diff --git a/compiler/rustc_ast/src/tokenstream.rs b/compiler/rustc_ast/src/tokenstream.rs
index 70d5e53d969..11826825e04 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_ast/src/tokenstream.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_ast/src/tokenstream.rs
@@ -679,10 +679,6 @@ impl Cursor {
         })
     }
 
-    pub fn index(&self) -> usize {
-        self.index
-    }
-
     pub fn look_ahead(&self, n: usize) -> Option<&TokenTree> {
         self.stream.0[self.index..].get(n).map(|(tree, _)| tree)
     }