diff --git a/core/io/generic.rs b/core/io/generic.rs
index 3373d1243..66f428971 100644
--- a/core/io/generic.rs
+++ b/core/io/generic.rs
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@ impl IO for GenericIO {
     fn run_once(&self) -> Result<()> {
         Ok(())
     }
-
-    fn get_memory_io(&self) -> Arc<MemoryIO> {
-        Arc::new(MemoryIO::new())
-    }
 }
 
 impl Clock for GenericIO {
diff --git a/core/io/io_uring.rs b/core/io/io_uring.rs
index a31c2d025..4adf30ac9 100644
--- a/core/io/io_uring.rs
+++ b/core/io/io_uring.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 use super::{common, Completion, CompletionInner, File, OpenFlags, IO};
 use crate::io::clock::{Clock, Instant};
 use crate::storage::wal::CKPT_BATCH_PAGES;
-use crate::{turso_assert, LimboError, MemoryIO, Result};
+use crate::{turso_assert, LimboError, Result};
 use rustix::fs::{self, FlockOperation, OFlags};
 use std::ptr::NonNull;
 use std::{
@@ -528,10 +528,6 @@ impl IO for UringIO {
         }
     }
 
-    fn get_memory_io(&self) -> Arc<MemoryIO> {
-        Arc::new(MemoryIO::new())
-    }
-
     fn register_fixed_buffer(&self, ptr: std::ptr::NonNull<u8>, len: usize) -> Result<u32> {
         turso_assert!(
             len % 512 == 0,
diff --git a/core/io/memory.rs b/core/io/memory.rs
index da95c008f..180308c0f 100644
--- a/core/io/memory.rs
+++ b/core/io/memory.rs
@@ -67,10 +67,6 @@ impl IO for MemoryIO {
         // nop
         Ok(())
     }
-
-    fn get_memory_io(&self) -> Arc<MemoryIO> {
-        Arc::new(MemoryIO::new())
-    }
 }
 
 pub struct MemoryFile {
diff --git a/core/io/mod.rs b/core/io/mod.rs
index ae8c97611..3b153ca36 100644
--- a/core/io/mod.rs
+++ b/core/io/mod.rs
@@ -99,7 +99,9 @@ pub trait IO: Clock + Send + Sync {
         i64::from_ne_bytes(buf)
     }
 
-    fn get_memory_io(&self) -> Arc<MemoryIO>;
+    fn get_memory_io(&self) -> Arc<MemoryIO> {
+        Arc::new(MemoryIO::new())
+    }
 
     fn register_fixed_buffer(&self, _ptr: NonNull<u8>, _len: usize) -> Result<u32> {
         Err(crate::LimboError::InternalError(
diff --git a/core/io/unix.rs b/core/io/unix.rs
index db308c62b..b228ba68a 100644
--- a/core/io/unix.rs
+++ b/core/io/unix.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use super::{Completion, File, MemoryIO, OpenFlags, IO};
+use super::{Completion, File, OpenFlags, IO};
 use crate::error::LimboError;
 use crate::io::clock::{Clock, Instant};
 use crate::io::common;
@@ -398,10 +398,6 @@ impl IO for UnixIO {
 
         Ok(())
     }
-
-    fn get_memory_io(&self) -> Arc<MemoryIO> {
-        Arc::new(MemoryIO::new())
-    }
 }
 
 enum CompletionCallback {
diff --git a/core/io/vfs.rs b/core/io/vfs.rs
index be0b919fb..89c8040cb 100644
--- a/core/io/vfs.rs
+++ b/core/io/vfs.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use super::{Buffer, Completion, File, MemoryIO, OpenFlags, IO};
+use super::{Buffer, Completion, File, OpenFlags, IO};
 use crate::ext::VfsMod;
 use crate::io::clock::{Clock, Instant};
 use crate::io::CompletionInner;
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@ impl IO for VfsMod {
         let vfs = unsafe { &*self.ctx };
         unsafe { (vfs.gen_random_number)() }
     }
-
-    fn get_memory_io(&self) -> Arc<MemoryIO> {
-        Arc::new(MemoryIO::new())
-    }
 }
 
 impl VfsMod {
diff --git a/core/io/windows.rs b/core/io/windows.rs
index 769cd1289..dcc42474f 100644
--- a/core/io/windows.rs
+++ b/core/io/windows.rs
@@ -35,11 +35,6 @@ impl IO for WindowsIO {
     fn run_once(&self) -> Result<()> {
         Ok(())
     }
-
-    #[instrument(skip_all, level = Level::TRACE)]
-    fn get_memory_io(&self) -> Arc<MemoryIO> {
-        Arc::new(MemoryIO::new())
-    }
 }
 
 impl Clock for WindowsIO {
diff --git a/simulator/runner/io.rs b/simulator/runner/io.rs
index ca585500a..ae50106b7 100644
--- a/simulator/runner/io.rs
+++ b/simulator/runner/io.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::{
 
 use rand::{RngCore, SeedableRng};
 use rand_chacha::ChaCha8Rng;
-use turso_core::{Clock, Instant, MemoryIO, OpenFlags, PlatformIO, Result, IO};
+use turso_core::{Clock, Instant, OpenFlags, PlatformIO, Result, IO};
 
 use crate::{
     model::FAULT_ERROR_MSG,
@@ -128,8 +128,4 @@ impl IO for SimulatorIO {
     fn generate_random_number(&self) -> i64 {
         self.rng.borrow_mut().next_u64() as i64
     }
-
-    fn get_memory_io(&self) -> Arc<turso_core::MemoryIO> {
-        Arc::new(MemoryIO::new())
-    }
 }