diff --git a/screening/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/etl/PlateStorageProcessor.java b/screening/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/etl/PlateStorageProcessor.java
index 72b8be9eaf574e62dd91ce94f8c1701caf41970f..1f549d6f7af962b3a7dcbc782cab34fa0a94ac25 100644
--- a/screening/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/etl/PlateStorageProcessor.java
+++ b/screening/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/etl/PlateStorageProcessor.java
@@ -354,11 +354,6 @@ public final class PlateStorageProcessor extends AbstractStorageProcessor
         return result;
     }
 
-    private static Geometry getPlateGeometry(ScreeningContainerDatasetInfo info)
-    {
-        return new Geometry(info.getContainerRows(), info.getContainerColumns());
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void commit()
     {