diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lfs/Lfs.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lfs/Lfs.java
index 40d83420e..4c46bbd23 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lfs/Lfs.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.lfs/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lfs/Lfs.java
@@ -62,19 +62,6 @@ public class Lfs {
 
 	private Path tmpDir;
 
-	/**
-	 * Constructor for Lfs.
-	 *
-	 * @param root
-	 *            the path to the LFS media directory. Will be
-	 *            {@code "<repo>/.git/lfs"}
-	 * @deprecated use {@link #Lfs(Repository)} instead.
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	public Lfs(Path root) {
-		this.root = root;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Constructor for Lfs.
 	 *