diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/debug/internal/provisional/ui/viewmodel/register/RegisterGroupVMNode.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/debug/internal/provisional/ui/viewmodel/register/RegisterGroupVMNode.java
index 0aaef9ffd5a..6656656ca67 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/debug/internal/provisional/ui/viewmodel/register/RegisterGroupVMNode.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/debug/internal/provisional/ui/viewmodel/register/RegisterGroupVMNode.java
@@ -287,16 +287,6 @@ public class RegisterGroupVMNode extends AbstractExpressionVMNode
         return null;
     }
     
-    public int getExpressionLength(String expression) {
-        if (expression.startsWith("$$\"")) { //$NON-NLS-1$
-            int secondQuoteIdx = expression.indexOf('"', "$$\"".length()); //$NON-NLS-1$
-            if (secondQuoteIdx > 0) {
-                return secondQuoteIdx + 1;
-            }
-        } 
-        return -1;
-    }
-    
     public int getDeltaFlagsForExpression(IExpression expression, Object event) {
         if (event instanceof IRunControl.ISuspendedDMEvent) {
             return IModelDelta.CONTENT;
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/debug/internal/provisional/ui/viewmodel/register/RegisterVMNode.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/debug/internal/provisional/ui/viewmodel/register/RegisterVMNode.java
index e89abf4a8d3..edac0877436 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/debug/internal/provisional/ui/viewmodel/register/RegisterVMNode.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.dsf.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/dsf/debug/internal/provisional/ui/viewmodel/register/RegisterVMNode.java
@@ -466,18 +466,6 @@ public class RegisterVMNode extends AbstractExpressionVMNode
         return null;
     }
 
-    public int getExpressionLength(String expression) {
-        if (expression.charAt(0) == '$' && Character.isLetterOrDigit(expression.charAt(1))) {
-            int length = 1;
-            while( length < expression.length() && Character.isLetterOrDigit(expression.charAt(length)) ) {
-                length++;
-            }
-            return length;
-        } else {
-            return -1;
-        }
-    }
-    
     @Override
     protected void testElementForExpression(Object element, IExpression expression, final DataRequestMonitor<Boolean> rm) {
         if (!(element instanceof IDMVMContext)) {