diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Memory/SpanHelper.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Memory/SpanHelper.cs
index 1cfad72228..4a6b7b7ce6 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Memory/SpanHelper.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Memory/SpanHelper.cs
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
 
 using System;
-using System.Numerics;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
-using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 
 namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Memory
 {
@@ -13,19 +11,6 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Memory
     /// </summary>
     internal static class SpanHelper
     {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Fetches a <see cref="Vector{T}"/> from the beginning of the span.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <typeparam name="T">The value type</typeparam>
-        /// <param name="span">The span to fetch the vector from</param>
-        /// <returns>A <see cref="Vector{T}"/> reference to the beginning of the span</returns>
-        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
-        public static ref Vector<T> FetchVector<T>(this Span<T> span)
-            where T : struct
-        {
-            return ref Unsafe.As<T, Vector<T>>(ref MemoryMarshal.GetReference(span));
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Copy 'count' number of elements of the same type from 'source' to 'dest'
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Memory/SpanUtilityTests.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Memory/SpanUtilityTests.cs
index 23bc297436..a813e0c1dd 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Memory/SpanUtilityTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Memory/SpanUtilityTests.cs
@@ -26,21 +26,6 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests.Memory
                 Assert.True(Unsafe.AreSame(ref a, ref bb), "References are not same!");
             }
         }
-
-        [Fact]
-        public void FetchVector()
-        {
-            float[] stuff = { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 };
-
-            var span = new Span<float>(stuff);
-
-            ref Vector<float> v = ref span.FetchVector();
-
-            Assert.Equal(0, v[0]);
-            Assert.Equal(1, v[1]);
-            Assert.Equal(2, v[2]);
-            Assert.Equal(3, v[3]);
-        }
         
         public class SpanHelper_Copy
         {