diff --git a/spotbugs-exclude.xml b/spotbugs-exclude.xml
index 13d72334e594..8c42802520e3 100644
--- a/spotbugs-exclude.xml
+++ b/spotbugs-exclude.xml
@@ -96,9 +96,6 @@
-
-
-
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/divideandconquer/ClosestPair.java b/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/divideandconquer/ClosestPair.java
index 4c9c40c83174..323098a99887 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/divideandconquer/ClosestPair.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/divideandconquer/ClosestPair.java
@@ -66,10 +66,6 @@ public static class Location {
}
}
- public Location[] createLocation(int numberValues) {
- return new Location[numberValues];
- }
-
public Location buildLocation(double x, double y) {
return new Location(x, y);
}
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/divideandconquer/ClosestPairTest.java b/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/divideandconquer/ClosestPairTest.java
index 38784228d68e..b25fd796b112 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/divideandconquer/ClosestPairTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/divideandconquer/ClosestPairTest.java
@@ -16,14 +16,6 @@ public void testBuildLocation() {
assertEquals(4.0, point.y);
}
- @Test
- public void testCreateLocation() {
- ClosestPair cp = new ClosestPair(5);
- ClosestPair.Location[] locations = cp.createLocation(5);
- assertNotNull(locations);
- assertEquals(5, locations.length);
- }
-
@Test
public void testXPartition() {
ClosestPair cp = new ClosestPair(5);