diff --git a/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/crypto/pedersen_commitment/pedersen.cpp b/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/crypto/pedersen_commitment/pedersen.cpp
index c1023c2a39e..691a64b998b 100644
--- a/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/crypto/pedersen_commitment/pedersen.cpp
+++ b/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/crypto/pedersen_commitment/pedersen.cpp
@@ -29,18 +29,5 @@ typename Curve::AffineElement pedersen_commitment_base<Curve>::commit_native(con
     }
     return result.normalize();
 }
-
-template <typename Curve>
-typename Curve::AffineElement pedersen_commitment_base<Curve>::commit_native(
-    const std::vector<std::pair<Fq, GeneratorContext>>& input_pairs)
-{
-    // (TODO @dbanks12 this method may be slow and can be optimised. Issue at .)
-    Element result = Group::point_at_infinity;
-    for (auto& [scalar, context] : input_pairs) {
-        Element point = context.generators->get(1, context.offset, context.domain_separator)[0];
-        result += point * static_cast<uint256_t>(scalar);
-    }
-    return result.normalize();
-}
 template class pedersen_commitment_base<curve::Grumpkin>;
 } // namespace crypto
diff --git a/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/crypto/pedersen_commitment/pedersen.hpp b/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/crypto/pedersen_commitment/pedersen.hpp
index a3269c0c72e..a58f96ce741 100644
--- a/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/crypto/pedersen_commitment/pedersen.hpp
+++ b/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/crypto/pedersen_commitment/pedersen.hpp
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ template <typename Curve> class pedersen_commitment_base {
     using GeneratorContext = typename crypto::GeneratorContext<Curve>;
 
     static AffineElement commit_native(const std::vector<Fq>& inputs, GeneratorContext context = {});
-    static AffineElement commit_native(const std::vector<std::pair<Fq, GeneratorContext>>& input_pairs);
 };
 
 extern template class pedersen_commitment_base<curve::Grumpkin>;