diff --git a/src/plugins/git/branchmodel.cpp b/src/plugins/git/branchmodel.cpp
index 24e64294beb..0a40144948c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/branchmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/branchmodel.cpp
@@ -509,11 +509,6 @@ QString BranchModel::workingDirectory() const
     return d->workingDirectory;
 }
 
-GitClient *BranchModel::client() const
-{
-    return d->client;
-}
-
 QModelIndex BranchModel::currentBranch() const
 {
     if (!d->currentBranch)
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/branchmodel.h b/src/plugins/git/branchmodel.h
index 61409aef675..ba0c2997359 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/branchmodel.h
+++ b/src/plugins/git/branchmodel.h
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ public:
     void renameTag(const QString &oldName, const QString &newName);
 
     QString workingDirectory() const;
-    GitClient *client() const;
 
     QModelIndex currentBranch() const;
     QString fullName(const QModelIndex &idx, bool includePrefix = false) const;