diff --git a/runtime/vm/isolate_reload.cc b/runtime/vm/isolate_reload.cc
index e17ae4ac5ab..33d03167150 100644
--- a/runtime/vm/isolate_reload.cc
+++ b/runtime/vm/isolate_reload.cc
@@ -614,22 +614,8 @@ void IsolateReloadContext::Reload(bool force_reload,
         return;
       }
       did_kernel_compilation = true;
-
-      // The ownership of the kernel buffer goes now to the VM.
-      const ExternalTypedData& typed_data = ExternalTypedData::Handle(
-          Z,
-          ExternalTypedData::New(kExternalTypedDataUint8ArrayCid, retval.kernel,
-                                 retval.kernel_size, Heap::kOld));
-      struct Helper {
-        static void Finalize(void* isolate_callback_data,
-                             Dart_WeakPersistentHandle handle,
-                             void* data) {
-          free(data);
-        }
-      };
-      typed_data.AddFinalizer(retval.kernel, Helper::Finalize,
-                              retval.kernel_size);
-      kernel_program.set(kernel::Program::ReadFromTypedData(typed_data));
+      kernel_program.set(
+          kernel::Program::ReadFromBuffer(retval.kernel, retval.kernel_size));
     }
 
     kernel::KernelLoader::FindModifiedLibraries(kernel_program.get(), I,
diff --git a/runtime/vm/kernel.h b/runtime/vm/kernel.h
index 5b8e9a2655d..8e1ef208b98 100644
--- a/runtime/vm/kernel.h
+++ b/runtime/vm/kernel.h
@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@ class Program {
   static Program* ReadFromBuffer(const uint8_t* buffer,
                                  intptr_t buffer_length,
                                  const char** error = nullptr);
-  static Program* ReadFromTypedData(const ExternalTypedData& typed_data,
-                                    const char** error = nullptr);
 
   bool is_single_program() { return single_program_; }
   NameIndex main_method() { return main_method_reference_; }
diff --git a/runtime/vm/kernel_binary.cc b/runtime/vm/kernel_binary.cc
index f8801d88eb0..be3ccbc23dc 100644
--- a/runtime/vm/kernel_binary.cc
+++ b/runtime/vm/kernel_binary.cc
@@ -161,12 +161,6 @@ Program* Program::ReadFromBuffer(const uint8_t* buffer,
   return kernel::Program::ReadFrom(&reader, error);
 }
 
-Program* Program::ReadFromTypedData(const ExternalTypedData& typed_data,
-                                    const char** error) {
-  kernel::Reader reader(typed_data);
-  return kernel::Program::ReadFrom(&reader, error);
-}
-
 }  // namespace kernel
 }  // namespace dart
 #endif  // !defined(DART_PRECOMPILED_RUNTIME)