diff --git a/src/libsyntax_pos/symbol.rs b/src/libsyntax_pos/symbol.rs
index f44716e013ec..42db2d21991e 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax_pos/symbol.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax_pos/symbol.rs
@@ -1169,12 +1169,6 @@ pub fn intern(string: &str) -> Self {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn as_interned_str(self) -> InternedString {
-        InternedString {
-            symbol: Symbol::intern(self.string)
-        }
-    }
-
     #[inline]
     pub fn get(&self) -> &str {
         // This returns a valid string since we ensure that `self` outlives the interner