diff --git a/ext/liquid_c/vm_assembler.h b/ext/liquid_c/vm_assembler.h
index 27532737..e0c73f54 100644
--- a/ext/liquid_c/vm_assembler.h
+++ b/ext/liquid_c/vm_assembler.h
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static inline void vm_assembler_write_opcode(vm_assembler_t *code, enum opcode o
     c_buffer_write_byte(&code->instructions, op);
 }
 
-static inline uint16_t new_vm_assembler_write_ruby_constant(vm_assembler_t *code, VALUE constant)
+static inline uint16_t vm_assembler_write_ruby_constant(vm_assembler_t *code, VALUE constant)
 {
     VALUE constants_table = code->constants_table;
     VALUE key = rb_hash(constant);
@@ -104,11 +104,6 @@ static inline uint16_t new_vm_assembler_write_ruby_constant(vm_assembler_t *code
     return index;
 }
 
-static inline void vm_assembler_write_ruby_constant(vm_assembler_t *code, VALUE constant)
-{
-    c_buffer_write(&code->constants, &constant, sizeof(VALUE));
-}
-
 static inline void vm_assembler_increment_stack_size(vm_assembler_t *code, size_t amount)
 {
     code->stack_size += amount;
@@ -124,7 +119,7 @@ static inline void vm_assembler_reserve_stack_size(vm_assembler_t *code, size_t
 
 static inline void vm_assembler_add_op_with_constant(vm_assembler_t *code, VALUE constant, uint8_t opcode)
 {
-    uint16_t index = new_vm_assembler_write_ruby_constant(code, constant);
+    uint16_t index = vm_assembler_write_ruby_constant(code, constant);
     uint8_t *instructions = c_buffer_extend_for_write(&code->instructions, 3);
     instructions[0] = opcode;
     instructions[1] = index >> 8;