diff --git a/src/designer/elsa-workflows-designer/src/modules/workflow-instances/components/journal.tsx b/src/designer/elsa-workflows-designer/src/modules/workflow-instances/components/journal.tsx
index 0f854ca02..4c1a3166a 100644
--- a/src/designer/elsa-workflows-designer/src/modules/workflow-instances/components/journal.tsx
+++ b/src/designer/elsa-workflows-designer/src/modules/workflow-instances/components/journal.tsx
@@ -293,11 +293,4 @@ export class Journal {
     }
     return allActivities;
   }
-  
-  private findActivityRootRecursive(activity: Activity) {
-    if(activity.root == null) {
-      return activity;
-    }
-    this.findActivityRootRecursive(activity.root);
-  }
 }
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