diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHPerson.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHPerson.java
index 687093d1d..92a2b90d2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHPerson.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHPerson.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import java.util.TreeMap;
  * 
  * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
  */
-public class GHPerson {
+public abstract class GHPerson {
     /*package almost final*/ GitHub root;
 
     // core data fields that exist even for "small" user data (such as the user info in pull request)
@@ -235,5 +235,4 @@ public class GHPerson {
         populate();
         return followers;
     }
-
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHRepository.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHRepository.java
index 31f16785f..5302413c3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHRepository.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHRepository.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public class GHRepository {
     private String description, homepage, name;
     private String url; // this is the API url
     private String html_url;    // this is the UI
-    private GHPerson owner;   // not fully populated. beware.
+    private GHUser owner;   // not fully populated. beware.
     private boolean has_issues, has_wiki, fork, _private, has_downloads;
     private int watchers,forks,open_issues,size;
     private String created_at, pushed_at;
@@ -378,17 +378,6 @@ public class GHRepository {
         };
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Retrieves all the pull requests of a particular state by knowing organisation and repository
-     */
-    public static PagedIterable<GHPullRequest> listPullRequests(final GitHub root, final GHPerson owner, final String repositoryName, final GHIssueState state) {
-      GHRepository repo = new GHRepository();
-      repo.root = root;
-      repo.name = repositoryName;
-      repo.owner = owner;
-      return repo.listPullRequests(state);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Retrieves the currently configured hooks.
      */