diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/util/FS.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/util/FS.java
index 8e0b93f0825..860c1c92fd8 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/util/FS.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/util/FS.java
@@ -897,21 +897,6 @@ public static FS detect() {
 		return detect(null);
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Whether FileStore attributes should be determined asynchronously
-	 *
-	 * @param asynch
-	 *            whether FileStore attributes should be determined
-	 *            asynchronously. If false access to cached attributes may block
-	 *            for some seconds for the first call per FileStore
-	 * @since 5.1.9
-	 * @deprecated Use {@link FileStoreAttributes#setBackground} instead
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	public static void setAsyncFileStoreAttributes(boolean asynch) {
-		FileStoreAttributes.setBackground(asynch);
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Auto-detect the appropriate file system abstraction, taking into account
 	 * the presence of a Cygwin installation on the system. Using jgit in