diff --git a/columnar/benches/bench_access.rs b/columnar/benches/bench_access.rs
index 397a35af0..e82e8cd78 100644
--- a/columnar/benches/bench_access.rs
+++ b/columnar/benches/bench_access.rs
@@ -43,26 +43,5 @@ fn bench_group(mut runner: InputGroup<Column>) {
         }
         black_box(sum);
     });
-    runner.register("access_first_vals", |column| {
-        let mut sum = 0;
-        const BLOCK_SIZE: usize = 32;
-        let mut docs = vec![0; BLOCK_SIZE];
-        let mut buffer = vec![None; BLOCK_SIZE];
-        for i in (0..NUM_DOCS).step_by(BLOCK_SIZE) {
-            // fill docs
-            #[allow(clippy::needless_range_loop)]
-            for idx in 0..BLOCK_SIZE {
-                docs[idx] = idx as u32 + i;
-            }
-
-            column.first_vals(&docs, &mut buffer);
-            for val in buffer.iter() {
-                let Some(val) = val else { continue };
-                sum += *val;
-            }
-        }
-
-        black_box(sum);
-    });
     runner.run();
 }
diff --git a/columnar/src/column/mod.rs b/columnar/src/column/mod.rs
index 306213826..c66ff31b9 100644
--- a/columnar/src/column/mod.rs
+++ b/columnar/src/column/mod.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ pub use serialize::{
     serialize_column_mappable_to_u128,
 };
 
-use crate::column_index::{ColumnIndex, Set};
+use crate::column_index::ColumnIndex;
 use crate::column_values::monotonic_mapping::StrictlyMonotonicMappingToInternal;
 use crate::column_values::{ColumnValues, monotonic_map_column};
 use crate::{Cardinality, DocId, EmptyColumnValues, MonotonicallyMappableToU64, RowId};
@@ -89,31 +89,6 @@ impl<T: PartialOrd + Copy + Debug + Send + Sync + 'static> Column<T> {
         self.values_for_doc(row_id).next()
     }
 
-    /// Load the first value for each docid in the provided slice.
-    #[inline]
-    pub fn first_vals(&self, docids: &[DocId], output: &mut [Option<T>]) {
-        match &self.index {
-            ColumnIndex::Empty { .. } => {}
-            ColumnIndex::Full => self.values.get_vals_opt(docids, output),
-            ColumnIndex::Optional(optional_index) => {
-                for (i, docid) in docids.iter().enumerate() {
-                    output[i] = optional_index
-                        .rank_if_exists(*docid)
-                        .map(|rowid| self.values.get_val(rowid));
-                }
-            }
-            ColumnIndex::Multivalued(multivalued_index) => {
-                for (i, docid) in docids.iter().enumerate() {
-                    let range = multivalued_index.range(*docid);
-                    let is_empty = range.start == range.end;
-                    if !is_empty {
-                        output[i] = Some(self.values.get_val(range.start));
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     /// Translates a block of docids to row_ids.
     ///
     /// returns the row_ids and the matching docids on the same index
@@ -131,6 +106,8 @@ impl<T: PartialOrd + Copy + Debug + Send + Sync + 'static> Column<T> {
         self.index.docids_to_rowids(doc_ids, doc_ids_out, row_ids)
     }
 
+    /// Get an iterator over the values for the provided docid.
+    #[inline]
     pub fn values_for_doc(&self, doc_id: DocId) -> impl Iterator<Item = T> + '_ {
         self.index
             .value_row_ids(doc_id)
@@ -158,15 +135,6 @@ impl<T: PartialOrd + Copy + Debug + Send + Sync + 'static> Column<T> {
             .select_batch_in_place(selected_docid_range.start, doc_ids);
     }
 
-    /// Fills the output vector with the (possibly multiple values that are associated_with
-    /// `row_id`.
-    ///
-    /// This method clears the `output` vector.
-    pub fn fill_vals(&self, row_id: RowId, output: &mut Vec<T>) {
-        output.clear();
-        output.extend(self.values_for_doc(row_id));
-    }
-
     pub fn first_or_default_col(self, default_value: T) -> Arc<dyn ColumnValues<T>> {
         Arc::new(FirstValueWithDefault {
             column: self,
diff --git a/src/fastfield/mod.rs b/src/fastfield/mod.rs
index 6db5ec6d9..db1ce0d77 100644
--- a/src/fastfield/mod.rs
+++ b/src/fastfield/mod.rs
@@ -726,22 +726,24 @@ mod tests {
             .column_opt::<DateTime>("multi_date")
             .unwrap()
             .unwrap();
-        let mut dates = Vec::new();
         {
+            let mut dates = Vec::new();
             assert_eq!(date_fast_field.get_val(0).into_timestamp_nanos(), 1i64);
-            dates_fast_field.fill_vals(0u32, &mut dates);
+            dates.extend(dates_fast_field.values_for_doc(0));
             assert_eq!(dates.len(), 2);
             assert_eq!(dates[0].into_timestamp_nanos(), 2i64);
             assert_eq!(dates[1].into_timestamp_nanos(), 3i64);
         }
         {
+            let mut dates = Vec::new();
             assert_eq!(date_fast_field.get_val(1).into_timestamp_nanos(), 4i64);
-            dates_fast_field.fill_vals(1u32, &mut dates);
+            dates.extend(dates_fast_field.values_for_doc(1));
             assert!(dates.is_empty());
         }
         {
+            let mut dates = Vec::new();
             assert_eq!(date_fast_field.get_val(2).into_timestamp_nanos(), 0i64);
-            dates_fast_field.fill_vals(2u32, &mut dates);
+            dates.extend(dates_fast_field.values_for_doc(2));
             assert_eq!(dates.len(), 2);
             assert_eq!(dates[0].into_timestamp_nanos(), 5i64);
             assert_eq!(dates[1].into_timestamp_nanos(), 6i64);