diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/storage/file/LockFile.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/storage/file/LockFile.java
index bc23dcce2..80d67cf6a 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/storage/file/LockFile.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/storage/file/LockFile.java
@@ -131,24 +131,6 @@ public class LockFile {
 
 	private FileSnapshot commitSnapshot;
 
-	/**
-	 * Create a new lock for any file.
-	 *
-	 * @param f
-	 *            the file that will be locked.
-	 * @param fs
-	 *            the file system abstraction which will be necessary to perform
-	 *            certain file system operations.
-	 * @deprecated use
-	 *             {@link org.eclipse.jgit.internal.storage.file.LockFile#LockFile(File)}
-	 *             instead
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	public LockFile(final File f, final FS fs) {
-		ref = f;
-		lck = getLockFile(ref);
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Create a new lock for any file.
 	 *