diff --git a/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/crypto/pedersen_commitment/c_bind_new.cpp b/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/crypto/pedersen_commitment/c_bind_new.cpp
index 3a2dd00fc28..5d83d39c39b 100644
--- a/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/crypto/pedersen_commitment/c_bind_new.cpp
+++ b/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/crypto/pedersen_commitment/c_bind_new.cpp
@@ -46,12 +46,4 @@ WASM_EXPORT void pedersen___commit(fr::vec_in_buf inputs_buffer, fr::out_buf out
 
     serialize::write(output, pedersen_hash);
 }
-
-WASM_EXPORT void pedersen___buffer_to_field(uint8_t const* data, fr::out_buf r)
-{
-    std::vector<uint8_t> to_compress;
-    read(data, to_compress);
-    auto output = crypto::pedersen_hash::hash_buffer(to_compress);
-    write(r, output);
-}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/crypto/pedersen_commitment/c_bind_new.hpp b/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/crypto/pedersen_commitment/c_bind_new.hpp
index 7ab3f72e3e1..2603f4ba451 100644
--- a/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/crypto/pedersen_commitment/c_bind_new.hpp
+++ b/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/crypto/pedersen_commitment/c_bind_new.hpp
@@ -17,6 +17,4 @@ WASM_EXPORT void pedersen___compress_with_hash_index(fr::vec_in_buf inputs_buffe
                                                      fr::out_buf output);
 
 WASM_EXPORT void pedersen___commit(fr::vec_in_buf inputs_buffer, fr::out_buf output);
-
-WASM_EXPORT void pedersen___buffer_to_field(uint8_t const* data, fr::out_buf r);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/barretenberg/exports.json b/barretenberg/exports.json
index 876db3300ae..9a7588fc331 100644
--- a/barretenberg/exports.json
+++ b/barretenberg/exports.json
@@ -77,22 +77,6 @@
     ],
     "isAsync": false
   },
-  {
-    "functionName": "pedersen___buffer_to_field",
-    "inArgs": [
-      {
-        "name": "data",
-        "type": "const uint8_t *"
-      }
-    ],
-    "outArgs": [
-      {
-        "name": "r",
-        "type": "fr::out_buf"
-      }
-    ],
-    "isAsync": false
-  },
   {
     "functionName": "pedersen_hash_init",
     "inArgs": [],
diff --git a/barretenberg/ts/src/barretenberg_api/index.ts b/barretenberg/ts/src/barretenberg_api/index.ts
index 3f4f3d7c695..23c0aad4682 100644
--- a/barretenberg/ts/src/barretenberg_api/index.ts
+++ b/barretenberg/ts/src/barretenberg_api/index.ts
@@ -46,11 +46,6 @@ export class BarretenbergApi {
     return result[0];
   }
 
-  async pedersenBufferToField(data: Uint8Array): Promise<Fr> {
-    const result = await this.binder.callWasmExport('pedersen___buffer_to_field', [data], [Fr]);
-    return result[0];
-  }
-
   async pedersenHashInit(): Promise<void> {
     const result = await this.binder.callWasmExport('pedersen_hash_init', [], []);
     return;
diff --git a/barretenberg/ts/src/barretenberg_api/pedersen.test.ts b/barretenberg/ts/src/barretenberg_api/pedersen.test.ts
index c2bf4bb20c8..73529600bb9 100644
--- a/barretenberg/ts/src/barretenberg_api/pedersen.test.ts
+++ b/barretenberg/ts/src/barretenberg_api/pedersen.test.ts
@@ -33,13 +33,6 @@ describe('pedersen', () => {
     expect(result).toEqual(new Fr(18374309251862457296563484909553154519357910650678202211610516068880120638872n));
   });
 
-  it('pedersenBufferToField', async () => {
-    const result = await api.pedersenBufferToField(
-      Buffer.from('Hello world! I am a buffer to be converted to a field!'),
-    );
-    expect(result).toEqual(new Fr(5836632387256708040349959803326023895450290698906238002955147410646852307074n));
-  });
-
   it('pedersenHashPair', async () => {
     const result = await api.pedersenHashPair(new Fr(4n), new Fr(8n));
     expect(result).toEqual(new Fr(1521373897829389584529155077412196627698249315427143054350987371861781120260n));