diff --git a/src/protocol/arena.rs b/src/protocol/arena.rs
index d85e21152016c3fc054927aa31a18220acaae87c..10c90a1186f6bcb9d75f73502bc6b69fc305cb0d 100644
--- a/src/protocol/arena.rs
+++ b/src/protocol/arena.rs
@@ -58,9 +58,6 @@ impl<T> Arena<T> {
     }
 
     // Compiler-internal direct retrieval
-    pub(crate) fn get(&self, idx: usize) -> &T {
-        return &self.store[idx]
-    }
     pub(crate) fn get_id(&self, idx: usize) -> Id<T> {
         debug_assert!(idx < self.store.len());
         return Id::new(idx as i32);