diff --git a/src/array/struct_/iterator.rs b/src/array/struct_/iterator.rs
index ee5bd54aa96..57ee095be98 100644
--- a/src/array/struct_/iterator.rs
+++ b/src/array/struct_/iterator.rs
@@ -34,14 +34,15 @@ impl<'a> Iterator for StructValueIter<'a> {
         let old = self.index;
         self.index += 1;
 
-        let mut item = vec![];
-        for i in 0..self.array.fields().len() {
-            let arr = self.array.value(i);
-            item.push(new_scalar(arr.as_ref(), old))
-        }
         // Safety:
         // self.end is maximized by the length of the array
-        Some(item)
+        Some(
+            self.array
+                .values()
+                .iter()
+                .map(|v| new_scalar(v.as_ref(), old))
+                .collect(),
+        )
     }
 
     #[inline]
@@ -60,14 +61,15 @@ impl<'a> DoubleEndedIterator for StructValueIter<'a> {
         } else {
             self.end -= 1;
 
-            let mut item = vec![];
-            for i in 0..self.array.fields().len() {
-                let arr = self.array.value(i);
-                item.push(new_scalar(arr.as_ref(), self.end))
-            }
             // Safety:
             // self.end is maximized by the length of the array
-            Some(item)
+            Some(
+                self.array
+                    .values()
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|v| new_scalar(v.as_ref(), self.end))
+                    .collect(),
+            )
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/array/struct_/mod.rs b/src/array/struct_/mod.rs
index a03c0786ff4..c54be876809 100644
--- a/src/array/struct_/mod.rs
+++ b/src/array/struct_/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::{ops::Index, sync::Arc};
+use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use crate::{
     bitmap::Bitmap,
@@ -169,11 +169,6 @@ impl StructArray {
     pub fn fields(&self) -> &[Field] {
         Self::get_fields(&self.data_type)
     }
-
-    /// Returns the element at index `i`
-    pub fn value(&self, index: usize) -> &Arc<dyn Array> {
-        self.values().index(index)
-    }
 }
 
 impl StructArray {