diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/stash/GitStashUtils.java b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/stash/GitStashUtils.java
index a36a87ec0576..685164150f63 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/stash/GitStashUtils.java
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/stash/GitStashUtils.java
@@ -81,21 +81,4 @@ public class GitStashUtils {
       consumer.consume(new StashInfo(s.boundedToken(':'), s.boundedToken(':'), s.line().trim()));
     }
   }
-
-  // drops stash (after completing conflicting merge during unstashing), shows a warning in case of error
-  public static void dropStash(Project project, VirtualFile root) {
-    final GitSimpleHandler handler = new GitSimpleHandler(project, root, GitCommand.STASH);
-    handler.setNoSSH(true);
-    handler.addParameters("drop");
-    String output = null;
-    try {
-      output = handler.run();
-    } catch (VcsException e) {
-      LOG.info("dropStash " + output, e);
-      GitUIUtil.notifyMessage(project, "Couldn't drop stash",
-                              "Couldn't drop stash after resolving conflicts.<br/>Please drop stash manually.",
-                              WARNING, false, handler.errors());
-    }
-  }
-
 }