diff --git a/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/server/AbstractDatasetDownloadServlet.java b/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/server/AbstractDatasetDownloadServlet.java
index 188aaae1656027a1df64b95146a1f64342144891..045fae0479cbd283d21e10e5fc4079e412a252d0 100644
--- a/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/server/AbstractDatasetDownloadServlet.java
+++ b/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/server/AbstractDatasetDownloadServlet.java
@@ -295,17 +295,6 @@ abstract public class AbstractDatasetDownloadServlet extends HttpServlet
         }
     }
 
-    /** @deprecated doesn't work with virtual data sets (children can be from different shares) */
-    @Deprecated
-    protected final File createDataSetRootDirectory(String dataSetCode, HttpSession session)
-    {
-        IShareIdManager shareIdManager = applicationContext.getShareIdManager();
-        shareIdManager.lock(dataSetCode);
-        String shareId = shareIdManager.getShareId(dataSetCode);
-        return DatasetLocationUtil.getDatasetLocationPathCheckingIfExists(dataSetCode, shareId,
-                getDatabaseInstance(session), getStoreRootPath());
-    }
-
     protected final File getStoreRootPath()
     {
         return applicationContext.getConfigParameters().getStorePath();