diff --git a/src/context/context.rs b/src/context/context.rs
index 1e400f85d2..c8f0b1ef55 100644
--- a/src/context/context.rs
+++ b/src/context/context.rs
@@ -503,9 +503,6 @@ impl BorrowedHtBuf {
             SyscallFrame::Used { .. } | SyscallFrame::Dummy => Err(Error::new(EAGAIN)),
         }
     }
-    pub fn tail(token: &mut CleanLockToken) -> Result<Self> {
-        Self::tail_locked(token.downgrade())
-    }
     pub fn tail_locked(token: LockToken<L3>) -> Result<Self> {
         let current = context::current();
         let frame = &mut current.write(token).syscall_tail;
diff --git a/src/scheme/user.rs b/src/scheme/user.rs
index 33aa4936a9..de49ac906e 100644
--- a/src/scheme/user.rs
+++ b/src/scheme/user.rs
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ impl UserInner {
             )
         };
 
-        let mut tail = BorrowedHtBuf::tail(token)?;
+        let mut tail = BorrowedHtBuf::tail_locked(token.downgrade())?;
         let tail_frame = tail.frame();
         if buf.len() > tail.buf().len() {
             return Err(Error::new(EINVAL));