diff --git a/db/hints/manager.cc b/db/hints/manager.cc
index 3a12cebab0..d9d1d6924b 100644
--- a/db/hints/manager.cc
+++ b/db/hints/manager.cc
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ future<> manager::wait_for_sync_point(abort_source& as, const sync_point::shard_
 }
 
 hint_endpoint_manager& manager::get_ep_manager(endpoint_id ep) {
-    auto it = find_ep_manager(ep);
+    auto it = _ep_managers.find(ep);
     if (it == ep_managers_end()) {
         manager_logger.trace("Creating an ep_manager for {}", ep);
         hint_endpoint_manager& ep_man = _ep_managers.emplace(ep, hint_endpoint_manager(ep, *this)).first->second;
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ hint_endpoint_manager& manager::get_ep_manager(endpoint_id ep) {
 }
 
 bool manager::have_ep_manager(endpoint_id ep) const noexcept {
-    return find_ep_manager(ep) != ep_managers_end();
+    return _ep_managers.contains(ep);
 }
 
 bool manager::store_hint(endpoint_id ep, schema_ptr s, lw_shared_ptr<const frozen_mutation> fm, tracing::trace_state_ptr tr_state) noexcept {
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ bool manager::can_hint_for(endpoint_id ep) const noexcept {
         return false;
     }
 
-    auto it = find_ep_manager(ep);
+    auto it = _ep_managers.find(ep);
     if (it != ep_managers_end() && (it->second.stopping() || !it->second.can_hint())) {
         return false;
     }
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ void manager::drain_for(endpoint_id endpoint) {
                         _ep_managers.clear();
                     });
                 } else {
-                    ep_managers_map_type::iterator ep_manager_it = find_ep_manager(endpoint);
+                    ep_managers_map_type::iterator ep_manager_it = _ep_managers.find(endpoint);
                     if (ep_manager_it != ep_managers_end()) {
                         return ep_manager_it->second.stop(drain::yes).finally([this, endpoint, &ep_man = ep_manager_it->second] {
                             return ep_man.with_file_update_mutex([&ep_man] {
diff --git a/db/hints/manager.hh b/db/hints/manager.hh
index 39b3c34947..c01068bda0 100644
--- a/db/hints/manager.hh
+++ b/db/hints/manager.hh
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ public:
     /// \param ep End point identificator
     /// \return Number of hints in-flight to \param ep.
     uint64_t hints_in_progress_for(endpoint_id ep) const noexcept {
-        auto it = find_ep_manager(ep);
+        auto it = _ep_managers.find(ep);
         if (it == ep_managers_end()) {
             return 0;
         }
@@ -323,14 +323,6 @@ private:
     }
 
 public:
-    ep_managers_map_type::iterator find_ep_manager(endpoint_id ep_key) noexcept {
-        return _ep_managers.find(ep_key);
-    }
-
-    ep_managers_map_type::const_iterator find_ep_manager(endpoint_id ep_key) const noexcept {
-        return _ep_managers.find(ep_key);
-    }
-
     ep_managers_map_type::iterator ep_managers_end() noexcept {
         return _ep_managers.end();
     }