diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.shells.ssh/src/org/eclipse/rse/subsystems/shells/ssh/SshShellSubSystemConfiguration.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.shells.ssh/src/org/eclipse/rse/subsystems/shells/ssh/SshShellSubSystemConfiguration.java
index 3d56cab7aaa..26e84d01336 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.shells.ssh/src/org/eclipse/rse/subsystems/shells/ssh/SshShellSubSystemConfiguration.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.shells.ssh/src/org/eclipse/rse/subsystems/shells/ssh/SshShellSubSystemConfiguration.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import org.eclipse.rse.connectorservice.ssh.SshConnectorService;
 import org.eclipse.rse.connectorservice.ssh.SshConnectorServiceManager;
 import org.eclipse.rse.core.subsystems.IConnectorService;
 import org.eclipse.rse.core.subsystems.ISubSystem;
-import org.eclipse.rse.internal.model.Host;
 import org.eclipse.rse.model.IHost;
 import org.eclipse.rse.services.shells.IShellService;
 import org.eclipse.rse.services.ssh.ISshService;
@@ -35,11 +34,6 @@ public class SshShellSubSystemConfiguration extends
 		super();
 	}
 
-	public boolean supportsCommands() {
-		//TODO support commands in SshShellService.runCommand()
-		return false;
-	}
-
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.eclipse.rse.core.subsystems.SubSystemConfiguration#isFactoryFor(java.lang.Class)
 	 */