diff --git a/runtime/src/pubkey_bins.rs b/runtime/src/pubkey_bins.rs
index ec54005a4c1b25..22dfbec16c6262 100644
--- a/runtime/src/pubkey_bins.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/pubkey_bins.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ impl PubkeyBinCalculator16 {
         std::mem::size_of::<T>() * 8
     }
 
-    pub fn log_2(x: u32) -> u32 {
+    fn log_2(x: u32) -> u32 {
         assert!(x > 0);
         Self::num_bits::<u32>() as u32 - x.leading_zeros() - 1
     }
@@ -32,15 +32,6 @@ impl PubkeyBinCalculator16 {
         let as_ref = pubkey.as_ref();
         ((as_ref[0] as usize * 256 + as_ref[1] as usize) as usize) >> self.shift_bits
     }
-
-    pub fn lowest_pubkey_from_bin(&self, mut bin: usize, bins: usize) -> Pubkey {
-        assert!(bin < bins);
-        bin <<= self.shift_bits;
-        let mut pubkey = Pubkey::new(&[0; 32]);
-        pubkey.as_mut()[0] = (bin / 256) as u8;
-        pubkey.as_mut()[1] = (bin & 0xff) as u8;
-        pubkey
-    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -62,12 +53,6 @@ pub mod tests {
             let bins = 2u32.pow(i);
             let calc = PubkeyBinCalculator16::new(bins as usize);
             assert_eq!(calc.shift_bits, 16 - i, "i: {}", i);
-            for bin in 0..bins {
-                assert_eq!(
-                    bin as usize,
-                    calc.bin_from_pubkey(&calc.lowest_pubkey_from_bin(bin as usize, bins as usize))
-                );
-            }
         }
     }