diff --git a/community/common/src/main/java/org/neo4j/function/Functions.java b/community/common/src/main/java/org/neo4j/function/Functions.java
index b59f457b5f56a..5db46c828ba88 100644
--- a/community/common/src/main/java/org/neo4j/function/Functions.java
+++ b/community/common/src/main/java/org/neo4j/function/Functions.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 package org.neo4j.function;
 
 import java.util.function.BiFunction;
-import java.util.function.Consumer;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 
 /**
@@ -70,11 +69,4 @@ public static <T1, T2> BiFunction<? super BiFunction<T1,T2,T1>,? super BiFunctio
         }
     };
 
-    public static <T> Function<T,Void> fromConsumer( final Consumer<T> consumer )
-    {
-        return t -> {
-            consumer.accept( t );
-            return null;
-        };
-    }
 }
diff --git a/community/kernel/src/test/java/org/neo4j/test/DatabaseRule.java b/community/kernel/src/test/java/org/neo4j/test/DatabaseRule.java
index 1ce369708e04e..748bfc9c6526e 100644
--- a/community/kernel/src/test/java/org/neo4j/test/DatabaseRule.java
+++ b/community/kernel/src/test/java/org/neo4j/test/DatabaseRule.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 import java.util.function.Function;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
-import org.neo4j.function.Functions;
 import org.neo4j.graphdb.DependencyResolver;
 import org.neo4j.graphdb.GraphDatabaseService;
 import org.neo4j.graphdb.Label;
@@ -82,7 +81,10 @@ public <T> T when( Function<GraphDatabaseService, T> function )
 
     public void executeAndCommit( Consumer<? super GraphDatabaseService> consumer )
     {
-        transaction( Functions.fromConsumer( consumer ), true );
+        transaction( (Function<? super GraphDatabaseService,Void>) t -> {
+            consumer.accept( t );
+            return null;
+        }, true );
     }
 
     public <T> T executeAndCommit( Function<? super GraphDatabaseService, T> function )