diff --git a/specs/core/0_beacon-chain.md b/specs/core/0_beacon-chain.md
index 4bd839b88..efad5fff2 100644
--- a/specs/core/0_beacon-chain.md
+++ b/specs/core/0_beacon-chain.md
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@
             - [`get_active_validator_indices`](#get_active_validator_indices)
             - [`get_validator_churn_limit`](#get_validator_churn_limit)
             - [`get_seed`](#get_seed)
-            - [`get_committee_count`](#get_committee_count)
             - [`get_crosslink_committee`](#get_crosslink_committee)
             - [`get_beacon_proposer_index`](#get_beacon_proposer_index)
             - [`get_total_balance`](#get_total_balance)
@@ -859,16 +858,6 @@ def get_seed(state: BeaconState, epoch: Epoch, domain_type: DomainType) -> Hash:
     return hash(domain_type + int_to_bytes(epoch, length=8) + mix)
 ```
 
-#### `get_committee_count`
-
-```python
-def get_committee_count(state: BeaconState, epoch: Epoch) -> uint64:
-    """
-    Return the number of committees at ``epoch``.
-    """
-    return COMMITTEES_PER_SLOT
-```
-
 #### `get_crosslink_committee`
 
 ```python