diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/contactsource/ContactSourceService.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/contactsource/ContactSourceService.java
index e8a29a660..56d18aa38 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/contactsource/ContactSourceService.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/contactsource/ContactSourceService.java
@@ -26,13 +26,6 @@ public interface ContactSourceService
      */
     public ContactQuery queryContactSource(String queryString);
 
-    /**
-     * Queries this search source for the given <tt>searchPattern</tt>.
-     * @param queryPattern the pattern to search for
-     * @return the created query
-     */
-    public ContactQuery queryContactSource(Pattern queryPattern);
-
     /**
      * Returns the telephony provider preferred for calling items from this
      * source.