diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/repository/jdbc/JdbcVisitRepositoryImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/repository/jdbc/JdbcVisitRepositoryImpl.java
index 19210574f..a923b7652 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/repository/jdbc/JdbcVisitRepositoryImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/repository/jdbc/JdbcVisitRepositoryImpl.java
@@ -66,10 +66,6 @@ public class JdbcVisitRepositoryImpl implements VisitRepository {
         }
     }
 
-    public void deletePet(int id) throws DataAccessException {
-        this.jdbcTemplate.update("DELETE FROM pets WHERE id=?", id);
-    }
-
 
     /**
      * Creates a {@link MapSqlParameterSource} based on data values from the supplied {@link Visit} instance.