diff --git a/src/buffer.hh b/src/buffer.hh
index 5092b7e9..7fba5fdc 100644
--- a/src/buffer.hh
+++ b/src/buffer.hh
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ public:
 
     bool is_valid() const;
 
-    const Buffer& buffer() const;
     const BufferCoord& coord() const { return m_coord; }
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/buffer_iterator.inl.hh b/src/buffer_iterator.inl.hh
index 86d906ac..6955ed4e 100644
--- a/src/buffer_iterator.inl.hh
+++ b/src/buffer_iterator.inl.hh
@@ -12,12 +12,6 @@ inline BufferIterator::BufferIterator(const Buffer& buffer, BufferCoord coord)
     kak_assert(is_valid());
 }
 
-inline const Buffer& BufferIterator::buffer() const
-{
-    kak_assert(m_buffer);
-    return *m_buffer;
-}
-
 inline bool BufferIterator::is_valid() const
 {
     return m_buffer and m_buffer->is_valid(m_coord);