diff --git a/java/lc-esp-eo/src/main/java/lc/esp/eo/EO.java b/java/lc-esp-eo/src/main/java/lc/esp/eo/EO.java
index 598f007b8934753274cda87ed835bdee9b10ae79..10a078409a3a03e4ecb5ece49ab2fb79d4492247 100644
--- a/java/lc-esp-eo/src/main/java/lc/esp/eo/EO.java
+++ b/java/lc-esp-eo/src/main/java/lc/esp/eo/EO.java
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ public class EO implements Serializable, Cloneable {
     private static final String WEAK_META_PREFIX = "*";
     private static final String STRONG_META_PREFIX = "#";
     private static final String META_LABEL_KEY = "label";
-    private static String pathPattern = Pattern.quote("/");
     private String typeName;
     private final HashMap<String, Serializable> data = new HashMap<>();
     private HashMap<String, HashMap<String, Serializable>> meta;
@@ -411,29 +410,6 @@ public class EO implements Serializable, Cloneable {
 
     // Be a wolf
 
-    public void recurse(EOLoop dst, final String path) {
-        recurse(dst, path.split(pathPattern), 0);
-    }
-
-    private void recurse(EOLoop dst, final String[] path, final int index) {
-        final Object value = data.get(path[index]);
-
-        logger.debug("recurse(). [idx: {}] [path: {}] [value: {}]", index, path, value);
-
-        if (!(value instanceof EOLoop)) return;
-
-        int next = index + 1;
-
-        if (next == path.length) {
-            dst.addAll((EOLoop) value);
-            return;
-        }
-
-        for (EO eo : (EOLoop) value) {
-            eo.recurse(dst, path, next);
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * Returns the value as a loop. If the value is null, a new loop will be created. If a value is set,
      * but is not a loop, a {@link ClassCastException} will be thrown.