diff --git a/plugins/cpp_metrics/parser/include/cppmetricsparser/cppmetricsparser.h b/plugins/cpp_metrics/parser/include/cppmetricsparser/cppmetricsparser.h
index fffe10e79..66671ac87 100644
--- a/plugins/cpp_metrics/parser/include/cppmetricsparser/cppmetricsparser.h
+++ b/plugins/cpp_metrics/parser/include/cppmetricsparser/cppmetricsparser.h
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ class CppMetricsParser : public AbstractParser
   virtual bool parse() override;
 
 private:
-  bool accept(const std::string& path_);
-
   void functionParameters();
 
   std::unordered_set<model::FileId> _fileIdCache;
diff --git a/plugins/cpp_metrics/parser/src/cppmetricsparser.cpp b/plugins/cpp_metrics/parser/src/cppmetricsparser.cpp
index 095a5bca1..c6f2788ee 100644
--- a/plugins/cpp_metrics/parser/src/cppmetricsparser.cpp
+++ b/plugins/cpp_metrics/parser/src/cppmetricsparser.cpp
@@ -24,12 +24,6 @@ CppMetricsParser::CppMetricsParser(ParserContext& ctx_): AbstractParser(ctx_)
 {
 }
 
-bool CppMetricsParser::accept(const std::string& path_)
-{
-  std::string ext = boost::filesystem::extension(path_);
-  return ext == ".dummy";
-}
-
 bool CppMetricsParser::cleanupDatabase()
 {
   if (!_fileIdCache.empty())