diff --git a/src/highspy/highs.py b/src/highspy/highs.py
index fb43afbbe9..20b87022a3 100644
--- a/src/highspy/highs.py
+++ b/src/highspy/highs.py
@@ -1499,7 +1499,6 @@ def __compose_chain(self, left, inner, right):
 
         return copy
 
-@staticmethod
 def qsum(items, initial=None):
     """Performs a faster sum for highs_linear_expressions.