2 files changed, 1 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/clean/types.rs b/src/librustdoc/clean/types.rs
index 1267e88f358..de4c0354537 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/clean/types.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/clean/types.rs
@@ -1207,10 +1207,6 @@ impl GenericBound {
 crate struct Lifetime(pub Symbol);
 
 impl Lifetime {
-    crate fn get_ref(&self) -> SymbolStr {
-        self.0.as_str()
-    }
-
     crate fn statik() -> Lifetime {
         Lifetime(kw::StaticLifetime)
     }
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/format.rs b/src/librustdoc/html/format.rs
index 25471dd726d..a3cbb5756fe 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/format.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/format.rs
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ crate fn print_where_clause<'a, 'tcx: 'a>(
 
 impl clean::Lifetime {
     crate fn print(&self) -> impl fmt::Display + '_ {
-        self.get_ref()
+        self.0.as_str()
     }
 }