diff --git a/src/V3SchedVirtIface.cpp b/src/V3SchedVirtIface.cpp
index 1d3e19b8d..2528b36f4 100644
--- a/src/V3SchedVirtIface.cpp
+++ b/src/V3SchedVirtIface.cpp
@@ -97,16 +97,6 @@ private:
                          "Unsupported: Write to virtual interface in " << locationp);
         });
     }
-    // Create trigger var for the given interface if it doesn't exist; return a write ref to it
-    AstVarRef* createVirtIfaceTriggerRefp(FileLine* const flp, AstIface* ifacep) {
-        if (!ifacep->user1()) {
-            AstScope* const scopeTopp = m_netlistp->topScopep()->scopep();
-            AstVarScope* const vscp = scopeTopp->createTemp(m_vifTriggerNames.get(ifacep), 1);
-            ifacep->user1p(vscp);
-            m_triggers.addIfaceTrigger(ifacep, vscp);
-        }
-        return new AstVarRef{flp, VN_AS(ifacep->user1p(), VarScope), VAccess::WRITE};
-    }
 
     // Create trigger reference for a specific interface member
     AstVarRef* createVirtIfaceMemberTriggerRefp(FileLine* const flp, AstIface* ifacep,