diff --git a/app/helpers/commits_helper.rb b/app/helpers/commits_helper.rb
index fa87632d..16ecfb1f 100644
--- a/app/helpers/commits_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/commits_helper.rb
@@ -1,22 +1,4 @@
 module CommitsHelper
-  def commit_msg_with_link_to_issues(project, message)
-    return '' unless message
-    out = ''
-    message.split(/(#[0-9]+)/m).each do |m|
-      if m =~ /(#([0-9]+))/m
-        begin
-          issue = project.issues.find($2)
-          out += link_to($1, project_issue_path(project, $2))
-        rescue
-          out += $1
-        end
-      else
-        out += m
-      end
-    end
-    preserve out
-  end
-
   def identification_type(line)
     if line[0] == "+"
       "new"
diff --git a/spec/helpers/commit_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/commit_helper_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 747a28a3..00000000
--- a/spec/helpers/commit_helper_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-require "spec_helper"
-include Haml::Helpers
-
-describe CommitsHelper do
-
-  before do
-    @project = Factory :project
-    @other_project = Factory :project, :path => "OtherPath", :code => "OtherCode"
-    @fake_user = Factory :user
-    @valid_issue = Factory :issue, :assignee => @fake_user, :author => @fake_user, :project => @project
-    @invalid_issue = Factory :issue, :assignee => @fake_user, :author => @fake_user, :project => @other_project
-  end
-
-  it "should provides return message untouched if no issue number present" do
-    message = "Dummy message without issue number"
-
-    commit_msg_with_link_to_issues(@project, message).should eql message
-  end
-
-  it "should returns message handled by preserve" do
-    message = "My brand new
-    Commit on multiple
-    lines !"
-
-    #\n are converted to &#x000A as specified in preserve_rspec
-    expected = "My brand new
    Commit on multiple
    lines !"
-
-    commit_msg_with_link_to_issues(@project, message).should eql expected
-  end
-
-  it "should returns empty string if message undefined" do
-    commit_msg_with_link_to_issues(@project, nil).should eql ''
-  end
-
-  it "should returns link_to issue for one valid issue in message" do
-    issue_id = @valid_issue.id
-    message = "One commit message ##{issue_id}"
-    expected = "One commit message <a href=\"/#{@project.code}/issues/#{issue_id}\">##{issue_id}</a>"
-
-    commit_msg_with_link_to_issues(@project, message).should eql expected
-  end
-
-  it "should returns message untouched for one invalid issue in message" do
-    issue_id = @invalid_issue.id
-    message = "One commit message ##{issue_id}"
-
-    commit_msg_with_link_to_issues(@project, message).should eql message
-  end
-
-  it "should handle multiple issue references in commit message" do
-    issue_id = @valid_issue.id
-    invalid_issue_id = @invalid_issue.id
-
-    message = "One big commit message with a valid issue ##{issue_id} and an invalid one ##{invalid_issue_id}.
-    We reference valid ##{issue_id} multiple times (##{issue_id}) as the invalid ##{invalid_issue_id} is also
-    referenced another time (##{invalid_issue_id})"
-
-    expected = "One big commit message with a valid issue <a href=\"/#{@project.code}/issues/#{issue_id}\">##{issue_id}</a>"+
-        " and an invalid one ##{invalid_issue_id}.&#x000A;    "+
-        "We reference valid <a href=\"/#{@project.code}/issues/#{issue_id}\">##{issue_id}</a> multiple times "+
-        "(<a href=\"/#{@project.code}/issues/#{issue_id}\">##{issue_id}</a>) "+
-        "as the invalid ##{invalid_issue_id} is also&#x000A;    referenced another time (##{invalid_issue_id})"
-
-    commit_msg_with_link_to_issues(@project, message).should eql expected
-  end
-
-end
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