diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/permissions/ProjectControl.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/permissions/ProjectControl.java
index 46bf45f..787bee4 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/permissions/ProjectControl.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/permissions/ProjectControl.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.RefNames;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server.ReviewDb;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.CurrentUser;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.IdentifiedUser;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.account.GroupMembership;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.config.GitReceivePackGroups;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.config.GitUploadPackGroups;
@@ -70,7 +69,6 @@
   private final ChangeControl.Factory changeControlFactory;
   private final PermissionCollection.Factory permissionFilter;
   private final DefaultRefFilter.Factory refFilterFactory;
-  private final IdentifiedUser.GenericFactory identifiedUserFactory;
 
   private List<SectionMatcher> allSections;
   private Map<String, RefControl> refControls;
@@ -84,7 +82,6 @@
       ChangeControl.Factory changeControlFactory,
       PermissionBackend permissionBackend,
       DefaultRefFilter.Factory refFilterFactory,
-      IdentifiedUser.GenericFactory identifiedUserFactory,
       @Assisted CurrentUser who,
       @Assisted ProjectState ps) {
     this.changeControlFactory = changeControlFactory;
@@ -93,7 +90,6 @@
     this.permissionFilter = permissionFilter;
     this.permissionBackend = permissionBackend;
     this.refFilterFactory = refFilterFactory;
-    this.identifiedUserFactory = identifiedUserFactory;
     user = who;
     state = ps;
   }
@@ -122,7 +118,7 @@
     RefControl ctl = refControls.get(refName);
     if (ctl == null) {
       PermissionCollection relevant = permissionFilter.filter(access(), refName, user);
-      ctl = new RefControl(identifiedUserFactory, this, refName, relevant);
+      ctl = new RefControl(this, refName, relevant);
       refControls.put(refName, ctl);
     }
     return ctl;
diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/permissions/RefControl.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/permissions/RefControl.java
index b324e77..a3c8de5 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/permissions/RefControl.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/permissions/RefControl.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Project;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.RefNames;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.CurrentUser;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.IdentifiedUser;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.notedb.ChangeNotes;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.permissions.PermissionBackend.ForChange;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.permissions.PermissionBackend.ForRef;
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@
 class RefControl {
   private static final FluentLogger logger = FluentLogger.forEnclosingClass();
 
-  private final IdentifiedUser.GenericFactory identifiedUserFactory;
   private final ProjectControl projectControl;
   private final String refName;
 
@@ -58,12 +56,7 @@
   private Boolean canForgeCommitter;
   private Boolean isVisible;
 
-  RefControl(
-      IdentifiedUser.GenericFactory identifiedUserFactory,
-      ProjectControl projectControl,
-      String ref,
-      PermissionCollection relevant) {
-    this.identifiedUserFactory = identifiedUserFactory;
+  RefControl(ProjectControl projectControl, String ref, PermissionCollection relevant) {
     this.projectControl = projectControl;
     this.refName = ref;
     this.relevant = relevant;
diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/server/permissions/RefControlTest.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/server/permissions/RefControlTest.java
index 39896ed..31eee9f 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/server/permissions/RefControlTest.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/server/permissions/RefControlTest.java
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Project;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.server.ReviewDb;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.CurrentUser;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.IdentifiedUser;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.account.CapabilityCollection;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.account.GroupMembership;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.account.ListGroupMembership;
@@ -204,7 +203,6 @@
   @Inject private InMemoryDatabase schemaFactory;
   @Inject private ThreadLocalRequestContext requestContext;
   @Inject private DefaultRefFilter.Factory refFilterFactory;
-  @Inject private IdentifiedUser.GenericFactory identifiedUserFactory;
   @Inject private TransferConfig transferConfig;
 
   @Before
@@ -991,7 +989,6 @@
         changeControlFactory,
         permissionBackend,
         refFilterFactory,
-        identifiedUserFactory,
         new MockUser(name, memberOf),
         newProjectState(local));
   }