diff --git a/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/impl/VcsLogUtil.java b/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/impl/VcsLogUtil.java
index 00641f80a2e4..b48bcba129b3 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/impl/VcsLogUtil.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/impl/VcsLogUtil.java
@@ -44,11 +44,6 @@ public class VcsLogUtil {
     return groupByRoot(refs, VcsRef::getRoot);
   }
 
-  @NotNull
-  public static <T extends VcsShortCommitDetails> Map<VirtualFile, Set<T>> groupByRoot(@NotNull Collection<T> commits) {
-    return groupByRoot(commits, VcsShortCommitDetails::getRoot);
-  }
-
   @NotNull
   private static <T> Map<VirtualFile, Set<T>> groupByRoot(@NotNull Collection<T> items, @NotNull Function<T, VirtualFile> rootGetter) {
     Map<VirtualFile, Set<T>> map =