diff --git a/swarm/storage/binarymerkle.go b/swarm/storage/binarymerkle.go
index edc5e4faaf..2f828c4703 100644
--- a/swarm/storage/binarymerkle.go
+++ b/swarm/storage/binarymerkle.go
@@ -345,8 +345,7 @@ func (d *state) Reset() {
 	d.btree = BTree{count: 0, root: nil, rootHash: nil}
 }
 
-// Write absorbs more data into the hash's state. It produces an error
-// if more data is written to the ShakeHash after writing
+// Write absorbs more data into the hash's state.
 func (d *state) Write(p []byte) (written int, err error) {
 	tree, r, count, err1 := BuildBMT(hashFunc, p, 32)
 	d.btree = *tree
@@ -359,10 +358,6 @@ func (d *state) Write(p []byte) (written int, err error) {
 	return count, err
 }
 
-func (d *state) Get(p []byte) (written int) {
-	return 3
-}
-
 // Sum return the root hash of the BMT
 func (d *state) Sum(in []byte) []byte {
 	return d.root.Base