diff --git a/java/execution/impl/src/com/intellij/execution/testDiscovery/indices/DiscoveredTestDataHolder.java b/java/execution/impl/src/com/intellij/execution/testDiscovery/indices/DiscoveredTestDataHolder.java
index 29c9b5e9c183..20e09c8842c6 100644
--- a/java/execution/impl/src/com/intellij/execution/testDiscovery/indices/DiscoveredTestDataHolder.java
+++ b/java/execution/impl/src/com/intellij/execution/testDiscovery/indices/DiscoveredTestDataHolder.java
@@ -239,10 +239,6 @@ public final class DiscoveredTestDataHolder {
     return path.resolve("index.version");
   }
 
-  public static long createKey(int classQName, int methodName) {
-    return ((long)classQName << 32) | methodName;
-  }
-
   @NotNull
   public TestId createTestId(String className, String methodName, byte frameworkPrefix) throws IOException {
     return new TestId(myClassEnumerator.enumerate(className), myMethodEnumerator.enumerate(methodName), frameworkPrefix);