diff --git a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/metadata/BenchmarkMetaData.java b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/metadata/BenchmarkMetaData.java
index 2b53349e261..bbb06ee364e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/metadata/BenchmarkMetaData.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/metadata/BenchmarkMetaData.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.XContentParser;
 import java.io.IOException;
 
 /**
- * Meta data about snapshots that are currently executing
+ * Meta data about benchmarks that are currently executing
  */
 public class BenchmarkMetaData implements MetaData.Custom {
     public static final String TYPE = "benchmark";
@@ -154,15 +154,6 @@ public class BenchmarkMetaData implements MetaData.Custom {
         return this.entries;
     }
 
-    public Entry snapshot(SnapshotId snapshotId) {
-        for (Entry entry : entries) {
-            if (snapshotId.equals(entry.benchmarkId())) {
-                return entry;
-            }
-        }
-        return null;
-    }
-
 
     public static class Factory implements MetaData.Custom.Factory<BenchmarkMetaData> {