diff --git a/platform/vcs-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/AbstractVcsHelper.java b/platform/vcs-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/AbstractVcsHelper.java
index 130430599642..25073ef3e66a 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/AbstractVcsHelper.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/AbstractVcsHelper.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.annotate.FileAnnotation;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.changes.Change;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.changes.CommitResultHandler;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.changes.LocalChangeList;
-import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.history.VcsFileRevision;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.history.VcsHistoryProvider;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.history.VcsRevisionNumber;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.merge.MergeDialogCustomizer;
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import java.awt.*;
-import java.io.File;
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -91,10 +89,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractVcsHelper {
 
   public abstract void showWhatDiffersBrowser(@Nullable Component parent, Collection<Change> changes, @Nls String title);
 
-  @Nullable
-  public abstract <T extends CommittedChangeList, U extends ChangeBrowserSettings> T chooseCommittedChangeList(@NotNull CommittedChangesProvider<T, U> provider,
-                                                                                                               RepositoryLocation location);
-
   public abstract void openCommittedChangesTab(AbstractVcs vcs,
                                                VirtualFile root,
                                                ChangeBrowserSettings settings,
diff --git a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/impl/AbstractVcsHelperImpl.java b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/impl/AbstractVcsHelperImpl.java
index 939bd67da5ee..1895706810bc 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/impl/AbstractVcsHelperImpl.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/impl/AbstractVcsHelperImpl.java
@@ -544,27 +544,6 @@ public class AbstractVcsHelperImpl extends AbstractVcsHelper {
     }
   }
 
-  @Nullable
-  public <T extends CommittedChangeList, U extends ChangeBrowserSettings> T chooseCommittedChangeList(@NotNull CommittedChangesProvider<T, U> provider,
-                                                                                                      RepositoryLocation location) {
-    final List<T> changes;
-    try {
-      changes = provider.getCommittedChanges(provider.createDefaultSettings(), location, 0);
-    }
-    catch (VcsException e) {
-      return null;
-    }
-    final ChangesBrowserDialog dlg = new ChangesBrowserDialog(myProject, new CommittedChangesTableModel((List<CommittedChangeList>)changes,
-                                                                                                        provider.getColumns(), false),
-                                                              ChangesBrowserDialog.Mode.Choose, null);
-    if (dlg.showAndGet()) {
-      return (T)dlg.getSelectedChangeList();
-    }
-    else {
-      return null;
-    }
-  }
-
   @Override
   @NotNull
   public List<VirtualFile> showMergeDialog(@NotNull List<VirtualFile> files,
diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/tests/git4idea/test/MockVcsHelper.kt b/plugins/git4idea/tests/git4idea/test/MockVcsHelper.kt
index 740e0e65ed19..4fb2d757f696 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/tests/git4idea/test/MockVcsHelper.kt
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/tests/git4idea/test/MockVcsHelper.kt
@@ -96,10 +96,6 @@ class MockVcsHelper(project: Project) : AbstractVcsHelper(project) {
     throw UnsupportedOperationException()
   }
 
-  override fun <T : CommittedChangeList, U : ChangeBrowserSettings> chooseCommittedChangeList(provider: CommittedChangesProvider<T, U>, location: RepositoryLocation): T? {
-    throw UnsupportedOperationException()
-  }
-
   override fun showRollbackChangesDialog(changes: List<Change>) {
     throw UnsupportedOperationException()
   }
diff --git a/plugins/hg4idea/testSrc/org/zmlx/hg4idea/test/HgMockVcsHelper.java b/plugins/hg4idea/testSrc/org/zmlx/hg4idea/test/HgMockVcsHelper.java
index 08ad5e8befbb..a1ef07aea56b 100644
--- a/plugins/hg4idea/testSrc/org/zmlx/hg4idea/test/HgMockVcsHelper.java
+++ b/plugins/hg4idea/testSrc/org/zmlx/hg4idea/test/HgMockVcsHelper.java
@@ -100,12 +100,6 @@ public class HgMockVcsHelper extends AbstractVcsHelper {
   public void showWhatDiffersBrowser(@Nullable Component parent, Collection<Change> changes, @Nls String title) {
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public <T extends CommittedChangeList, U extends ChangeBrowserSettings> T chooseCommittedChangeList(@NotNull CommittedChangesProvider<T, U> provider,
-                                                                                                      RepositoryLocation location) {
-    return null;
-  }
-
   @Override
   public void openCommittedChangesTab(AbstractVcs vcs, VirtualFile root, ChangeBrowserSettings settings, int maxCount, String title) {
   }