diff --git a/src/catch2/internal/catch_assertion_handler.cpp b/src/catch2/internal/catch_assertion_handler.cpp
index 0b14e0bb..b2accef3 100644
--- a/src/catch2/internal/catch_assertion_handler.cpp
+++ b/src/catch2/internal/catch_assertion_handler.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ namespace Catch {
     }
 
     void AssertionHandler::complete() {
-        setCompleted();
+        m_completed = true;
         if( m_reaction.shouldDebugBreak ) {
 
             // If you find your debugger stopping you here then go one level up on the
@@ -58,9 +58,6 @@ namespace Catch {
 #endif
         }
     }
-    void AssertionHandler::setCompleted() {
-        m_completed = true;
-    }
 
     void AssertionHandler::handleUnexpectedInflightException() {
         m_resultCapture.handleUnexpectedInflightException( m_assertionInfo, Catch::translateActiveException(), m_reaction );
diff --git a/src/catch2/internal/catch_assertion_handler.hpp b/src/catch2/internal/catch_assertion_handler.hpp
index ae7776d8..ee7188ba 100644
--- a/src/catch2/internal/catch_assertion_handler.hpp
+++ b/src/catch2/internal/catch_assertion_handler.hpp
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ namespace Catch {
         void handleUnexpectedInflightException();
 
         void complete();
-        void setCompleted();
 
         // query
         auto allowThrows() const -> bool;