diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/PermissionAwareReadOnlyRefDatabase.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/PermissionAwareReadOnlyRefDatabase.java
index 8c9ebebbe7..1bd8b45c94 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/PermissionAwareReadOnlyRefDatabase.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/git/PermissionAwareReadOnlyRefDatabase.java
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ public class PermissionAwareReadOnlyRefDatabase extends DelegateRefDatabase {
     return Iterables.getOnlyElement(result);
   }
 
-  @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
   @Override
   public Map<String, Ref> getRefs(String prefix) throws IOException {
     List<Ref> refs = getDelegate().getRefDatabase().getRefsByPrefix(prefix);