diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/PreUploadHook.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/PreUploadHook.java
index 91de77da9..0360f120e 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/PreUploadHook.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/PreUploadHook.java
@@ -58,11 +58,6 @@ import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.ObjectId;
 public interface PreUploadHook {
 	/** A simple no-op hook. */
 	public static final PreUploadHook NULL = new PreUploadHook() {
-		public void onPreAdvertiseRefs(UploadPack up)
-				throws ServiceMayNotContinueException {
-			// Do nothing.
-		}
-
 		public void onBeginNegotiateRound(UploadPack up,
 				Collection<? extends ObjectId> wants, int cntOffered)
 				throws ServiceMayNotContinueException {
@@ -84,21 +79,6 @@ public interface PreUploadHook {
 		}
 	};
 
-	/**
-	 * Invoked just before {@link UploadPack#sendAdvertisedRefs(RefAdvertiser)}.
-	 * <p>
-	 * New code should prefer implementing
-	 * {@link AdvertiseRefsHook#advertiseRefs(UploadPack)}, which is more powerful
-	 * and may replace this method in the future.
-	 *
-	 * @param up
-	 *            the upload pack instance handling the connection.
-	 * @throws ServiceMayNotContinueException
-	 *             abort; the message will be sent to the user.
-	 */
-	public void onPreAdvertiseRefs(UploadPack up)
-			throws ServiceMayNotContinueException;
-
 	/**
 	 * Invoked before negotiation round is started.
 	 *
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/PreUploadHookChain.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/PreUploadHookChain.java
index 25323eb5f..7f515e038 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/PreUploadHookChain.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/PreUploadHookChain.java
@@ -79,12 +79,6 @@ public class PreUploadHookChain implements PreUploadHook {
 			return new PreUploadHookChain(newHooks, i);
 	}
 
-	public void onPreAdvertiseRefs(UploadPack up)
-			throws ServiceMayNotContinueException {
-		for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
-			hooks[i].onPreAdvertiseRefs(up);
-	}
-
 	public void onBeginNegotiateRound(UploadPack up,
 			Collection<? extends ObjectId> wants, int cntOffered)
 			throws ServiceMayNotContinueException {
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/UploadPack.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/UploadPack.java
index debbab51f..c61a23cab 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/UploadPack.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/transport/UploadPack.java
@@ -609,7 +609,6 @@ public class UploadPack {
 	public void sendAdvertisedRefs(final RefAdvertiser adv) throws IOException,
 			ServiceMayNotContinueException {
 		try {
-			preUploadHook.onPreAdvertiseRefs(this);
 			advertiseRefsHook.advertiseRefs(this);
 		} catch (ServiceMayNotContinueException fail) {
 			if (fail.getMessage() != null) {