diff --git a/db/view/view.cc b/db/view/view.cc
index 74521934cc..a994bb0c46 100644
--- a/db/view/view.cc
+++ b/db/view/view.cc
@@ -1090,7 +1090,8 @@ void view_updates::generate_update(
             if (same_row) {
                 update_entry(base_key, update, *existing, now);
             } else {
-                replace_entry(base_key, update, *existing, now);
+                delete_old_entry(base_key, *existing, update, now);
+                create_entry(base_key, update, now);
             }
         } else {
             delete_old_entry(base_key, *existing, update, now);
diff --git a/db/view/view.hh b/db/view/view.hh
index 1eb1321a21..09b08fd95a 100644
--- a/db/view/view.hh
+++ b/db/view/view.hh
@@ -198,10 +198,6 @@ private:
     void delete_old_entry(const partition_key& base_key, const clustering_row& existing, const clustering_row& update, gc_clock::time_point now);
     void do_delete_old_entry(const partition_key& base_key, const clustering_row& existing, const clustering_row& update, gc_clock::time_point now);
     void update_entry(const partition_key& base_key, const clustering_row& update, const clustering_row& existing, gc_clock::time_point now);
-    void replace_entry(const partition_key& base_key, const clustering_row& update, const clustering_row& existing, gc_clock::time_point now) {
-        delete_old_entry(base_key, existing, update, now);
-        create_entry(base_key, update, now);
-    }
     void update_entry_for_computed_column(const partition_key& base_key, const clustering_row& update, const std::optional<clustering_row>& existing, gc_clock::time_point now);
 };