f572381 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/client/__init__.py
+++ b/elasticsearch/client/__init__.py
@@ -608,39 +608,3 @@ class Elasticsearch(object):
         _, data = self.transport.perform_request('GET', _make_path(index, doc_type, id, '_mlt'),
             params=params, body=body)
         return data
-
-    @query_params('analyze_wildcard', 'analyzer', 'default_operator', 'df',
-        'fields', 'lenient', 'lowercase_expanded_terms', 'parent', 'preference',
-        'q', 'routing', 'source')
-    def explain(self, index, doc_type, id, body, params=None):
-        """
-        Computes a score explanation for a query and a specific document and
-        presents the calculation.
-        `<http://elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/api/explain/>`_
-
-        :arg index: The name of the index
-        :arg doc_type: The type of the document
-        :arg id: The document ID
-        :arg body: The query definition using the Query DSL
-        :arg analyze_wildcard: Specify whether wildcards and prefix queries in
-            the query string query should be analyzed (default: false)
-        :arg analyzer: The analyzer for the query string query
-        :arg default_operator: The default operator for query string query (AND
-            or OR) (default: OR)
-        :arg df: The default field for query string query (default: _all)
-        :arg fields: A comma-separated list of fields to return in the response
-        :arg lenient: Specify whether format-based query failures (such as
-            providing text to a numeric field) should be ignored
-        :arg lowercase_expanded_terms: Specify whether query terms should be lowercased
-        :arg parent: The ID of the parent document
-        :arg preference: Specify the node or shard the operation should be
-            performed on (default: random)
-        :arg q: Query in the Lucene query string syntax
-        :arg routing: Specific routing value
-        :arg source: The URL-encoded query definition (instead of using the
-            request body)
-        """
-        _, data = self.transport.perform_request('GET', _make_path(index, doc_type, id, '_explain'),
-            params=params, body=body)
-        return data
-