diff --git a/Core/include/Acts/Seeding/SeedFilter.hpp b/Core/include/Acts/Seeding/SeedFilter.hpp
index cca52587a7c..05a477fcad5 100644
--- a/Core/include/Acts/Seeding/SeedFilter.hpp
+++ b/Core/include/Acts/Seeding/SeedFilter.hpp
@@ -122,13 +122,6 @@ class SeedFilter final {
  private:
   const Logger& logger() const { return *m_logger; }
 
-  template <typename collection_t>
-  void createAndStoreSeeds(collection_t& outputCollection,
-                           const external_spacepoint_t& bottom,
-                           const external_spacepoint_t& middle,
-                           const external_spacepoint_t& top, float zOrigin,
-                           float bestSeedQuality) const;
-
   template <typename collection_t>
     requires Acts::CollectionStoresSeedsToProxied<collection_t,
                                                   external_spacepoint_t, 3ul>
diff --git a/Core/include/Acts/Seeding/SeedFilter.ipp b/Core/include/Acts/Seeding/SeedFilter.ipp
index e5927ccb56b..f25dd3c174f 100644
--- a/Core/include/Acts/Seeding/SeedFilter.ipp
+++ b/Core/include/Acts/Seeding/SeedFilter.ipp
@@ -315,19 +315,6 @@ void SeedFilter<external_spacepoint_t>::filterSeeds_1SpFixed(
   ACTS_VERBOSE("Identified " << numTotalSeeds << " seeds");
 }
 
-template <typename external_spacepoint_t>
-template <typename collection_t>
-void SeedFilter<external_spacepoint_t>::createAndStoreSeeds(
-    collection_t& outputCollection, const external_spacepoint_t& bottom,
-    const external_spacepoint_t& middle, const external_spacepoint_t& top,
-    float zOrigin, float bestSeedQuality) const {
-  Acts::Seed<external_spacepoint_t, 3ul> seed(bottom, middle, top);
-  seed.setVertexZ(zOrigin);
-  seed.setQuality(bestSeedQuality);
-
-  Acts::detail::pushBackOrInsertAtEnd(outputCollection, std::move(seed));
-}
-
 template <typename external_spacepoint_t>
 template <typename collection_t>
   requires Acts::CollectionStoresSeedsToProxied<collection_t,
diff --git a/Tests/UnitTests/Core/Seeding/SeedFinderTest.cpp b/Tests/UnitTests/Core/Seeding/SeedFinderTest.cpp
index 8368bdbc3f2..a9e6558ac45 100644
--- a/Tests/UnitTests/Core/Seeding/SeedFinderTest.cpp
+++ b/Tests/UnitTests/Core/Seeding/SeedFinderTest.cpp
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
             << " in " << elapsed_read.count() << "s" << std::endl;
 
   using value_type = typename decltype(spContainer)::SpacePointProxyType;
-  using seed_type = Acts::Seed<value_type>;
+  using seed_type = Acts::Seed<SpacePoint>;
 
   Acts::SeedFinderConfig<value_type> config;
   // silicon detector max
@@ -236,15 +236,15 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     for (auto& regionVec : seedVector) {
       for (std::size_t i = 0; i < regionVec.size(); i++) {
         const seed_type* seed = &regionVec[i];
-        const value_type* sp = seed->sp()[0];
+        const auto* sp = seed->sp()[0];
         std::cout << " (" << sp->x() << ", " << sp->y() << ", " << sp->z()
                   << ") ";
         sp = seed->sp()[1];
-        std::cout << sp->externalSpacePoint()->layer << " (" << sp->x() << ", "
-                  << sp->y() << ", " << sp->z() << ") ";
+        std::cout << sp->layer << " (" << sp->x() << ", " << sp->y() << ", "
+                  << sp->z() << ") ";
         sp = seed->sp()[2];
-        std::cout << sp->externalSpacePoint()->layer << " (" << sp->x() << ", "
-                  << sp->y() << ", " << sp->z() << ") ";
+        std::cout << sp->layer << " (" << sp->x() << ", " << sp->y() << ", "
+                  << sp->z() << ") ";
         std::cout << std::endl;
       }
     }