diff --git a/src/meta/src/barrier/context/mod.rs b/src/meta/src/barrier/context/mod.rs
index 05f7ca53c6cb..e69b9644de8d 100644
--- a/src/meta/src/barrier/context/mod.rs
+++ b/src/meta/src/barrier/context/mod.rs
@@ -106,8 +106,4 @@ impl GlobalBarrierWorkerContextImpl {
     pub(super) fn status(&self) -> Arc<ArcSwap<BarrierManagerStatus>> {
         self.status.clone()
     }
-
-    pub(super) fn hummock_manager(&self) -> &HummockManagerRef {
-        &self.hummock_manager
-    }
 }