diff --git a/include/cute/container/array_subbyte.hpp b/include/cute/container/array_subbyte.hpp
index be6410b318..022687ab05 100644
--- a/include/cute/container/array_subbyte.hpp
+++ b/include/cute/container/array_subbyte.hpp
@@ -365,12 +365,6 @@ print(subbyte_iterator<T> const& x) {
   printf("subptr[%db](%p.%u)", int(sizeof_bits_v<T>), x.ptr_, x.idx_);
 }
 
-template <class T>
-CUTE_HOST_DEVICE void
-print(subbyte_reference<T> const& x) {
-  print(x.get());
-}
-
 //
 // array_subbyte
 //   Statically sized array for non-byte-aligned data types