diff --git a/src/storage/edge_accessor.cpp b/src/storage/edge_accessor.cpp
index 2730c7937..4827f4c74 100644
--- a/src/storage/edge_accessor.cpp
+++ b/src/storage/edge_accessor.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 #include "storage/edge_accessor.hpp"
 #include "storage/vertex_accessor.hpp"
 
-void EdgeAccessor::set_edge_type(GraphDbTypes::EdgeType edge_type) {
-  update().edge_type_ = edge_type;
-}
-
 GraphDbTypes::EdgeType EdgeAccessor::edge_type() const { return current().edge_type_; }
 
 VertexAccessor EdgeAccessor::from() const {
diff --git a/src/storage/edge_accessor.hpp b/src/storage/edge_accessor.hpp
index 2fa954aa9..6be61d7c7 100644
--- a/src/storage/edge_accessor.hpp
+++ b/src/storage/edge_accessor.hpp
@@ -21,12 +21,6 @@ class EdgeAccessor : public RecordAccessor<Edge> {
  public:
   using RecordAccessor::RecordAccessor;
 
-  /**
-   * Sets a new edge type.
-   * @param edge_type The new type.
-   */
-  void set_edge_type(GraphDbTypes::EdgeType edge_type);
-
   /**
    * Returns the edge type.
    * @return
diff --git a/tests/unit/record_edge_vertex_accessor.cpp b/tests/unit/record_edge_vertex_accessor.cpp
index 50aec3283..f57883ef7 100644
--- a/tests/unit/record_edge_vertex_accessor.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit/record_edge_vertex_accessor.cpp
@@ -200,10 +200,6 @@ TEST(RecordAccessor, EdgeType) {
   auto edge = dba->insert_edge(v1, v2, likes);
   EXPECT_EQ(edge.edge_type(), likes);
   EXPECT_NE(edge.edge_type(), hates);
-
-  edge.set_edge_type(hates);
-  EXPECT_EQ(edge.edge_type(), hates);
-  EXPECT_NE(edge.edge_type(), likes);
 }
 
 TEST(RecordAccessor, VertexEdgeConnections) {