diff --git a/test/functional/pages/ResearchGroup/ResearchGroupListPage.groovy b/test/functional/pages/ResearchGroup/ResearchGroupListPage.groovy
index 9b78ed35..9ad36b2c 100644
--- a/test/functional/pages/ResearchGroup/ResearchGroupListPage.groovy
+++ b/test/functional/pages/ResearchGroup/ResearchGroupListPage.groovy
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ class ResearchGroupListPage extends Page {
     static content = {
     }
 
-    def select(String s) {
-        $('div', id: 'status').find('a', text: s).click()
-    }
-
     def selectResearchGroup(String s) {
         $('div').find('a', text: s).click()
     }