diff --git a/libs/libfdt/src/lib.rs b/libs/libfdt/src/lib.rs
index 39749f0..c61876d 100644
--- a/libs/libfdt/src/lib.rs
+++ b/libs/libfdt/src/lib.rs
@@ -276,10 +276,6 @@
 }
 
 impl<'a> FdtNode<'a> {
-    /// Creates immutable node from a mutable node at the same offset.
-    pub fn from_mut(other: &'a FdtNodeMut) -> Self {
-        FdtNode { fdt: other.fdt, offset: other.offset }
-    }
     /// Returns parent node.
     pub fn parent(&self) -> Result<Self> {
         // SAFETY: Accesses (read-only) are constrained to the DT totalsize.
diff --git a/pvmfw/src/fdt.rs b/pvmfw/src/fdt.rs
index e83fe5a..1e37572 100644
--- a/pvmfw/src/fdt.rs
+++ b/pvmfw/src/fdt.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 use libfdt::CellIterator;
 use libfdt::Fdt;
 use libfdt::FdtError;
-use libfdt::FdtNode;
 use libfdt::FdtNodeMut;
 use log::debug;
 use log::error;
@@ -499,11 +498,8 @@
     let name = cstr!("ns16550a");
     let mut next = fdt.root_mut()?.next_compatible(name);
     while let Some(current) = next? {
-        let reg = FdtNode::from_mut(&current)
-            .reg()?
-            .ok_or(FdtError::NotFound)?
-            .next()
-            .ok_or(FdtError::NotFound)?;
+        let reg =
+            current.as_node().reg()?.ok_or(FdtError::NotFound)?.next().ok_or(FdtError::NotFound)?;
         next = if !serial_info.addrs.contains(&reg.addr) {
             current.delete_and_next_compatible(name)
         } else {