diff --git a/redback-common/redback-common-ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/redback/common/ldap/role/DefaultLdapRoleMapper.java b/redback-common/redback-common-ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/redback/common/ldap/role/DefaultLdapRoleMapper.java
index 7723413c..76a561e3 100644
--- a/redback-common/redback-common-ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/redback/common/ldap/role/DefaultLdapRoleMapper.java
+++ b/redback-common/redback-common-ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/redback/common/ldap/role/DefaultLdapRoleMapper.java
@@ -114,11 +114,6 @@ public class DefaultLdapRoleMapper
         this.userIdAttribute = userConf.getString( UserConfigurationKeys.LDAP_USER_ID_ATTRIBUTE, this.userIdAttribute );
     }
 
-    public String getLdapGroup( String role )
-    {
-        return userConf.getString( UserConfigurationKeys.LDAP_GROUPS_ROLE_START_KEY + role );
-    }
-
     public List<String> getAllGroups( DirContext context )
         throws MappingException
     {
diff --git a/redback-common/redback-common-ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/redback/common/ldap/role/LdapRoleMapper.java b/redback-common/redback-common-ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/redback/common/ldap/role/LdapRoleMapper.java
index 79ec33fa..697b800f 100644
--- a/redback-common/redback-common-ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/redback/common/ldap/role/LdapRoleMapper.java
+++ b/redback-common/redback-common-ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/redback/common/ldap/role/LdapRoleMapper.java
@@ -33,12 +33,6 @@ import java.util.Map;
  */
 public interface LdapRoleMapper
 {
-    /**
-     * @param role redback role
-     * @return corresponding LDAP group
-     */
-    String getLdapGroup( String role )
-        throws MappingException;
 
     // for continuum ?
     //String getLdapGroup( String role, String resource );