diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/repo/manager/service/RepositoryServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/repo/manager/service/RepositoryServiceImpl.java
index 4c2619a..e88d1bc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/repo/manager/service/RepositoryServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/repo/manager/service/RepositoryServiceImpl.java
@@ -1084,16 +1084,4 @@ public class RepositoryServiceImpl implements RepositoryService {
         }
         return roleIds;
     }
-
-    private List<String> getRepoIdsFromUserRoles(String userEmail) {
-        List<String> roleIds = getRoleIdsFromUserRoles(userEmail);
-        List<String> repoIds = new ArrayList<>();
-        for (String role : roleIds) {
-            if (role.contains("datasource")) {
-                // TODO: ask if checking for BETA prefix is required
-                repoIds.add(role.replaceFirst(".*datasource\\.", "").replace("$", ":"));
-            }
-        }
-        return repoIds;
-    }
 }