diff --git a/gerrit-pgm/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/pgm/init/InitHttpd.java b/gerrit-pgm/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/pgm/init/InitHttpd.java
index 34e69706ff..3e7901a093 100644
--- a/gerrit-pgm/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/pgm/init/InitHttpd.java
+++ b/gerrit-pgm/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/pgm/init/InitHttpd.java
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ import static com.google.gerrit.pgm.init.InitUtil.isAnyAddress;
 import static com.google.gerrit.pgm.init.InitUtil.toURI;
 
 import com.google.gerrit.pgm.util.ConsoleUI;
-import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.AuthType;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.config.ConfigUtil;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.config.SitePaths;
 import com.google.gwtjsonrpc.server.SignedToken;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
@@ -191,8 +189,4 @@ class InitHttpd implements InitStep {
       throw die("Cannot delete " + tmpdir);
     }
   }
-
-  private AuthType getAuthType() {
-    return ConfigUtil.getEnum(flags.cfg, "auth", null, "type", AuthType.OPENID);
-  }
 }