diff --git a/src/hugr.rs b/src/hugr.rs
index 34bfa6098..ff0c3788e 100644
--- a/src/hugr.rs
+++ b/src/hugr.rs
@@ -387,14 +387,6 @@ impl Port {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Creates a new incoming port.
-    #[inline]
-    pub fn new_incoming(port: impl Into<IncomingPort>) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            offset: portgraph::PortOffset::new_incoming(port.into().index()),
-        }
-    }
-
     /// Converts to an [IncomingPort] if this port is one; else fails with
     /// [HugrError::InvalidPortDirection]
     #[inline]
@@ -407,14 +399,6 @@ impl Port {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Creates a new outgoing port.
-    #[inline]
-    pub fn new_outgoing(port: impl Into<OutgoingPort>) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            offset: portgraph::PortOffset::new_outgoing(port.into().index()),
-        }
-    }
-
     /// Converts to an [OutgoingPort] if this port is one; else fails with
     /// [HugrError::InvalidPortDirection]
     #[inline]
@@ -492,13 +476,17 @@ impl From<usize> for OutgoingPort {
 
 impl From<IncomingPort> for Port {
     fn from(value: IncomingPort) -> Self {
-        Port::new_incoming(value)
+        Self {
+            offset: portgraph::PortOffset::new_incoming(value.index()),
+        }
     }
 }
 
 impl From<OutgoingPort> for Port {
     fn from(value: OutgoingPort) -> Self {
-        Port::new_outgoing(value)
+        Self {
+            offset: portgraph::PortOffset::new_outgoing(value.index()),
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/hugr/hugrmut.rs b/src/hugr/hugrmut.rs
index b7bd8308f..ad4d6f02d 100644
--- a/src/hugr/hugrmut.rs
+++ b/src/hugr/hugrmut.rs
@@ -259,9 +259,9 @@ impl<T: RootTagged<RootHandle = Node> + AsMut<Hugr>> HugrMut for T {
     ) -> Result<(), HugrError> {
         self.as_mut().graph.link_nodes(
             src.index,
-            Port::new_outgoing(src_port).index(),
+            src_port.into().index(),
             dst.index,
-            Port::new_incoming(dst_port).index(),
+            dst_port.into().index(),
         )?;
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/src/hugr/serialize.rs b/src/hugr/serialize.rs
index 2fdc2fb36..8078e7911 100644
--- a/src/hugr/serialize.rs
+++ b/src/hugr/serialize.rs
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ pub mod test {
     use super::*;
     use crate::extension::{EMPTY_REG, PRELUDE_REGISTRY};
     use crate::hugr::hugrmut::sealed::HugrMutInternals;
+    use crate::hugr::OutgoingPort;
     use crate::{
         builder::{
             test::closed_dfg_root_hugr, Container, DFGBuilder, Dataflow, DataflowHugr,
@@ -283,7 +284,6 @@ pub mod test {
         hugr::NodeType,
         ops::{dataflow::IOTrait, Input, LeafOp, Module, Output, DFG},
         types::{FunctionType, Type},
-        Port,
     };
     use itertools::Itertools;
     use portgraph::{
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ pub mod test {
 
         // Now add a new input
         let new_in = hugr.add_op(Input::new([QB].to_vec()));
-        hugr.disconnect(old_in, Port::new_outgoing(0)).unwrap();
+        hugr.disconnect(old_in, OutgoingPort::from(0)).unwrap();
         hugr.connect(new_in, 0, out, 0).unwrap();
         hugr.move_before_sibling(new_in, old_in).unwrap();
         hugr.remove_node(old_in).unwrap();
diff --git a/src/hugr/validate.rs b/src/hugr/validate.rs
index 3338c081a..b21411d2a 100644
--- a/src/hugr/validate.rs
+++ b/src/hugr/validate.rs
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ mod test {
         Extension, ExtensionId, ExtensionSet, TypeDefBound, EMPTY_REG, PRELUDE_REGISTRY,
     };
     use crate::hugr::hugrmut::sealed::HugrMutInternals;
-    use crate::hugr::{HugrError, HugrMut, NodeType};
+    use crate::hugr::{HugrError, HugrMut, IncomingPort, NodeType};
     use crate::macros::const_extension_ids;
     use crate::ops::dataflow::IOTrait;
     use crate::ops::{self, LeafOp, OpType};
@@ -1146,7 +1146,7 @@ mod test {
             h.update_validate(&EMPTY_REG),
             Err(ValidationError::UnconnectedPort {
                 node: and,
-                port: Port::new_incoming(1),
+                port: IncomingPort::from(1).into(),
                 port_kind: EdgeKind::Value(BOOL_T)
             })
         );