diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/csv/perf/PerformanceTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/csv/perf/PerformanceTest.java
index cddc1e23..ee2a23a5 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/csv/perf/PerformanceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/csv/perf/PerformanceTest.java
@@ -79,10 +79,6 @@ public class PerformanceTest {
         return recordCount;
     }
 
-    private void println() {
-        System.out.println();
-    }
-
     private void println(final String s) {
         System.out.println(s);
     }