diff --git a/superset/templates/superset/fab_overrides/list_with_checkboxes.html b/superset/templates/superset/fab_overrides/list_with_checkboxes.html
index 4acc6057b48..3d5fbaf77cb 100644
--- a/superset/templates/superset/fab_overrides/list_with_checkboxes.html
+++ b/superset/templates/superset/fab_overrides/list_with_checkboxes.html
@@ -79,10 +79,11 @@
                       <input
                           class="form-control"
                           type="checkbox"
+                          data-toggle="tooltip" rel="tooltip" title="{{_('Use the edit buttom to change this field')}}"
                           {{'checked' if item[value] }}
                           name="{{ '{}__{}'.format(pk, value) }}"
                           id="{{ '{}__{}'.format(pk, value) }}"
-                          data-checkbox-api-prefix="/superset/checkbox/{{ modelview_name }}/{{ pk }}/{{ value }}/">
+                          disabled readonly/>
                     {% else %}
                       {{ item[value] }}
                     {% endif %}
diff --git a/superset/views/core.py b/superset/views/core.py
index ffc9eea0c91..b0a234d04c4 100755
--- a/superset/views/core.py
+++ b/superset/views/core.py
@@ -1045,26 +1045,6 @@ class Superset(BaseSupersetView):
         msg = _("Chart [{}] has been overwritten").format(slc.slice_name)
         flash(msg, "info")
 
-    @api
-    @has_access_api
-    @expose("/checkbox/<model_view>/<id_>/<attr>/<value>", methods=["GET"])
-    def checkbox(self, model_view, id_, attr, value):
-        """endpoint for checking/unchecking any boolean in a sqla model"""
-        modelview_to_model = {
-            "{}ColumnInlineView".format(name.capitalize()): source.column_class
-            for name, source in ConnectorRegistry.sources.items()
-        }
-        model = modelview_to_model[model_view]
-        col = db.session.query(model).get(id_)
-        checked = value == "true"
-        if col:
-            setattr(col, attr, checked)
-            if checked:
-                metrics = col.get_metrics().values()
-                col.datasource.add_missing_metrics(metrics)
-            db.session.commit()
-        return json_success('"OK"')
-
     @api
     @has_access_api
     @expose("/schemas/<db_id>/")