diff --git a/include/etl/span.h b/include/etl/span.h
index 5d03632a..c60a9125 100644
--- a/include/etl/span.h
+++ b/include/etl/span.h
@@ -605,16 +605,6 @@ namespace etl
 #endif
     }
 
-    //*************************************************************************
-    /// Moves the pointer to the first element of the span further by a specified number of elements.
-    ///\tparam elements Number of elements to move forward
-    //*************************************************************************
-    void advance(size_t elements) ETL_NOEXCEPT
-    {
-      elements = etl::min(elements, size());
-      pbegin += elements;
-    }
-
     //*************************************************************************
     /// Reinterpret the span as a span with different element type.
     //*************************************************************************