diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-hg-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/web/HgCGIServlet.java b/scm-plugins/scm-hg-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/web/HgCGIServlet.java
index 9e5219ca57..30e6828b7f 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-hg-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/web/HgCGIServlet.java
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-hg-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/web/HgCGIServlet.java
@@ -247,19 +247,6 @@ public class HgCGIServlet extends HttpServlet
     return python;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Method description
-   *
-   *
-   * @param repositoryname
-   *
-   * @return
-   */
-  private Repository getRepository(String repositoryname)
-  {
-    return repositoryManager.get(HgRepositoryHandler.TYPE_NAME, repositoryname);
-  }
-
   //~--- fields ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
   /** Field description */