diff --git a/plugins/devkit/src/build/PluginModuleBuildProperties.java b/plugins/devkit/src/build/PluginModuleBuildProperties.java
index 061f0663f957..7b75d85d4f40 100644
--- a/plugins/devkit/src/build/PluginModuleBuildProperties.java
+++ b/plugins/devkit/src/build/PluginModuleBuildProperties.java
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@ public class PluginModuleBuildProperties extends ModuleBuildProperties implement
     myPluginXML.createIfNotExists();
   }
 
-  public static PluginModuleBuildProperties getInstance(Module module) {
-    return module.getComponent(PluginModuleBuildProperties.class);
-  }
-
   public String getArchiveExtension() {
     return "jar";
   }