diff --git a/log/keyvalue.go b/log/keyvalue.go
index 12a79b8b7c3..1416284366c 100644
--- a/log/keyvalue.go
+++ b/log/keyvalue.go
@@ -126,31 +126,6 @@ func MapValue(kvs ...KeyValue) Value {
 	}
 }
 
-// AsAny returns the value held by v as an any.
-func (v Value) AsAny() any {
-	switch v.Kind() {
-	case KindMap:
-		return v.asMap()
-	case KindSlice:
-		return v.asSlice()
-	case KindInt64:
-		return v.asInt64()
-	case KindFloat64:
-		return v.asFloat64()
-	case KindString:
-		return v.asString()
-	case KindBool:
-		return v.asBool()
-	case KindBytes:
-		return v.asBytes()
-	case KindEmpty:
-		return nil
-	default:
-		global.Error(errKind, "AsAny", "Kind", v.Kind())
-		return nil
-	}
-}
-
 // AsString returns the value held by v as a string.
 func (v Value) AsString() string {
 	if sp, ok := v.any.(stringptr); ok {
diff --git a/log/keyvalue_bench_test.go b/log/keyvalue_bench_test.go
index ea43cded1d3..b9496fdae78 100644
--- a/log/keyvalue_bench_test.go
+++ b/log/keyvalue_bench_test.go
@@ -58,12 +58,6 @@ func BenchmarkBool(b *testing.B) {
 			outBool = kv.Value.AsBool()
 		}
 	})
-	b.Run("AsAny", func(b *testing.B) {
-		b.ReportAllocs()
-		for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-			outAny = kv.Value.AsAny()
-		}
-	})
 }
 
 func BenchmarkFloat64(b *testing.B) {
@@ -89,12 +83,6 @@ func BenchmarkFloat64(b *testing.B) {
 			outFloat64 = kv.Value.AsFloat64()
 		}
 	})
-	b.Run("AsAny", func(b *testing.B) {
-		b.ReportAllocs()
-		for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-			outAny = kv.Value.AsAny()
-		}
-	})
 }
 
 func BenchmarkInt(b *testing.B) {
@@ -120,12 +108,6 @@ func BenchmarkInt(b *testing.B) {
 			outInt64 = kv.Value.AsInt64()
 		}
 	})
-	b.Run("AsAny", func(b *testing.B) {
-		b.ReportAllocs()
-		for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-			outAny = kv.Value.AsAny()
-		}
-	})
 }
 
 func BenchmarkInt64(b *testing.B) {
@@ -151,12 +133,6 @@ func BenchmarkInt64(b *testing.B) {
 			outInt64 = kv.Value.AsInt64()
 		}
 	})
-	b.Run("AsAny", func(b *testing.B) {
-		b.ReportAllocs()
-		for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-			outAny = kv.Value.AsAny()
-		}
-	})
 }
 
 func BenchmarkMap(b *testing.B) {
@@ -183,12 +159,6 @@ func BenchmarkMap(b *testing.B) {
 			outMap = kv.Value.AsMap()
 		}
 	})
-	b.Run("AsAny", func(b *testing.B) {
-		b.ReportAllocs()
-		for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-			outAny = kv.Value.AsAny()
-		}
-	})
 }
 
 func BenchmarkSlice(b *testing.B) {
@@ -215,12 +185,6 @@ func BenchmarkSlice(b *testing.B) {
 			outSlice = kv.Value.AsSlice()
 		}
 	})
-	b.Run("AsAny", func(b *testing.B) {
-		b.ReportAllocs()
-		for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-			outAny = kv.Value.AsAny()
-		}
-	})
 }
 
 func BenchmarkString(b *testing.B) {
@@ -246,10 +210,4 @@ func BenchmarkString(b *testing.B) {
 			outStr = kv.Value.AsString()
 		}
 	})
-	b.Run("AsAny", func(b *testing.B) {
-		b.ReportAllocs()
-		for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-			outAny = kv.Value.AsAny()
-		}
-	})
 }
diff --git a/log/keyvalue_test.go b/log/keyvalue_test.go
index 4390bfae538..99601270ce2 100644
--- a/log/keyvalue_test.go
+++ b/log/keyvalue_test.go
@@ -88,9 +88,6 @@ func TestEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("Value.Empty", func(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.True(t, v.Empty())
 	})
-	t.Run("Value.AsAny", func(t *testing.T) {
-		assert.Nil(t, v.AsAny())
-	})
 
 	t.Run("Bytes", func(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Nil(t, log.Bytes("b", nil).Value.AsBytes())
@@ -298,5 +295,4 @@ func testKV[T any](t *testing.T, key string, val T, kv log.KeyValue) {
 
 	assert.Equal(t, key, kv.Key, "incorrect key")
 	assert.False(t, kv.Value.Empty(), "value empty")
-	assert.Equal(t, kv.Value.AsAny(), T(val), "AsAny wrong value")
 }