diff --git a/vm/objects.cpp b/vm/objects.cpp
index 1a8b56a5b2..03feac6082 100644
--- a/vm/objects.cpp
+++ b/vm/objects.cpp
@@ -26,18 +26,14 @@ void factor_vm::primitive_identity_hashcode() {
   ctx->replace(tag_fixnum(obj->hashcode()));
 }
 
-void factor_vm::compute_identity_hashcode(object* obj) {
+void factor_vm::primitive_compute_identity_hashcode() {
+  object* obj = untag<object>(ctx->pop());
   object_counter++;
   if (object_counter == 0)
     object_counter++;
   obj->set_hashcode((cell)obj ^ object_counter);
 }
 
-void factor_vm::primitive_compute_identity_hashcode() {
-  object* obj = untag<object>(ctx->pop());
-  compute_identity_hashcode(obj);
-}
-
 void factor_vm::primitive_set_slot() {
   fixnum slot = untag_fixnum(ctx->pop());
   object* obj = untag<object>(ctx->pop());
diff --git a/vm/vm.hpp b/vm/vm.hpp
index 5507f215df..3dbedd57bf 100644
--- a/vm/vm.hpp
+++ b/vm/vm.hpp
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ struct factor_vm {
   void primitive_special_object();
   void primitive_set_special_object();
   void primitive_identity_hashcode();
-  void compute_identity_hashcode(object* obj);
   void primitive_compute_identity_hashcode();
   cell clone_object(cell obj_);
   void primitive_clone();