diff --git a/src/bun.js/bindings/BunString.cpp b/src/bun.js/bindings/BunString.cpp
index 359106a470..5cbc5a51ce 100644
--- a/src/bun.js/bindings/BunString.cpp
+++ b/src/bun.js/bindings/BunString.cpp
@@ -224,13 +224,6 @@ BunString toStringRef(JSC::JSGlobalObject* globalObject, JSValue value)
     return { BunStringTag::WTFStringImpl, { .wtf = impl } };
 }
 
-BunString toStringNonRef(WTF::String& wtfString)
-{
-    if (wtfString.isEmpty())
-        return { BunStringTag::Empty };
-
-    return { BunStringTag::WTFStringImpl, { .wtf = wtfString.impl() } };
-}
 BunString toStringNonRef(const WTF::String& wtfString)
 {
     if (wtfString.isEmpty())
@@ -246,14 +239,6 @@ BunString toStringNonRef(WTF::StringImpl* wtfString)
     return { BunStringTag::WTFStringImpl, { .wtf = wtfString } };
 }
 
-BunString toStringRef(WTF::String& wtfString)
-{
-    if (wtfString.isEmpty())
-        return { BunStringTag::Empty };
-
-    wtfString.impl()->ref();
-    return { BunStringTag::WTFStringImpl, { .wtf = wtfString.impl() } };
-}
 BunString toStringRef(const WTF::String& wtfString)
 {
     if (wtfString.isEmpty())
diff --git a/src/bun.js/bindings/headers-handwritten.h b/src/bun.js/bindings/headers-handwritten.h
index 682decad30..837ab8b1bf 100644
--- a/src/bun.js/bindings/headers-handwritten.h
+++ b/src/bun.js/bindings/headers-handwritten.h
@@ -299,14 +299,12 @@ BunString toString(const char* bytes, size_t length);
 // the same lifetime as the argument. Be very careful that the BunString is not used after the
 // WTF::String has gone out of scope.
 BunString toStringNonRef(JSC::JSGlobalObject* globalObject, JSC::JSValue value);
-BunString toStringNonRef(WTF::String& wtfString);
 BunString toStringNonRef(const WTF::String& wtfString);
 BunString toStringNonRef(WTF::StringImpl* wtfString);
 
 // These functions increment the reference count on their argument. `deref` must be called later
 // on the return value to avoid a leak.
 BunString toStringRef(JSC::JSGlobalObject* globalObject, JSC::JSValue value);
-BunString toStringRef(WTF::String& wtfString);
 BunString toStringRef(const WTF::String& wtfString);
 BunString toStringRef(WTF::StringImpl* wtfString);