diff --git a/pkg/appview/jetstream/backfill.go b/pkg/appview/jetstream/backfill.go
index b789db9..60fe268 100644
--- a/pkg/appview/jetstream/backfill.go
+++ b/pkg/appview/jetstream/backfill.go
@@ -353,11 +353,6 @@ func (b *BackfillWorker) reconcileDeletions(did, collection string, foundManifes
 	return nil
 }
 
-// processRecord processes a single record using the default processor.
-func (b *BackfillWorker) processRecord(ctx context.Context, did, collection string, record *atproto.Record) error {
-	return b.processRecordWith(ctx, b.processor, did, collection, record)
-}
-
 // processRecordWith processes a single record using the given processor.
 // This allows backfillRepo to use a transactional processor while other callers use the default.
 func (b *BackfillWorker) processRecordWith(ctx context.Context, proc *Processor, did, collection string, record *atproto.Record) error {