3 files changed, 2 insertions, 35 deletions
diff --git a/app/models/concerns/maskable.rb b/app/models/concerns/maskable.rb
index 5c392f9deb3..8793f0ec965 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/maskable.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/maskable.rb
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ module Maskable
     validates :value, format: { with: REGEX }, if: :masked?
   end
 
-  def masked?
-    masked || protected
-  end
-
   def to_runner_variable
     super.merge(masked: masked?)
   end
diff --git a/spec/models/ci/build_spec.rb b/spec/models/ci/build_spec.rb
index 20f44d07fad..88e12fa335d 100644
--- a/spec/models/ci/build_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/ci/build_spec.rb
@@ -2357,7 +2357,7 @@ describe Ci::Build do
       let(:ref) { Gitlab::Git::BRANCH_REF_PREFIX + build.ref }
 
       let(:protected_variable) do
-        { key: 'PROTECTED_KEY', value: 'protected_value', public: false, masked: true }
+        { key: 'PROTECTED_KEY', value: 'protected_value', public: false, masked: false }
       end
 
       before do
@@ -2404,7 +2404,7 @@ describe Ci::Build do
       let(:ref) { Gitlab::Git::BRANCH_REF_PREFIX + build.ref }
 
       let(:protected_variable) do
-        { key: 'PROTECTED_KEY', value: 'protected_value', public: false, masked: true }
+        { key: 'PROTECTED_KEY', value: 'protected_value', public: false, masked: false }
       end
 
       before do
diff --git a/spec/models/concerns/maskable_spec.rb b/spec/models/concerns/maskable_spec.rb
index f3bc1e06754..0f2e2942e96 100644
--- a/spec/models/concerns/maskable_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/concerns/maskable_spec.rb
@@ -38,35 +38,6 @@ describe Maskable do
     end
   end
 
-  describe '#masked?' do
-    subject { variable.masked? }
-
-    context 'when variable is masked' do
-      before do
-        variable.masked = true
-      end
-
-      it { is_expected.to eq(true) }
-    end
-
-    context 'when variable is protected' do
-      before do
-        variable.protected = true
-      end
-
-      it { is_expected.to eq(true) }
-    end
-
-    context 'when variable is not masked or protected' do
-      before do
-        variable.protected = false
-        variable.masked = false
-      end
-
-      it { is_expected.to eq(false) }
-    end
-  end
-
   describe '#to_runner_variable' do
     subject { variable.to_runner_variable }