diff --git a/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/utilities/ITerminable.java b/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/utilities/ITerminable.java
index 8b8c1b9a8e0e0764170f0aa76b8880d4eec6bafd..faa276c64831df0c3d9571455556323f87700122 100644
--- a/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/utilities/ITerminable.java
+++ b/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/utilities/ITerminable.java
@@ -23,17 +23,6 @@ package ch.systemsx.cisd.common.utilities;
  */
 public interface ITerminable
 {
-
-    /** Dummy implementation of an {@link ITerminable}. */
-    public static final ITerminable DUMMY = new ITerminable()
-        {
-            public boolean terminate()
-            {
-                // We are a dummy.
-                return false;
-            }
-        };
-
     /**
      * Terminates the {@link ITerminable}.
      *