diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/model/bibtexkeypattern/AbstractBibtexKeyPattern.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/model/bibtexkeypattern/AbstractBibtexKeyPattern.java
index e533ddd7bcc..9eafc1bdc04 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/model/bibtexkeypattern/AbstractBibtexKeyPattern.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/model/bibtexkeypattern/AbstractBibtexKeyPattern.java
@@ -51,15 +51,6 @@ public int hashCode() {
         return Objects.hash(defaultPattern, data);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Remove a Bibtex key pattern from the BibtexKeyPattern.
-     *
-     * @param type a <code>String</code>
-     */
-    public void removeBibtexKeyPattern(String type) {
-        data.remove(type);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Gets an object for a desired key from this BibtexKeyPattern or one of it's
      * parents (in the case of DatabaseBibtexKeyPattern). This method first tries to obtain the object from this