diff --git a/lib/internal/freelist.js b/lib/internal/freelist.js
index 3e93e04f8dae38..ac2b12c4d45a54 100644
--- a/lib/internal/freelist.js
+++ b/lib/internal/freelist.js
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ class FreeList {
     this.list = [];
   }
 
-  hasItems() {
-    return this.list.length > 0;
-  }
-
   alloc() {
     return this.list.length > 0 ?
       this.list.pop() :
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-freelist.js b/test/parallel/test-freelist.js
index d0ec3d1e8e7f9b..eb43308dbe59cc 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-freelist.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-freelist.js
@@ -28,13 +28,3 @@ assert.strictEqual(flist1.free({ id: 'test5' }), false);
 assert.strictEqual(flist1.alloc().id, 'test3');
 assert.strictEqual(flist1.alloc().id, 'test2');
 assert.strictEqual(flist1.alloc().id, 'test1');
-
-// Check list has elements
-const flist2 = new FreeList('flist2', 2, Object);
-assert.strictEqual(flist2.hasItems(), false);
-
-flist2.free({ id: 'test1' });
-assert.strictEqual(flist2.hasItems(), true);
-
-flist2.alloc();
-assert.strictEqual(flist2.hasItems(), false);