diff --git a/SparkleLib/Git/SparkleRepoGit.cs b/SparkleLib/Git/SparkleRepoGit.cs
index 694b14ae..bb44c858 100644
--- a/SparkleLib/Git/SparkleRepoGit.cs
+++ b/SparkleLib/Git/SparkleRepoGit.cs
@@ -528,12 +528,6 @@ namespace SparkleLib {
         }
 
 
-        new public static bool IsRepo (string path)
-        {
-            return System.IO.Directory.Exists (Path.Combine (path, ".git"));
-        }
-
-
         public override bool UsesNotificationCenter
         {
             get {
diff --git a/SparkleLib/Hg/SparkleRepoHg.cs b/SparkleLib/Hg/SparkleRepoHg.cs
index 6e545e18..3cf03ea6 100644
--- a/SparkleLib/Hg/SparkleRepoHg.cs
+++ b/SparkleLib/Hg/SparkleRepoHg.cs
@@ -308,12 +308,6 @@ namespace SparkleLib {
         }
 
 
-        new public static bool IsRepo (string path)
-        {
-            return System.IO.Directory.Exists (Path.Combine (path, ".hg"));
-        }
-
-
         public override bool UsesNotificationCenter
         {
             get {
diff --git a/SparkleLib/SparkleRepoBase.cs b/SparkleLib/SparkleRepoBase.cs
index 45bd1d8f..3d25a0cc 100644
--- a/SparkleLib/SparkleRepoBase.cs
+++ b/SparkleLib/SparkleRepoBase.cs
@@ -211,10 +211,7 @@ namespace SparkleLib {
         }
 
 
-        public static bool IsRepo (string path)
-        {
-            return true; //TODO
-        }
+
 
 
         // Disposes all resourses of this object