diff --git a/crates/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa_refactor/ir/basic_block.rs b/crates/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa_refactor/ir/basic_block.rs
index a307d86e4d3..13d1b3ca6f8 100644
--- a/crates/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa_refactor/ir/basic_block.rs
+++ b/crates/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa_refactor/ir/basic_block.rs
@@ -31,18 +31,6 @@ pub(crate) struct BasicBlock {
     terminator: Option<TerminatorInstruction>,
 }
 
-impl BasicBlock {
-    /// Gets a reference to basic block's terminator instruction.
-    ///
-    /// This accessor should not be used during basic block construction, at which time the
-    /// terminator may be as of yet unassigned.
-    pub(crate) fn terminator(&self) -> &TerminatorInstruction {
-        self.terminator
-            .as_ref()
-            .expect("ICE: Tried to get terminator before basic block construction had finished.")
-    }
-}
-
 /// An identifier for a Basic Block.
 pub(crate) type BasicBlockId = Id<BasicBlock>;
 
diff --git a/crates/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa_refactor/ir/basic_block_visitors.rs b/crates/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa_refactor/ir/basic_block_visitors.rs
index 9ccbfed7dec..e0d5dc1b3df 100644
--- a/crates/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa_refactor/ir/basic_block_visitors.rs
+++ b/crates/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa_refactor/ir/basic_block_visitors.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ use super::{
 /// arguments are the branch instruction that is used to reach the successor,
 /// and the id of the successor block itself.
 pub(crate) fn visit_block_succs<F: FnMut(BasicBlockId)>(basic_block: &BasicBlock, mut visit: F) {
-    match basic_block.terminator() {
+    match basic_block
+        .terminator()
+        .expect("ICE: No terminator indicates block is still under construction.")
+    {
         TerminatorInstruction::Jmp { destination, .. } => visit(*destination),
         TerminatorInstruction::JmpIf { then_destination, else_destination, .. } => {
             visit(*then_destination);
diff --git a/crates/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa_refactor/ir/dfg.rs b/crates/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa_refactor/ir/dfg.rs
index dbe25c14c3b..c21fc2c3f35 100644
--- a/crates/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa_refactor/ir/dfg.rs
+++ b/crates/noirc_evaluator/src/ssa_refactor/ir/dfg.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-use std::ops::{Index, IndexMut};
-
 use super::{
     basic_block::{BasicBlock, BasicBlockId},
     constant::{NumericConstant, NumericConstantId},
@@ -249,15 +247,7 @@ impl std::ops::Index<BasicBlockId> for DataFlowGraph {
     }
 }
 
-impl Index<BasicBlockId> for DataFlowGraph {
-    type Output = BasicBlock;
-    /// Get a reference to a function's basic block for the given id.
-    fn index(&self, id: BasicBlockId) -> &BasicBlock {
-        &self.blocks[id]
-    }
-}
-
-impl IndexMut<BasicBlockId> for DataFlowGraph {
+impl std::ops::IndexMut<BasicBlockId> for DataFlowGraph {
     /// Get a mutable reference to a function's basic block for the given id.
     fn index_mut(&mut self, id: BasicBlockId) -> &mut BasicBlock {
         &mut self.blocks[id]