diff --git a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/dependency/Dependency.java b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/dependency/Dependency.java
index 95f336c0a..83e114ed0 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/dependency/Dependency.java
+++ b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/dependency/Dependency.java
@@ -186,18 +186,6 @@ public class Dependency extends EvidenceCollection implements Serializable, Comp
         return this.fileName;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Returns the file name of the dependency with the backslash escaped for
-     * use in JavaScript. This is a complete hack as I could not get the replace
-     * to work in the template itself.
-     *
-     * @return the file name of the dependency with the backslash escaped for
-     * use in JavaScript
-     */
-    public String getFileNameForJavaScript() {
-        return this.fileName.replace("\\", "\\\\");
-    }
-
     /**
      * Sets the file name of the dependency.
      *