diff --git a/src/runtime2/runtime.rs b/src/runtime2/runtime.rs
index 155dcd51e8311df571e18a31cb85c81134a37887..d8ea8d5960331c5e15062ebc667a7840f6991bfe 100644
--- a/src/runtime2/runtime.rs
+++ b/src/runtime2/runtime.rs
@@ -273,33 +273,6 @@ impl RuntimeInner {
         return (CompKey(index), component);
     }
 
-    /// Creates a new component. Note that the public part will be properly
-    /// initialized, but not all private fields are.
-    pub(crate) fn create_pdl_component(&self, comp: CompPDL, ctx: CompCtx, initially_sleeping: bool) -> (CompKey, &mut RuntimeComp) {
-        let inbox_queue = QueueDynMpsc::new(16);
-        let inbox_producer = inbox_queue.producer();
-        let comp = RuntimeComp{
-            public: CompPublic{
-                sleeping: AtomicBool::new(initially_sleeping),
-                num_handles: AtomicU32::new(1), // the component itself acts like a handle
-                inbox: inbox_producer,
-            },
-            code: comp,
-            ctx,
-            inbox: inbox_queue,
-            exiting: false,
-        };
-
-        let index = self.components.create(comp);
-
-        // TODO: just do a reserve_index followed by a consume_index or something
-        self.increment_active_components();
-        let component = self.components.get_mut(index);
-        component.ctx.id = CompId(index);
-
-        return (CompKey(index), component);
-    }
-
     pub(crate) fn get_component(&self, key: CompKey) -> &mut RuntimeComp {
         let component = self.components.get_mut(key.0);
         return component;