diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/commonfilesearch/FileInstanceNode.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/commonfilesearch/FileInstanceNode.java
index 6486179903..e25f4a8637 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/commonfilesearch/FileInstanceNode.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/commonfilesearch/FileInstanceNode.java
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ public class FileInstanceNode extends FileNode {
      */
     public FileInstanceNode(AbstractFile fsContent, String dataSource) {
         super(fsContent);
-        this.content = fsContent;
         this.dataSource = dataSource;
     }
 
@@ -60,11 +59,6 @@ public class FileInstanceNode extends FileNode {
         return visitor.visit(this);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public AbstractFile getContent() {
-        return this.content;
-    }
-
     String getDataSource() {
         return this.dataSource;
     }