diff --git a/platform/vcs-api/vcs-api-core/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/Change.java b/platform/vcs-api/vcs-api-core/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/Change.java
index b8f1d79d0402..bffc5d07efff 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-api/vcs-api-core/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/Change.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-api/vcs-api-core/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/Change.java
@@ -84,10 +84,6 @@ public class Change {
     return myOtherLayers;
   }
 
-  public boolean hasOtherLayers() {
-    return ! myOtherLayers.isEmpty();
-  }
-
   public Type getType() {
     if (myType == null) {
       if (myBeforeRevision == null) {