remove toBriefString
diff --git a/java_gen/templates/custom/OFPortDesc.java b/java_gen/templates/custom/OFPortDesc.java
index b2e10eb..3be1b70 100644
--- a/java_gen/templates/custom/OFPortDesc.java
+++ b/java_gen/templates/custom/OFPortDesc.java
@@ -8,13 +8,4 @@
     public boolean isEnabled() {
         return (!state.contains(OFPortState.LINK_DOWN) && !config.contains(OFPortConfig.PORT_DOWN));
     }
-    
-    /**
-     * Return a brief String describing this port containing the port number
-     * and port name
-     * @return a brief description string 
-     */
-    public String toBriefString() {
-        return String.format("%s (%d)", name, portNo);
-    }
     
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