diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/VirtualFileSystem.cpp b/Kernel/FileSystem/VirtualFileSystem.cpp
index 774c8db1cc..d1efa66a54 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/VirtualFileSystem.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/VirtualFileSystem.cpp
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ void VFS::sync()
 Custody& VFS::root_custody()
 {
     if (!m_root_custody)
-        m_root_custody = Custody::create(nullptr, "", *root_inode());
+        m_root_custody = Custody::create(nullptr, "", *m_root_inode);
     return *m_root_custody;
 }
 
diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/VirtualFileSystem.h b/Kernel/FileSystem/VirtualFileSystem.h
index fa5d923250..aef45db562 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/VirtualFileSystem.h
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/VirtualFileSystem.h
@@ -90,8 +90,6 @@ public:
     void for_each_mount(Function<void(const Mount&)>) const;
 
     InodeIdentifier root_inode_id() const;
-    Inode* root_inode() { return m_root_inode.ptr(); }
-    const Inode* root_inode() const { return m_root_inode.ptr(); }
 
     void sync();