diff --git a/extensions/git/src/api/api1.ts b/extensions/git/src/api/api1.ts
index 38aa9ec4236..5d3f3c45386 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/api/api1.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/api/api1.ts
@@ -160,10 +160,6 @@ export class ApiRepository implements Repository {
 		return this.repository.diffBetween(ref1, ref2, path);
 	}
 
-	getDiff(): Promise<string[]> {
-		return this.repository.getDiff();
-	}
-
 	hashObject(data: string): Promise<string> {
 		return this.repository.hashObject(data);
 	}
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/api/git.d.ts b/extensions/git/src/api/git.d.ts
index cf462435a2c..d6d2166e00b 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/api/git.d.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/api/git.d.ts
@@ -226,8 +226,6 @@ export interface Repository {
 	diffBetween(ref1: string, ref2: string): Promise<Change[]>;
 	diffBetween(ref1: string, ref2: string, path: string): Promise<string>;
 
-	getDiff(): Promise<string[]>;
-
 	hashObject(data: string): Promise<string>;
 
 	createBranch(name: string, checkout: boolean, ref?: string): Promise<void>;
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/repository.ts b/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
index 7f29a213ed3..30369a1efa1 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
@@ -1599,21 +1599,6 @@ export class Repository implements Disposable {
 		return await this.run(Operation.RevList, () => this.repository.getCommitCount(range));
 	}
 
-	async getDiff(): Promise<string[]> {
-		const diff: string[] = [];
-		if (this.indexGroup.resourceStates.length !== 0) {
-			for (const file of this.indexGroup.resourceStates.map(r => r.resourceUri.fsPath)) {
-				diff.push(await this.diffIndexWithHEAD(file));
-			}
-		} else {
-			for (const file of this.workingTreeGroup.resourceStates.map(r => r.resourceUri.fsPath)) {
-				diff.push(await this.diffWithHEAD(file));
-			}
-		}
-
-		return diff;
-	}
-
 	async revParse(ref: string): Promise<string | undefined> {
 		return await this.run(Operation.RevParse, () => this.repository.revParse(ref));
 	}