diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 30bb3d3e2..43599a66c 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -872,25 +872,6 @@ class IssuesProcessor {
             }
         });
     }
-    _getPullRequest(issue) {
-        var _a;
-        return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-            const issueLogger = new issue_logger_1.IssueLogger(issue);
-            try {
-                this._consumeIssueQueryOperation(issue);
-                (_a = this._statistics) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.incrementFetchedPullRequestsCount();
-                const pullRequest = yield this.client.pulls.get({
-                    owner: github_1.context.repo.owner,
-                    repo: github_1.context.repo.repo,
-                    pull_number: issue.number
-                });
-                return pullRequest.data;
-            }
-            catch (error) {
-                issueLogger.error(`Error when getting this $$type: ${error.message}`);
-            }
-        });
-    }
     // Delete the branch on closed pull request
     _deleteBranch(issue) {
         var _a;
diff --git a/src/classes/issues-processor.ts b/src/classes/issues-processor.ts
index 8e777805c..0a9abaae0 100644
--- a/src/classes/issues-processor.ts
+++ b/src/classes/issues-processor.ts
@@ -858,27 +858,6 @@ export class IssuesProcessor {
     }
   }
 
-  private async _getPullRequest(
-    issue: Issue
-  ): Promise<IPullRequest | undefined | void> {
-    const issueLogger: IssueLogger = new IssueLogger(issue);
-
-    try {
-      this._consumeIssueQueryOperation(issue);
-      this._statistics?.incrementFetchedPullRequestsCount();
-
-      const pullRequest = await this.client.pulls.get({
-        owner: context.repo.owner,
-        repo: context.repo.repo,
-        pull_number: issue.number
-      });
-
-      return pullRequest.data;
-    } catch (error) {
-      issueLogger.error(`Error when getting this $$type: ${error.message}`);
-    }
-  }
-
   // Delete the branch on closed pull request
   private async _deleteBranch(issue: Issue): Promise<void> {
     const issueLogger: IssueLogger = new IssueLogger(issue);