diff --git a/exist-core/src/main/java/org/exist/collections/triggers/TriggerStatePerThread.java b/exist-core/src/main/java/org/exist/collections/triggers/TriggerStatePerThread.java
index af6927019bc..0faad32731d 100644
--- a/exist-core/src/main/java/org/exist/collections/triggers/TriggerStatePerThread.java
+++ b/exist-core/src/main/java/org/exist/collections/triggers/TriggerStatePerThread.java
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ private static Deque<TriggerState> getStates() {
         return THREAD_LOCAL_STATES.computeIfAbsent(Thread.currentThread(), thread -> new ArrayDeque<>());
     }
 
-    private record TriggerState(Trigger trigger, TriggerPhase triggerPhase, TriggerEvent triggerEvent, XmldbURI src,
+    record TriggerState(Trigger trigger, TriggerPhase triggerPhase, TriggerEvent triggerEvent, XmldbURI src,
                                 @Nullable XmldbURI dst, boolean possiblyCyclic) {
 
         @Override
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ public String toString() {
         }
 
 
-        private boolean equalsIgnoringPhase(final Trigger otherTrigger, final TriggerEvent otherTriggerEvent, final XmldbURI otherSrc, @Nullable final XmldbURI otherDst) {
+        boolean equalsIgnoringPhase(final Trigger otherTrigger, final TriggerEvent otherTriggerEvent, final XmldbURI otherSrc, @Nullable final XmldbURI otherDst) {
             if (!trigger.equals(otherTrigger)) {
                 return false;
             }
@@ -222,29 +222,5 @@ public boolean isCompletedBy(final Trigger otherTrigger, final TriggerPhase othe
 
             return Objects.equals(dst, otherDst);
         }
-
-        public boolean completes(final Object o) {
-            if (o instanceof TriggerState that) {
-                if (this.triggerPhase != TriggerPhase.AFTER
-                        || that.triggerPhase != TriggerPhase.BEFORE) {
-                    return false;
-                }
-
-                if (!trigger.equals(that.trigger)) {
-                    return false;
-                }
-
-                if (triggerEvent != that.triggerEvent) {
-                    return false;
-                }
-
-                if (!src.equals(that.src)) {
-                    return false;
-                }
-
-                return Objects.equals(dst, that.dst);
-            }
-            return false;
-        }
     }
 }