diff --git a/hawkbit-repository/hawkbit-repository-jpa/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/repository/jpa/repository/DistributionSetRepository.java b/hawkbit-repository/hawkbit-repository-jpa/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/repository/jpa/repository/DistributionSetRepository.java
index 0dc3a4ddc..d79198f8c 100644
--- a/hawkbit-repository/hawkbit-repository-jpa/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/repository/jpa/repository/DistributionSetRepository.java
+++ b/hawkbit-repository/hawkbit-repository-jpa/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/repository/jpa/repository/DistributionSetRepository.java
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
  * {@link DistributionSet} repository.
  */
 @Transactional(readOnly = true)
-public interface DistributionSetRepository
-        extends BaseEntityRepository<JpaDistributionSet> {
+public interface DistributionSetRepository extends BaseEntityRepository<JpaDistributionSet> {
 
     /**
      * Count {@link Rollout}s by Status for Distribution set.
@@ -66,18 +65,6 @@ public interface DistributionSetRepository
     @Query(value = "SELECT COUNT(f.autoAssignDistributionSet) FROM JpaTargetFilterQuery f WHERE f.autoAssignDistributionSet.id = :dsId GROUP BY f.autoAssignDistributionSet")
     Long countAutoAssignmentsForDistributionSet(@Param("dsId") Long dsId);
 
-    /**
-     * deletes the {@link DistributionSet}s with the given IDs.
-     * <p/>
-     * No access control applied.
-     *
-     * @param ids to be deleted
-     */
-    @Modifying
-    @Transactional
-    @Query("update JpaDistributionSet d set d.deleted = true where d.id in :ids")
-    void deleteDistributionSet(@Param("ids") Long... ids);
-
     /**
      * Finds {@link DistributionSet}s where given {@link SoftwareModule} is
      * assigned.
@@ -135,4 +122,4 @@ public interface DistributionSetRepository
     @Transactional
     @Query("DELETE FROM JpaDistributionSet t WHERE t.tenant = :tenant")
     void deleteByTenant(@Param("tenant") String tenant);
-}
+}
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