diff --git a/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer.rs b/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer.rs
index 4107161aa1..6385c4ac51 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer.rs
@@ -344,9 +344,6 @@ impl LayerAccessStats {
 /// are used in (timeline).
 #[async_trait::async_trait]
 pub trait Layer: std::fmt::Debug + std::fmt::Display + Send + Sync + 'static {
-    /// Range of keys that this layer covers
-    fn get_key_range(&self) -> Range<Key>;
-
     /// Inclusive start bound of the LSN range that this layer holds
     /// Exclusive end bound of the LSN range that this layer holds.
     ///
diff --git a/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/delta_layer.rs b/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/delta_layer.rs
index f479687a2b..7512098fc5 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/delta_layer.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/delta_layer.rs
@@ -255,10 +255,6 @@ impl Layer for DeltaLayer {
             .await
     }
 
-    fn get_key_range(&self) -> Range<Key> {
-        self.get_key_range()
-    }
-
     fn get_lsn_range(&self) -> Range<Lsn> {
         self.get_lsn_range()
     }
@@ -394,10 +390,6 @@ impl DeltaLayer {
             .await
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn get_key_range(&self) -> Range<Key> {
-        self.layer_desc().key_range.clone()
-    }
-
     pub(crate) fn get_lsn_range(&self) -> Range<Lsn> {
         self.layer_desc().lsn_range.clone()
     }
diff --git a/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/image_layer.rs b/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/image_layer.rs
index c144ce562d..069e0ebed2 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/image_layer.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/image_layer.rs
@@ -186,11 +186,6 @@ impl Layer for ImageLayer {
             .await
     }
 
-    /// Boilerplate to implement the Layer trait, always use layer_desc for persistent layers.
-    fn get_key_range(&self) -> Range<Key> {
-        self.get_key_range()
-    }
-
     /// Boilerplate to implement the Layer trait, always use layer_desc for persistent layers.
     fn get_lsn_range(&self) -> Range<Lsn> {
         self.get_lsn_range()
@@ -288,10 +283,6 @@ impl ImageLayer {
             .with_context(|| format!("read {}", self.path().display()))
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn get_key_range(&self) -> Range<Key> {
-        self.layer_desc().key_range.clone()
-    }
-
     /// Boilerplate to implement the Layer trait, always use layer_desc for persistent layers.
     pub(crate) fn get_lsn_range(&self) -> Range<Lsn> {
         self.layer_desc().lsn_range.clone()
diff --git a/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/inmemory_layer.rs b/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/inmemory_layer.rs
index 0c85f867a7..95988252aa 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/inmemory_layer.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/inmemory_layer.rs
@@ -107,10 +107,6 @@ impl InMemoryLayer {
         self.end_lsn.get().copied().unwrap_or(Lsn::MAX)
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn get_key_range(&self) -> Range<Key> {
-        Key::MIN..Key::MAX
-    }
-
     pub(crate) fn get_lsn_range(&self) -> Range<Lsn> {
         self.start_lsn..self.end_lsn_or_max()
     }
@@ -222,10 +218,6 @@ impl InMemoryLayer {
 
 #[async_trait::async_trait]
 impl Layer for InMemoryLayer {
-    fn get_key_range(&self) -> Range<Key> {
-        self.get_key_range()
-    }
-
     fn get_lsn_range(&self) -> Range<Lsn> {
         self.get_lsn_range()
     }
diff --git a/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/remote_layer.rs b/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/remote_layer.rs
index 610bbe7dc0..961c64f215 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/remote_layer.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/remote_layer.rs
@@ -95,11 +95,6 @@ impl Layer for RemoteLayer {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    /// Boilerplate to implement the Layer trait, always use layer_desc for persistent layers.
-    fn get_key_range(&self) -> Range<Key> {
-        self.layer_desc().key_range.clone()
-    }
-
     /// Boilerplate to implement the Layer trait, always use layer_desc for persistent layers.
     fn get_lsn_range(&self) -> Range<Lsn> {
         self.layer_desc().lsn_range.clone()