diff --git a/csharp/ql/src/Dead Code/DeadCode.qll b/csharp/ql/src/Dead Code/DeadCode.qll
index df8cb342787..0718312867f 100644
--- a/csharp/ql/src/Dead Code/DeadCode.qll	
+++ b/csharp/ql/src/Dead Code/DeadCode.qll	
@@ -99,8 +99,3 @@ predicate isDeadField(Field f) {
     not fc instanceof FieldRead and not fc.isRefArgument()
   )
 }
-
-predicate testPredicate(Method m) {
-  not isRecursivelyLiveMethod(m) and
-  m.isSourceDeclaration()
-}
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