Method is nowhere used and is less specific than is_impediment? in issue

app/models/task.rb

@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@ class Task < Issue
     self.remaining_hours = 0 if IssueStatus.find(id).is_closed?
   end
 
-  def impediment?
-    parent_issue_id.nil?
-  end
-
   def update_with_relationships(params, is_impediment = false)
     attribs = params.reject { |k, v| !safe_attribute_names.include?(k.to_s) }
 

spec/models/tasks_spec.rb

@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../spec_helper')
-
-describe Task do
-  let(:user) { @user ||= Factory.create(:user) }
-  let(:tracker_feature) { @tracker_feature ||= Factory.create(:tracker_feature) }
-  let(:tracker_task) { @tracker_task ||= Factory.create(:tracker_task) }
-  let(:issue_priority) { @issue_priority ||= Factory.create(:priority) }
-  let(:task) { Factory.build(:task, :tracker => tracker_task,
-                                     :project => project,
-                                     :author => user,
-                                     :priority => issue_priority,
-                                     :status => issue_status) }
-  let(:feature) { Factory.build(:issue, :tracker => tracker_feature,
-                                        :project => project,
-                                        :author => user,
-                                        :priority => issue_priority,
-                                        :status => issue_status) }
-  let(:version) { @version ||= Factory.create(:version, :project => project) }
-  let(:project) { @project ||= Factory.create(:project) }
-  let(:issue_status) { @status ||= Factory.create(:issue_status) }
-
-  before(:each) do
-    Setting.plugin_redmine_backlogs  = {"points_burn_direction" => "down",
-                                        "wiki_template" => "",
-                                        "card_spec" => "Sattleford VM-5040",
-                                        :story_trackers => [tracker_feature.id.to_s],
-                                        :task_tracker => tracker_task.id.to_s }
-  end
-
-  describe "Instance Methods" do
-    before(:each) do
-
-    end
-
-    describe :impediment? do
-      describe "WITHOUT parent" do
-        before(:each) do
-        end
-
-        it { task.should be_impediment }
-      end
-
-      describe "WITH parent" do
-        before(:each) do
-          feat = feature
-          feat.save
-          task.parent_issue_id = feat.id
-        end
-
-        it { task.should_not be_impediment }
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end