diff --git a/pageserver/src/object_repository.rs b/pageserver/src/object_repository.rs
index f48a1af579..5ea8e09c8f 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/object_repository.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/object_repository.rs
@@ -497,18 +497,6 @@ impl Timeline for ObjectTimeline {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn get_next_tag(&self, tag: ObjectTag) -> Result<Option<ObjectTag>> {
-        let key = ObjectKey {
-            timeline: self.timelineid,
-            tag,
-        };
-        if let Some(key) = self.obj_store.get_next_key(&key)? {
-            Ok(Some(key.tag))
-        } else {
-            Ok(None)
-        }
-    }
-
     fn put_raw_data(&self, tag: ObjectTag, lsn: Lsn, data: &[u8]) -> Result<()> {
         let key = ObjectKey {
             timeline: self.timelineid,
diff --git a/pageserver/src/repository.rs b/pageserver/src/repository.rs
index 167fdc51af..875bc19b07 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/repository.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/repository.rs
@@ -105,9 +105,6 @@ pub trait Timeline: Send + Sync {
     /// Put raw data
     fn put_raw_data(&self, tag: ObjectTag, lsn: Lsn, data: &[u8]) -> Result<()>;
 
-    // Get object tag greater or equal than specified
-    fn get_next_tag(&self, tag: ObjectTag) -> Result<Option<ObjectTag>>;
-
     /// Remember the all WAL before the given LSN has been processed.
     ///
     /// The WAL receiver calls this after the put_* functions, to indicate that