diff --git a/rosbag2_compression/include/rosbag2_compression/sequential_compression_writer.hpp b/rosbag2_compression/include/rosbag2_compression/sequential_compression_writer.hpp
index d1265848e..7a42426e0 100644
--- a/rosbag2_compression/include/rosbag2_compression/sequential_compression_writer.hpp
+++ b/rosbag2_compression/include/rosbag2_compression/sequential_compression_writer.hpp
@@ -206,10 +206,6 @@ class ROSBAG2_COMPRESSION_PUBLIC SequentialCompressionWriter
   // Closes the current backed storage and opens the next bagfile.
   void split_bagfile() override;
 
-  // Checks if the current recording bagfile needs to be split and rolled over to a new file.
-  bool should_split_bagfile(
-    const std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::high_resolution_clock> & current_time);
-
   // Prepares the metadata by setting initial values.
   void init_metadata() override;
 };
diff --git a/rosbag2_compression/src/rosbag2_compression/sequential_compression_writer.cpp b/rosbag2_compression/src/rosbag2_compression/sequential_compression_writer.cpp
index 021496ebf..ce0776886 100644
--- a/rosbag2_compression/src/rosbag2_compression/sequential_compression_writer.cpp
+++ b/rosbag2_compression/src/rosbag2_compression/sequential_compression_writer.cpp
@@ -439,17 +439,4 @@ void SequentialCompressionWriter::write(
   }
 }
 
-bool SequentialCompressionWriter::should_split_bagfile(
-  const std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::high_resolution_clock> & current_time)
-{
-  if (storage_options_.max_bagfile_size ==
-    rosbag2_storage::storage_interfaces::MAX_BAGFILE_SIZE_NO_SPLIT)
-  {
-    return false;
-  } else {
-    std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> lock(storage_mutex_);
-    return SequentialWriter::should_split_bagfile(current_time);
-  }
-}
-
 }  // namespace rosbag2_compression