diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/AbstractJdbcBatchMetadataDao.java b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/AbstractJdbcBatchMetadataDao.java
index 0a2653281..46fbe376f 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/AbstractJdbcBatchMetadataDao.java
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/execution/repository/dao/AbstractJdbcBatchMetadataDao.java
@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractJdbcBatchMetadataDao implements InitializingBean {
 		this.jdbcTemplate = jdbcTemplate;
 	}
 
-	protected String getTablePrefix() {
-		return tablePrefix;
-	}
-
 	protected JdbcOperations getJdbcTemplate() {
 		return jdbcTemplate;
 	}