diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/eitchnet/xmlpers/objref/LockableObject.java b/src/main/java/ch/eitchnet/xmlpers/objref/LockableObject.java
index af499f317..e810af235 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/eitchnet/xmlpers/objref/LockableObject.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/eitchnet/xmlpers/objref/LockableObject.java
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ public class LockableObject {
 	public static long getLockTime() {
 		return tryLockTime;
 	}
-	
-	public boolean isLockedByCurrentThread() {
-		return this.lock.isHeldByCurrentThread();
-	}
 
 	/**
 	 * @see java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantLock#tryLock(long, TimeUnit)