diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/GitReference.java b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/GitReference.java
index 5025d5b23f10..4d6c8d56f789 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/GitReference.java
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/GitReference.java
@@ -17,31 +17,20 @@ package git4idea;
 
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.HashSet;
-import java.util.Set;
-
 /**
- * The base class for named git references
+ * The base class for named git references, like branches and tags.
  */
 public abstract class GitReference implements Comparable<GitReference> {
-  /**
-   * The name of the reference
-   */
-  protected final String myName;
 
-  /**
-   * The constructor
-   *
-   * @param name the used name
-   */
+  @NotNull protected final String myName;
+
   public GitReference(@NotNull String name) {
     myName = new String(name);
   }
 
   /**
-   * @return the local name of the reference
+   * @return the name of the reference, e.g. "origin/master" or "feature".
+   * @see #getFullName()
    */
   @NotNull
   public String getName() {
@@ -49,70 +38,28 @@ public abstract class GitReference implements Comparable<GitReference> {
   }
 
   /**
-   * @return the full name of the object
+   * @return the full name of the reference, e.g. "refs/remotes/origin/master" or "refs/heads/master".
    */
   @NotNull
   public abstract String getFullName();
 
-  /**
-   * @return the full name for the reference ({@link #getFullName()}.
-   */
   @Override
   public String toString() {
     return getFullName();
   }
 
-  /**
-   * {@inheritDoc}
-   */
   @Override
-  public boolean equals(final Object obj) {
+  public boolean equals(Object obj) {
     return obj instanceof GitReference &&
-           toString().equals(obj.toString());    //To change body of overridden methods use File | Settings | File Templates.
+           toString().equals(obj.toString());
   }
 
-  /**
-   * {@inheritDoc}
-   */
   @Override
   public int hashCode() {
     return toString().hashCode();
   }
 
-  /**
-   * {@inheritDoc}
-   */
-  public int compareTo(final GitReference o) {
+  public int compareTo(GitReference o) {
     return o == null ? 1 : getFullName().compareTo(o.getFullName());
   }
-
-  /**
-   * Get name clashes for the for the sequence of the collections
-   *
-   * @param collections the collection list
-   * @return the conflict set
-   */
-  public static Set<String> getNameClashes(Collection<? extends GitReference>... collections) {
-    ArrayList<HashSet<String>> individual = new ArrayList<HashSet<String>>();
-    // collect individual key sets
-    for (Collection<? extends GitReference> c : collections) {
-      HashSet<String> s = new HashSet<String>();
-      individual.add(s);
-      for (GitReference r : c) {
-        s.add(r.getName());
-      }
-    }
-    HashSet<String> rc = new HashSet<String>();
-    // all pairs from array
-    for (int i = 0; i < collections.length - 1; i++) {
-      HashSet<String> si = individual.get(i);
-      for (int j = i + 1; j < collections.length; j++) {
-        HashSet<String> sj = individual.get(i);
-        final HashSet<String> copy = new HashSet<String>(si);
-        copy.retainAll(sj);
-        rc.addAll(copy);
-      }
-    }
-    return rc;
-  }
 }