diff --git a/briar-android/src/im/delight/android/identicons/IdenticonView.java b/briar-android/src/im/delight/android/identicons/IdenticonView.java
index 6ae08ce9ab0b892851f4fb0dee1ee872a5956c0a..f5e44bdc40bc01a970995c443bab0cd117d0e24d 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/im/delight/android/identicons/IdenticonView.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/im/delight/android/identicons/IdenticonView.java
@@ -94,10 +94,6 @@ abstract public class IdenticonView extends View {
 		}
 	}
 
-	protected byte getByte(int index) {
-		return getDelegate().getByte(index);
-	}
-
 	abstract protected IdenticonBase getDelegate();
 
 	@Override