diff --git a/openbis/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/dataaccess/db/AbstractDAOTest.java b/openbis/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/dataaccess/db/AbstractDAOTest.java
index d9f8c9a115a5a8fbb83317e1b6e085325ae9bb72..c1349eabe5c5ff337336c8b2e53123cb3bbd10df 100644
--- a/openbis/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/dataaccess/db/AbstractDAOTest.java
+++ b/openbis/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/server/dataaccess/db/AbstractDAOTest.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import static org.testng.AssertJUnit.assertNotNull;
 import static org.testng.AssertJUnit.assertNull;
 import static org.testng.AssertJUnit.assertTrue;
 
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
 import org.hibernate.SessionFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.dao.DataAccessException;
@@ -53,8 +52,6 @@ import ch.systemsx.cisd.openbis.generic.shared.util.UuidUtil;
     { AbstractDAO.class })
 public abstract class AbstractDAOTest extends AbstractTransactionalTestNGSpringContextTests
 {
-    static final String EXCEED_40_CHARACTERS = StringUtils.repeat("A", 41);
-
     static
     {
         LogInitializer.init();