diff --git a/storage/remote/codec.go b/storage/remote/codec.go
index 9f4a0bb7c..b24344cdd 100644
--- a/storage/remote/codec.go
+++ b/storage/remote/codec.go
@@ -796,37 +796,6 @@ func labelsToUint32Slice(lbls labels.Labels, symbolTable *rwSymbolTable, buf []u
 	return result
 }
 
-func labelsToUint64Slice(lbls labels.Labels, symbolTable *rwSymbolTable, buf []uint64) []uint64 {
-	result := buf[:0]
-	lbls.Range(func(l labels.Label) {
-		result = append(result, symbolTable.Ref64Packed(l.Name))
-		result = append(result, symbolTable.Ref64Packed(l.Value))
-	})
-	return result
-}
-
-func labelsToUint32Packed(lbls labels.Labels, symbolTable *rwSymbolTable, buf []uint32) []uint32 {
-	result := buf[:0]
-	lbls.Range(func(l labels.Label) {
-		result = append(result, symbolTable.Ref32Packed(l.Name))
-		result = append(result, symbolTable.Ref32Packed(l.Value))
-	})
-	return result
-}
-
-func labelsToByteSlice(lbls labels.Labels, symbolTable *rwSymbolTable, buf []byte) []byte {
-	result := buf[:0]
-	lbls.Range(func(l labels.Label) {
-		off, leng := symbolTable.Ref(l.Name)
-		result = binary.AppendUvarint(result, uint64(off))
-		result = binary.AppendUvarint(result, uint64(leng))
-		off, leng = symbolTable.Ref(l.Value)
-		result = binary.AppendUvarint(result, uint64(off))
-		result = binary.AppendUvarint(result, uint64(leng))
-	})
-	return result
-}
-
 func labelsToUint32SliceLen(lbls labels.Labels, symbolTable *rwSymbolTable, buf []uint32) []uint32 {
 	result := buf[:0]
 	lbls.Range(func(l labels.Label) {
@@ -888,103 +857,6 @@ func Uint32RefToLabels(symbols string, minLabels []uint32) labels.Labels {
 	return ls.Labels()
 }
 
-func ByteSliceToLabels(symbols string, minLabels []byte) labels.Labels {
-	ls := labels.NewScratchBuilder(len(minLabels) / 2)
-
-	for len(minLabels) > 0 {
-		// todo, check for overflow?
-		offset, n := binary.Uvarint(minLabels)
-		//fmt.Println(:"offset")
-		minLabels = minLabels[n:]
-		length, n := binary.Uvarint(minLabels)
-		minLabels = minLabels[n:]
-		name := symbols[offset : offset+length]
-		// todo, check for overflow?
-		offset, n = binary.Uvarint(minLabels)
-		minLabels = minLabels[n:]
-		length, n = binary.Uvarint(minLabels)
-		minLabels = minLabels[n:]
-		value := symbols[offset : offset+length]
-		ls.Add(name, value)
-	}
-
-	// labelIdx := 0
-	// for labelIdx < len(minLabels) {
-	// 	// todo, check for overflow?
-	// 	offset := minLabels[labelIdx]
-	// 	labelIdx++
-	// 	length := minLabels[labelIdx]
-	// 	labelIdx++
-	// 	name := symbols[offset : offset+length]
-	// 	// todo, check for overflow?
-	// 	offset = minLabels[labelIdx]
-	// 	labelIdx++
-	// 	length = minLabels[labelIdx]
-	// 	labelIdx++
-	// 	value := symbols[offset : offset+length]
-	// 	ls.Add(name, value)
-	// }
-
-	return ls.Labels()
-}
-
-func ByteSliceToLabelsSymbolsByte(symbols []byte, minLabels []byte) labels.Labels {
-	ls := labels.NewScratchBuilder(len(minLabels) / 2)
-
-	for len(minLabels) > 0 {
-		// todo, check for overflow?
-		offset, n := binary.Uvarint(minLabels)
-		//fmt.Println(:"offset")
-		minLabels = minLabels[n:]
-		length, n := binary.Uvarint(minLabels)
-		minLabels = minLabels[n:]
-		name := symbols[offset : offset+length]
-		// todo, check for overflow?
-		offset, n = binary.Uvarint(minLabels)
-		minLabels = minLabels[n:]
-		length, n = binary.Uvarint(minLabels)
-		minLabels = minLabels[n:]
-		value := symbols[offset : offset+length]
-		ls.Add(string(name), string(value))
-	}
-
-	// labelIdx := 0
-	// for labelIdx < len(minLabels) {
-	// 	// todo, check for overflow?
-	// 	offset := minLabels[labelIdx]
-	// 	labelIdx++
-	// 	length := minLabels[labelIdx]
-	// 	labelIdx++
-	// 	name := symbols[offset : offset+length]
-	// 	// todo, check for overflow?
-	// 	offset = minLabels[labelIdx]
-	// 	labelIdx++
-	// 	length = minLabels[labelIdx]
-	// 	labelIdx++
-	// 	value := symbols[offset : offset+length]
-	// 	ls.Add(name, value)
-	// }
-
-	return ls.Labels()
-}
-
-func Uint64RefToLabels(symbols string, minLabels []uint64) labels.Labels {
-	ls := labels.NewScratchBuilder(len(minLabels) / 2)
-	labelIdx := 0
-	for labelIdx < len(minLabels) {
-		// todo, check for overflow?
-		offset, length := unpackRef64(minLabels[labelIdx])
-		name := symbols[offset : offset+length]
-		// todo, check for overflow?
-		offset, length = unpackRef64(minLabels[labelIdx+1])
-		value := symbols[offset : offset+length]
-		ls.Add(name, value)
-		labelIdx += 2
-	}
-
-	return ls.Labels()
-}
-
 // metricTypeToMetricTypeProto transforms a Prometheus metricType into prompb metricType. Since the former is a string we need to transform it to an enum.
 func metricTypeToMetricTypeProto(t textparse.MetricType) prompb.MetricMetadata_MetricType {
 	mt := strings.ToUpper(string(t))
@@ -1138,21 +1010,3 @@ func MinimizedWriteRequestToWriteRequest(redReq *prompb.MinimizedWriteRequest) (
 	}
 	return req, nil
 }
-
-// for use with minimized remote write proto format
-func packRef(offset, length int) uint32 {
-	return uint32((offset&0xFFFFF)<<12 | (length & 0xFFF))
-}
-
-func unpackRef(ref uint32) (offset, length int) {
-	return int(ref>>12) & 0xFFFFF, int(ref & 0xFFF)
-}
-
-// for use with minimized remote write proto format
-func packRef64(offset, length uint32) uint64 {
-	return (uint64(offset) << 32) | uint64(length)
-}
-
-func unpackRef64(ref uint64) (offset, length uint32) {
-	return uint32(ref >> 32), uint32(ref & 0xFFFFFFFF)
-}
diff --git a/storage/remote/codec_test.go b/storage/remote/codec_test.go
index df8c60f14..c66097ae5 100644
--- a/storage/remote/codec_test.go
+++ b/storage/remote/codec_test.go
@@ -887,19 +887,6 @@ func (c *mockChunkIterator) Err() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func TestPackRef64(t *testing.T) {
-	rw := newRwSymbolTable()
-	name := "__name__"
-	value := "asdfasd"
-	nameRef := rw.Ref64Packed(name)
-	valRef := rw.Ref64Packed(value)
-	nameOffset, nameLength := unpackRef64(nameRef)
-	valOffset, valLength := unpackRef64(valRef)
-	require.Equal(t, name, string(rw.symbols[nameOffset:nameOffset+nameLength]))
-	require.Equal(t, value, string(rw.symbols[valOffset:valOffset+valLength]))
-
-}
-
 func TestLenFormat(t *testing.T) {
 	r := rwSymbolTable{}
 	ls := labels.FromStrings("asdf", "qwer", "zxcv", "1234")
diff --git a/storage/remote/queue_manager.go b/storage/remote/queue_manager.go
index 9937aa3af..9ddee03e4 100644
--- a/storage/remote/queue_manager.go
+++ b/storage/remote/queue_manager.go
@@ -1857,30 +1857,6 @@ func (r *rwSymbolTable) Ref(str string) (off uint32, leng uint32) {
 	return
 }
 
-func (r *rwSymbolTable) Ref64Packed(str string) uint64 {
-	// todo, check for overflowing the uint32 based on documented format?
-	if ref, ok := r.symbolsMap64Packed[str]; ok {
-		return ref
-	}
-	if len(r.symbols) > math.MaxUint32 || len(str) > math.MaxUint32 || len(str)+len(r.symbols) > math.MaxUint32 {
-		panic(1)
-	}
-	r.symbolsMap64Packed[str] = packRef64(uint32(len(r.symbols)), uint32(len(str)))
-	r.symbols = append(r.symbols, str...)
-	return r.symbolsMap64Packed[str]
-}
-
-func (r *rwSymbolTable) Ref32Packed(str string) uint32 {
-	// todo, check for overflowing the uint32 based on documented format?
-	if ref, ok := r.symbolsMap32Packed[str]; ok {
-		return ref
-	}
-	r.symbolsMap32Packed[str] = packRef(len(r.symbols), len(str))
-	r.symbols = append(r.symbols, str...)
-
-	return r.symbolsMap32Packed[str]
-}
-
 func (r *rwSymbolTable) RefLen(str string) uint32 {
 	if ref, ok := r.symbolsMapBytes[str]; ok {
 		return ref