diff --git a/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/snapshot/base/MissingRepositoryException.java b/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/snapshot/base/MissingRepositoryException.java
index a39dbd4dfc..b671a84d9c 100644
--- a/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/snapshot/base/MissingRepositoryException.java
+++ b/services/git-bridge/src/main/java/uk/ac/ic/wlgitbridge/snapshot/base/MissingRepositoryException.java
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@ public class MissingRepositoryException extends SnapshotAPIException {
         descriptionLines = new ArrayList<String>();
     }
 
-    public MissingRepositoryException(String message) {
-        this.descriptionLines = Arrays.asList(message);
-    }
-
     public MissingRepositoryException(List<String> descriptionLines) {
         this.descriptionLines = descriptionLines;
     }