diff --git a/app/models/katello/root_repository.rb b/app/models/katello/root_repository.rb
index 6b6689a404e..b1ac9b976ec 100644
--- a/app/models/katello/root_repository.rb
+++ b/app/models/katello/root_repository.rb
@@ -387,10 +387,6 @@ def generic?
       Katello::RepositoryTypeManager.generic_repository_types(false).values.map(&:id).map(&:to_s).flatten.include? self.content_type
     end
 
-    def metadata_generate_needed?
-      (%w(unprotected checksum_type container_repsoitory_name) & previous_changes.keys).any?
-    end
-
     def using_mirrored_content?
       self.mirroring_policy != Katello::RootRepository::MIRRORING_POLICY_ADDITIVE
     end