diff --git a/src/mesh/SubItemValuePerItem.hpp b/src/mesh/SubItemValuePerItem.hpp
index 5778fc73989ca547130288d1737bf9b1d767c2ef..52d91666b17076770d84b15f736fdf503134a2b8 100644
--- a/src/mesh/SubItemValuePerItem.hpp
+++ b/src/mesh/SubItemValuePerItem.hpp
@@ -86,13 +86,6 @@ class SubItemValuePerItem<DataType,
     return m_is_built;
   }
 
-  KOKKOS_FORCEINLINE_FUNCTION
-  DataType& operator()(const size_t& j, const size_t& r)
-  {
-    Assert(m_is_built);
-    return m_values[m_host_row_map(j)+r];
-  }
-
   // Following Kokkos logic, these classes are view and const view does allow
   // changes in data
   KOKKOS_FORCEINLINE_FUNCTION
@@ -109,13 +102,6 @@ class SubItemValuePerItem<DataType,
     return m_values.extent(0);
   }
 
-  KOKKOS_FORCEINLINE_FUNCTION
-  DataType& operator[](const size_t& i)
-  {
-    Assert(m_is_built);
-    return m_values[i];
-  }
-
   // Following Kokkos logic, these classes are view and const view does allow
   // changes in data
   KOKKOS_FORCEINLINE_FUNCTION