diff --git a/vm/src/object/core.rs b/vm/src/object/core.rs
index cfb290c73d1..eb3f9dcfcc2 100644
--- a/vm/src/object/core.rs
+++ b/vm/src/object/core.rs
@@ -862,13 +862,6 @@ impl AsRef<PyObject> for PyObjectRef {
     }
 }
 
-impl AsRef<Self> for PyObject {
-    #[inline(always)]
-    fn as_ref(&self) -> &Self {
-        self
-    }
-}
-
 impl<'a, T: PyObjectPayload> From<&'a Py<T>> for &'a PyObject {
     #[inline(always)]
     fn from(py_ref: &'a Py<T>) -> Self {