diff --git a/src/async_client.rs b/src/async_client.rs
index fa5c30cc..2d0e0097 100644
--- a/src/async_client.rs
+++ b/src/async_client.rs
@@ -268,12 +268,6 @@ impl AsyncClient {
         &self.homeserver
     }
 
-    #[doc(hidden)]
-    /// Access to the underlying `BaseClient`. Used for testing and debugging so far.
-    pub fn base_client(&self) -> Arc<RwLock<BaseClient>> {
-        Arc::clone(&self.base_client)
-    }
-
     /// Calculate the room name from a `RoomId`, returning a string.
     pub async fn get_room_name(&self, room_id: &str) -> Option<String> {
         self.base_client.read().await.calculate_room_name(room_id)
diff --git a/tests/async_client_tests.rs b/tests/async_client_tests.rs
index 3811c3f9..e37de610 100644
--- a/tests/async_client_tests.rs
+++ b/tests/async_client_tests.rs
@@ -87,6 +87,4 @@ async fn timeline() {
         Some("tutorial".into()),
         client.get_room_name("!SVkFJHzfwvuaIEawgC:localhost").await
     );
-
-    // println!("{:#?}", &client.base_client().read().await.joined_rooms);
 }