diff --git a/internal/core/healing/synthetic.go b/internal/core/healing/synthetic.go
index ca5c048ef..d378c8a15 100644
--- a/internal/core/healing/synthetic.go
+++ b/internal/core/healing/synthetic.go
@@ -413,30 +413,6 @@ func loadAnchorFromChain[V any](batch *light.DB, chain *database.Chain2, block u
 	return body, nil
 }
 
-func (h *Healer) resolveSyntheticHash(args HealSyntheticArgs, si SequencedInfo) ([32]byte, error) {
-	// TODO: Is this actually useful? Can we replace ResolveSynthetic with this?
-
-	batch := args.Light.OpenDB(false)
-	defer batch.Discard()
-	uSrc := protocol.PartitionUrl(si.Source)
-	uSynth := uSrc.JoinPath(protocol.Synthetic)
-
-	// Load the synthetic sequence chain entry
-	seqEntry := new(protocol.IndexEntry)
-	err := batch.Account(uSynth).SyntheticSequenceChain(si.Destination).EntryAs(int64(si.Number)-1, seqEntry)
-	if err != nil {
-		return [32]byte{}, err
-	}
-
-	// Get the hash of the message
-	hash, err := batch.Account(uSynth).MainChain().Entry(int64(seqEntry.Source))
-	if err != nil {
-		return [32]byte{}, err
-	}
-
-	return [32]byte(hash), nil
-}
-
 func (h *Healer) buildSynthReceiptV2(_ context.Context, args HealSyntheticArgs, si SequencedInfo) (*merkle.Receipt, error) {
 	batch := args.Light.OpenDB(false)
 	defer batch.Discard()