diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/Repository.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/Repository.java
index b1ecca4..0562840 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/Repository.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/Repository.java
@@ -307,25 +307,6 @@ public FS getFS() {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Whether the specified object is stored in this repo or any of the known
-	 * shared repositories.
-	 *
-	 * @param objectId
-	 *            a {@link org.eclipse.jgit.lib.AnyObjectId} object.
-	 * @return true if the specified object is stored in this repo or any of the
-	 *         known shared repositories.
-	 * @deprecated use {@code getObjectDatabase().has(objectId)}
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	public boolean hasObject(AnyObjectId objectId) {
-		try {
-			return getObjectDatabase().has(objectId);
-		} catch (IOException e) {
-			throw new UncheckedIOException(e);
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
 	 * Open an object from this repository.
 	 * <p>
 	 * This is a one-shot call interface which may be faster than allocating a