diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/InheritInfo.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/InheritInfo.java
index 69291346d..b85c6c1f0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/InheritInfo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/InheritInfo.java
@@ -254,13 +254,6 @@ public class InheritInfo {
     return parent;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Return true if this is abstract node.
-   */
-  public boolean isAbstract() {
-    return (discriminatorValue == null);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Return true if this is the root node.
    */