diff --git a/specs/core/0_beacon-chain.md b/specs/core/0_beacon-chain.md
index 057772293..8363d9b22 100644
--- a/specs/core/0_beacon-chain.md
+++ b/specs/core/0_beacon-chain.md
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@
         - [`get_fork_version`](#get_fork_version)
         - [`get_domain`](#get_domain)
         - [`get_bitfield_bit`](#get_bitfield_bit)
-        - [`set_bitfield_bit`](#set_bitfield_bit)
         - [`verify_bitfield`](#verify_bitfield)
         - [`convert_to_indexed`](#convert_to_indexed)
         - [`verify_indexed_attestation`](#verify_indexed_attestation)
@@ -1141,22 +1140,6 @@ def get_bitfield_bit(bitfield: bytes, i: int) -> int:
     return (bitfield[i // 8] >> (i % 8)) % 2
 ```
 
-### `set_bitfield_bit`
-
-```python
-def set_bitfield_bit(bitfield: bytes, i: int) -> int:
-    """
-    Set the bit in ``bitfield`` at position ``i`` to ``1``.
-    """
-    byte_index = i // 8
-    bit_index = i % 8
-    return (
-        bitfield[:byte_index] +
-        bytes([bitfield[byte_index] | (1 << bit_index)]) +
-        bitfield[byte_index+1:]
-    )
-```
-
 ### `verify_bitfield`
 
 ```python