diff --git a/python/python-sdk/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/PySdkUtil.java b/python/python-sdk/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/PySdkUtil.java
index 0ac95fab6181..a5e7dc3ac530 100644
--- a/python/python-sdk/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/PySdkUtil.java
+++ b/python/python-sdk/src/com/jetbrains/python/sdk/PySdkUtil.java
@@ -62,18 +62,6 @@ public final class PySdkUtil {
     // explicitly none
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Executes a process and returns its stdout and stderr outputs as lists of lines.
-   *
-   * @param homePath process run directory
-   * @param command  command to execute and its arguments
-   * @return a tuple of (stdout lines, stderr lines, exit_code), lines in them have line terminators stripped, or may be null.
-   */
-  @NotNull
-  public static ProcessOutput getProcessOutput(String homePath, @NonNls String[] command) {
-    return getProcessOutput(homePath, command, -1);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Executes a process and returns its stdout and stderr outputs as lists of lines.
    * Waits for process for possibly limited duration.