diff --git a/src/main/java/io/xlate/edi/internal/stream/CharArraySequence.java b/src/main/java/io/xlate/edi/internal/stream/CharArraySequence.java
index 39806be7..6e431e75 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/xlate/edi/internal/stream/CharArraySequence.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/xlate/edi/internal/stream/CharArraySequence.java
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@ public int length() {
         return length;
     }
 
-    public char[] getText() {
-        return text;
-    }
-
     @Override
     public char charAt(int index) {
         if (index < 0 || index >= length) {