diff --git a/apm-collector/apm-collector-core/src/main/java/org/skywalking/apm/collector/core/graph/GraphNodeFinder.java b/apm-collector/apm-collector-core/src/main/java/org/skywalking/apm/collector/core/graph/GraphNodeFinder.java
index 44a78edf0d5424c968b7e04d7b32ce2a2d827bbd..471537d242877a88c411c39aabe3e5aaf1809efc 100644
--- a/apm-collector/apm-collector-core/src/main/java/org/skywalking/apm/collector/core/graph/GraphNodeFinder.java
+++ b/apm-collector/apm-collector-core/src/main/java/org/skywalking/apm/collector/core/graph/GraphNodeFinder.java
@@ -30,25 +30,6 @@ public class GraphNodeFinder {
         this.graph = graph;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Find an exist node to build the graph.
-     *
-     * @param handlerId of specific node in graph.
-     * @param outputClass of the found node
-     * @param <NODEOUTPUT> type of given output class
-     * @return Node instance.
-     */
-    public <NODEOUTPUT> Node<?, NODEOUTPUT> findNode(int handlerId, Class<NODEOUTPUT> outputClass) {
-        ConcurrentHashMap<Integer, Node> graphNodeIndex = graph.getNodeIndex();
-        Node node = graphNodeIndex.get(handlerId);
-        if (node == null) {
-            throw new NodeNotFoundException("Can't find node with handlerId="
-                + handlerId
-                + " in graph[" + graph.getId() + "]");
-        }
-        return node;
-    }
-
     public Next findNext(int handlerId) {
         ConcurrentHashMap<Integer, Node> graphNodeIndex = graph.getNodeIndex();
         Node node = graphNodeIndex.get(handlerId);
diff --git a/apm-collector/apm-collector-core/src/test/java/org/skywalking/apm/collector/core/graph/GraphManagerTest.java b/apm-collector/apm-collector-core/src/test/java/org/skywalking/apm/collector/core/graph/GraphManagerTest.java
index c00b0c3cda0e55532ffb723d5f5d8515c013d37b..84d5bc0b58f782c80f659b494e3a706f0b8d7ccd 100644
--- a/apm-collector/apm-collector-core/src/test/java/org/skywalking/apm/collector/core/graph/GraphManagerTest.java
+++ b/apm-collector/apm-collector-core/src/test/java/org/skywalking/apm/collector/core/graph/GraphManagerTest.java
@@ -105,15 +105,6 @@ public class GraphManagerTest {
         Next next = GraphManager.INSTANCE.findGraph(5).toFinder().findNext(3);
     }
 
-    @Test
-    public void testFindNode() {
-        Graph<String> graph = GraphManager.INSTANCE.createIfAbsent(6, String.class);
-        graph.addNode(new Node1Processor()).addNext(new Node2Processor());
-
-        Node<?, Integer> foundNode = GraphManager.INSTANCE.findGraph(6).toFinder().findNode(2, Integer.class);
-        foundNode.addNext(new Node4Processor());
-    }
-
     @Test
     public void testDeadEndWay() {
         Graph<String> graph = GraphManager.INSTANCE.createIfAbsent(7, String.class);