diff --git a/app/models/repository.rb b/app/models/repository.rb
index d27eeff9fb4..50b7a477904 100644
--- a/app/models/repository.rb
+++ b/app/models/repository.rb
@@ -457,10 +457,6 @@ class Repository
     nil
   end
 
-  def blob_by_oid(oid)
-    Gitlab::Git::Blob.raw(self, oid)
-  end
-
   def root_ref
     if raw_repository
       raw_repository.root_ref