diff --git a/platform/vcs-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/merge/MergeProvider.java b/platform/vcs-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/merge/MergeProvider.java
index e7df802d6677..c1249d910a2c 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/merge/MergeProvider.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/merge/MergeProvider.java
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.VcsProviderMarker;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
-import java.util.List;
-
 
 public interface MergeProvider extends VcsProviderMarker {
   @NotNull
@@ -20,12 +18,6 @@ public interface MergeProvider extends VcsProviderMarker {
 
   boolean isBinary(@NotNull VirtualFile file);
 
-  /**
-   * Called after a multiple file merge operation with the specified list of files has been completed.
-   */
-  default void mergeDone(@NotNull List<VirtualFile> files) {
-  }
-
   /**
    * Creates a merge dialog customizer used when the default "Resolve conflicts" operation is invoked.
    */
diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/merge/GitMergeProvider.java b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/merge/GitMergeProvider.java
index e93be6adbe8d..e208ec277335 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/merge/GitMergeProvider.java
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/merge/GitMergeProvider.java
@@ -471,13 +471,6 @@ public class GitMergeProvider implements MergeProvider2 {
     return new MyMergeSession(files);
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public void mergeDone(@NotNull List<VirtualFile> files) {
-    for (GitRepository repository : GitUtil.getRepositoriesForFiles(myProject, files)) {
-      repository.update();
-    }
-  }
-
   @Override
   public MergeDialogCustomizer createDefaultMergeDialogCustomizer() {
     return new GitDefaultMergeDialogCustomizer(this);