diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/ReceivePack.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/ReceivePack.java
index cb657b91f..1336ff895 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/ReceivePack.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/ReceivePack.java
@@ -419,15 +419,6 @@ public class ReceivePack {
 		}
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Get the process name used for pack lock messages.
-	 *
-	 * @return the process name used for pack lock messages.
-	 */
-	protected String getLockMessageProcessName() {
-		return "jgit receive-pack"; //$NON-NLS-1$
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Get the repository this receive completes into.
 	 *