diff --git a/accounts-db/src/accounts_index.rs b/accounts-db/src/accounts_index.rs
index 17e0d527746960..51a04e3a4eb4b6 100644
--- a/accounts-db/src/accounts_index.rs
+++ b/accounts-db/src/accounts_index.rs
@@ -1126,14 +1126,6 @@ impl<T: IndexValue, U: DiskIndexValue + From<T> + Into<T>> AccountsIndex<T, U> {
 
     pub fn get_account_read_entry(&self, pubkey: &Pubkey) -> Option<ReadAccountMapEntry<T>> {
         let lock = self.get_bin(pubkey);
-        self.get_account_read_entry_with_lock(pubkey, &lock)
-    }
-
-    pub fn get_account_read_entry_with_lock(
-        &self,
-        pubkey: &Pubkey,
-        lock: &AccountMaps<'_, T, U>,
-    ) -> Option<ReadAccountMapEntry<T>> {
         lock.get(pubkey)
             .map(ReadAccountMapEntry::from_account_map_entry)
     }