diff --git a/src/ast/euf/euf_sgraph.h b/src/ast/euf/euf_sgraph.h
index 54746489f..b83a39a1e 100644
--- a/src/ast/euf/euf_sgraph.h
+++ b/src/ast/euf/euf_sgraph.h
@@ -122,13 +122,6 @@ namespace euf {
         // register expression in both sgraph and egraph
         enode* mk_enode(expr* e);
 
-        snode* get_snode(expr * expr) {
-            snode* s = find(expr);
-            if (!s)
-                s = mk(expr);
-            return s;
-        }
-
         sort* get_str_sort() const { return m_str_sort; }
 
         // return true if a, b are of the same length and distinct
diff --git a/src/smt/theory_nseq.cpp b/src/smt/theory_nseq.cpp
index db0e8fbf0..c70b03d99 100644
--- a/src/smt/theory_nseq.cpp
+++ b/src/smt/theory_nseq.cpp
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ namespace smt {
     // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     euf::snode* theory_nseq::get_snode(expr* e) {
-        return m_sgraph.get_snode(e);
+        return m_sgraph.mk(e);
     }
 
     // -----------------------------------------------------------------------