diff --git a/pageserver/src/tenant/layer_map.rs b/pageserver/src/tenant/layer_map.rs
index 449560f390..8d06ccd565 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/tenant/layer_map.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/tenant/layer_map.rs
@@ -122,13 +122,6 @@ impl<L> BatchedUpdates<'_, L>
 where
     L: ?Sized + Layer,
 {
-    ///
-    /// Check if layer map contains layers with specified key and LSN range
-    ///
-    pub fn contains(&self, layer: Arc<L>) -> bool {
-        self.layer_map.contains(layer)
-    }
-
     ///
     /// Insert an on-disk layer.
     ///
@@ -275,14 +268,6 @@ where
         BatchedUpdates { layer_map: self }
     }
 
-    ///
-    /// Check if layer map contains layers with specified key and LSN range
-    ///
-    pub fn contains(&self, layer: Arc<L>) -> bool {
-        self.historic
-            .contains(historic_layer_coverage::LayerKey::from(&*layer))
-    }
-
     ///
     /// Insert an on-disk layer
     ///