diff --git a/src/main/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/buildtool/generic/domain/BuildToolDomainService.java b/src/main/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/buildtool/generic/domain/BuildToolDomainService.java
index 69cff047b6c..bc68f5b7058 100644
--- a/src/main/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/buildtool/generic/domain/BuildToolDomainService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/buildtool/generic/domain/BuildToolDomainService.java
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import static tech.jhipster.lite.generator.project.domain.BuildToolType.MAVEN;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import tech.jhipster.lite.error.domain.GeneratorException;
@@ -161,12 +160,4 @@ public Optional<String> getName(Project project) {
     }
     throw new GeneratorException(EXCEPTION_NO_BUILD_TOOL);
   }
-
-  @Override
-  public boolean containsDependency(Project project, String dependencyName) throws IOException {
-    if (project.isMavenProject()) {
-      return mavenService.containsDependency(project, dependencyName);
-    }
-    throw new GeneratorException(EXCEPTION_NO_BUILD_TOOL);
-  }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/buildtool/generic/domain/BuildToolService.java b/src/main/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/buildtool/generic/domain/BuildToolService.java
index 6a22676dfe5..f8033080d58 100644
--- a/src/main/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/buildtool/generic/domain/BuildToolService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/buildtool/generic/domain/BuildToolService.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package tech.jhipster.lite.generator.buildtool.generic.domain;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import tech.jhipster.lite.generator.project.domain.BuildToolType;
@@ -26,6 +25,4 @@ public interface BuildToolService {
   Optional<String> getGroup(Project project);
 
   Optional<String> getName(Project project);
-
-  boolean containsDependency(Project project, String dependencyName) throws IOException;
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/buildtool/generic/domain/BuildToolDomainServiceTest.java b/src/test/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/buildtool/generic/domain/BuildToolDomainServiceTest.java
index e916f28abc9..f4828be4ce0 100644
--- a/src/test/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/buildtool/generic/domain/BuildToolDomainServiceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/buildtool/generic/domain/BuildToolDomainServiceTest.java
@@ -194,18 +194,6 @@ void shouldGetName() {
 
       verify(mavenService).getName(project.getFolder());
     }
-
-    @Test
-    void shouldReturnTrueWhenDependencyFound() throws IOException {
-      Project project = tmpProjectWithPomXml();
-      when(mavenService.containsDependency(any(), anyString())).thenReturn(true);
-
-      String dependencyName = "spring-boot";
-      boolean dependencyFound = buildToolDomainService.containsDependency(project, dependencyName);
-
-      assertThat(dependencyFound).isTrue();
-      verify(mavenService).containsDependency(project, dependencyName);
-    }
   }
 
   @Nested