diff --git a/range_tombstone_list.hh b/range_tombstone_list.hh
index db8a9272b2..e2d03c8237 100644
--- a/range_tombstone_list.hh
+++ b/range_tombstone_list.hh
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ public:
     auto end() const {
         return _tombstones.end();
     }
+    void apply(const schema& s, const bound_view& start_bound, const bound_view& end_bound, tombstone tomb) {
+        apply(s, start_bound.prefix, start_bound.kind, end_bound.prefix, end_bound.kind, std::move(tomb));
+    }
     void apply(const schema& s, const range_tombstone& rt) {
         apply(s, rt.start, rt.start_kind, rt.end, rt.end_kind, rt.tomb);
     }