diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a2ab9e531191..d3acf73cc0c4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ Refer to [Using JHipster in production](http://www.jhipster.tech/production) for
 The following command can automate the deployment to a server. The example shows the deployment to the main Artemis test server (which runs a virtual machine):
 
 ```shell
-./artemis-server-cli deploy username@artemistest.ase.in.tum.de -w build/libs/Artemis-7.7.1.war
+./artemis-server-cli deploy username@artemistest.ase.in.tum.de -w build/libs/Artemis-7.7.2.war
 ```
 
 ## Architecture
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 4e9f8c749bf5..a9f811243528 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 group = "de.tum.cit.aet.artemis"
-version = "7.7.1"
+version = "7.7.2"
 description = "Interactive Learning with Individual Feedback"
 
 java {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f26fc02b1141..e99b30a4d60a 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
     "name": "artemis",
-    "version": "7.7.1",
+    "version": "7.7.2",
     "lockfileVersion": 3,
     "requires": true,
     "packages": {
         "": {
             "name": "artemis",
-            "version": "7.7.1",
+            "version": "7.7.2",
             "hasInstallScript": true,
             "license": "MIT",
             "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2104b83d8908..2ca02dacf336 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "artemis",
-    "version": "7.7.1",
+    "version": "7.7.2",
     "description": "Interactive Learning with Individual Feedback",
     "private": true,
     "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/tum/cit/aet/artemis/programming/repository/ProgrammingExerciseRepository.java b/src/main/java/de/tum/cit/aet/artemis/programming/repository/ProgrammingExerciseRepository.java
index 1eb4de25b071..73ea3f0cddc3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/tum/cit/aet/artemis/programming/repository/ProgrammingExerciseRepository.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/tum/cit/aet/artemis/programming/repository/ProgrammingExerciseRepository.java
@@ -341,11 +341,6 @@ Optional<ProgrammingExercise> findByIdWithEagerTestCasesStaticCodeAnalysisCatego
     Optional<ProgrammingExercise> findByIdWithEagerBuildConfigTestCasesStaticCodeAnalysisCategoriesHintsAndTemplateAndSolutionParticipationsAndAuxReposAndSolutionEntriesAndBuildConfig(
             @Param("exerciseId") long exerciseId);
 
-    default ProgrammingExercise findByIdWithEagerTestCasesStaticCodeAnalysisCategoriesHintsAndTemplateAndSolutionParticipationsAndAuxReposAndBuildConfigElseThrow(long exerciseId)
-            throws EntityNotFoundException {
-        return getValueElseThrow(findByIdWithEagerTestCasesStaticCodeAnalysisCategoriesHintsAndTemplateAndSolutionParticipationsAndAuxReposAndBuildConfig(exerciseId), exerciseId);
-    }
-
     @Query("""
             SELECT p
             FROM ProgrammingExercise p