diff --git a/pitest-entry/src/main/java/org/pitest/mutationtest/build/intercept/staticinitializers/StaticInitializerInterceptor.java b/pitest-entry/src/main/java/org/pitest/mutationtest/build/intercept/staticinitializers/StaticInitializerInterceptor.java
index e7dbea9a5..7bc251d82 100644
--- a/pitest-entry/src/main/java/org/pitest/mutationtest/build/intercept/staticinitializers/StaticInitializerInterceptor.java
+++ b/pitest-entry/src/main/java/org/pitest/mutationtest/build/intercept/staticinitializers/StaticInitializerInterceptor.java
@@ -89,10 +89,6 @@ private void analyseClass(ClassTree tree) {
     }
   }
 
-  private boolean enumConstructor(MethodTree m, boolean isEnum) {
-    return isEnum && m.rawNode().name.equals("<init>");
-  }
-
   private List<Location> allCallsFor(ClassTree tree, MethodTree m) {
     return Stream.concat(callsFor(tree,m), invokeDynamicCallsFor(tree,m))
             .collect(Collectors.toList());