diff --git a/src/datasets/features/video.py b/src/datasets/features/video.py
index c7d579be94a..df5cb78bdd5 100644
--- a/src/datasets/features/video.py
+++ b/src/datasets/features/video.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from ..download.download_config import DownloadConfig
 from ..table import array_cast
 from ..utils.file_utils import is_local_path, xopen
-from ..utils.py_utils import no_op_if_value_is_null, string_to_dict
+from ..utils.py_utils import string_to_dict
 
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -236,41 +236,6 @@ def cast_storage(self, storage: Union[pa.StringArray, pa.StructArray, pa.ListArr
             )
         return array_cast(storage, self.pa_type)
 
-    def embed_storage(self, storage: pa.StructArray) -> pa.StructArray:
-        """Embed video files into the Arrow array.
-
-        Args:
-            storage (`pa.StructArray`):
-                PyArrow array to embed.
-
-        Returns:
-            `pa.StructArray`: Array in the Video arrow storage type, that is
-                `pa.struct({"bytes": pa.binary(), "path": pa.string()})`.
-        """
-
-        @no_op_if_value_is_null
-        def path_to_bytes(path):
-            with xopen(path, "rb") as f:
-                bytes_ = f.read()
-            return bytes_
-
-        bytes_array = pa.array(
-            [
-                (path_to_bytes(x["path"]) if x["bytes"] is None else x["bytes"]) if x is not None else None
-                for x in storage.to_pylist()
-            ],
-            type=pa.binary(),
-        )
-        path_array = pa.array(
-            [
-                (os.path.basename(path) if os.path.isfile(path) else path) if path is not None else None
-                for path in storage.field("path").to_pylist()
-            ],
-            type=pa.string(),
-        )
-        storage = pa.StructArray.from_arrays([bytes_array, path_array], ["bytes", "path"], mask=bytes_array.is_null())
-        return array_cast(storage, self.pa_type)
-
 
 def video_to_bytes(video: "VideoReader") -> bytes:
     """Convert a decord Video object to bytes using native compression if possible"""