diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/listeners/SCMPollListener.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/listeners/SCMPollListener.java
index 27965910fa05cbe5f9901ac30413e5678d22c0b8..1a5a2bf786d7bef4cee1a24f0d96d6a0528e77d9 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/listeners/SCMPollListener.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/model/listeners/SCMPollListener.java
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ public abstract class SCMPollListener implements ExtensionPoint {
      */
     public void onPollingFailed( AbstractProject<?, ?> project, TaskListener listener, Throwable exception) {}
 
-    public String getDisplayName() { return getClass().getSimpleName(); }
-
 	public static void fireBeforePolling( AbstractProject<?, ?> project, TaskListener listener ) {
         for (SCMPollListener l : all()) {
             try {