diff --git a/domiSMP-ui-tests/src/main/java/ddsl/dcomponents/mat/MatSelect.java b/domiSMP-ui-tests/src/main/java/ddsl/dcomponents/mat/MatSelect.java
index 169ea297eda128bf311b753230816142475bc3c6..dd421a42f2f4b97066abc17073670c7524ff5df8 100644
--- a/domiSMP-ui-tests/src/main/java/ddsl/dcomponents/mat/MatSelect.java
+++ b/domiSMP-ui-tests/src/main/java/ddsl/dcomponents/mat/MatSelect.java
@@ -27,13 +27,6 @@ public class MatSelect extends DObject {
         option.click();
     }
 
-    public void selectByValue(String value) {
-        element.click();
-        WebElement option = element.findElement(By.xpath("//mat-option/span[contains(text(),'" + value + "')]"));
-        wait.forElementToBeVisible(option);
-        option.click();
-    }
-
     /**
      * Method returns the current selected text!
      *