diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/model/BaseEntityModel.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/model/BaseEntityModel.java
index b040030c6c20c512f0b7b272bcc0d5e56a719f82..9824f2d52a02e8d745d4e1dda4f564ea7753502c 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/model/BaseEntityModel.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/client/web/client/application/model/BaseEntityModel.java
@@ -49,12 +49,6 @@ public class BaseEntityModel<T> extends SimplifiedBaseModelData
 {
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
-    public static <T> BaseEntityModel<T> create(GridRowModel<T> entity,
-            List<IColumnDefinitionUI<T>> columnDefinitions)
-    {
-        return null;
-    }
-
     public BaseEntityModel(final GridRowModel<T> entity,
             IColumnDefinitionKind<T>[] staticColumnDefinitions)
     {