diff --git a/src/circuit/boolean.rs b/src/circuit/boolean.rs
index 48d243d..c8308ab 100644
--- a/src/circuit/boolean.rs
+++ b/src/circuit/boolean.rs
@@ -531,78 +531,6 @@ impl Boolean {
             },
         }
     }
-
-    /// Asserts that this bit representation is "in
-    /// the field" when interpreted in big endian.
-    pub fn enforce_in_field<E, CS, F: PrimeField>(
-        mut cs: CS,
-        bits: &[Self]
-    ) -> Result<(), SynthesisError>
-        where E: Engine,
-              CS: ConstraintSystem<E>
-    {
-        assert_eq!(bits.len(), F::NUM_BITS as usize);
-
-        let mut a = bits.iter();
-
-        // b = char() - 1
-        let mut b = F::char();
-        b.sub_noborrow(&1.into());
-
-        // Runs of ones in r
-        let mut last_run = Boolean::constant(true);
-        let mut current_run = vec![];
-
-        let mut found_one = false;
-        let mut run_i = 0;
-        let mut nand_i = 0;
-        for b in BitIterator::new(b) {
-            // Skip over unset bits at the beginning
-            found_one |= b;
-            if !found_one {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            let a = a.next().unwrap();
-
-            if b {
-                // This is part of a run of ones.
-                current_run.push(a.clone());
-            } else {
-                if current_run.len() > 0 {
-                    // This is the start of a run of zeros, but we need
-                    // to k-ary AND against `last_run` first.
-
-                    current_run.push(last_run.clone());
-                    last_run = Self::kary_and(
-                        cs.namespace(|| format!("run {}", run_i)),
-                        &current_run
-                    )?;
-                    run_i += 1;
-                    current_run.truncate(0);
-                }
-
-                // If `last_run` is true, `a` must be false, or it would
-                // not be in the field.
-                //
-                // If `last_run` is false, `a` can be true or false.
-                //
-                // Ergo, at least one of `last_run` and `a` must be false.
-                Self::enforce_nand(
-                    cs.namespace(|| format!("nand {}", nand_i)),
-                    &[last_run.clone(), a.clone()]
-                )?;
-                nand_i += 1;
-            }
-        }
-
-        // We should always end in a "run" of zeros, because
-        // the characteristic is an odd prime. So, this should
-        // be empty.
-        assert_eq!(current_run.len(), 0);
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
 }
 
 impl From<AllocatedBit> for Boolean {
@@ -1090,73 +1018,6 @@ mod test {
         }
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn test_enforce_in_field() {
-        {
-            let mut cs = TestConstraintSystem::<Bls12>::new();
-
-            let mut bits = vec![];
-            for (i, b) in BitIterator::new(Fr::char()).skip(1).enumerate() {
-                bits.push(Boolean::from(AllocatedBit::alloc(
-                    cs.namespace(|| format!("bit {}", i)),
-                    Some(b)
-                ).unwrap()));
-            }
-
-            Boolean::enforce_in_field::<_, _, Fr>(&mut cs, &bits).unwrap();
-
-            assert!(!cs.is_satisfied());
-        }
-
-        let mut rng = XorShiftRng::from_seed([0x3dbe6259, 0x8d313d76, 0x3237db17, 0xe5bc0654]);
-
-        for _ in 0..1000 {
-            let r = Fr::rand(&mut rng);
-            let mut cs = TestConstraintSystem::<Bls12>::new();
-
-            let mut bits = vec![];
-            for (i, b) in BitIterator::new(r.into_repr()).skip(1).enumerate() {
-                bits.push(Boolean::from(AllocatedBit::alloc(
-                    cs.namespace(|| format!("bit {}", i)),
-                    Some(b)
-                ).unwrap()));
-            }
-
-            Boolean::enforce_in_field::<_, _, Fr>(&mut cs, &bits).unwrap();
-
-            assert!(cs.is_satisfied());
-        }
-
-        for _ in 0..1000 {
-            // Sample a random element not in the field
-            let r = loop {
-                let mut a = Fr::rand(&mut rng).into_repr();
-                let b = Fr::rand(&mut rng).into_repr();
-
-                a.add_nocarry(&b);
-                // we're shaving off the high bit later
-                a.as_mut()[3] &= 0x7fffffffffffffff;
-                if Fr::from_repr(a).is_err() {
-                    break a;
-                }
-            };
-
-            let mut cs = TestConstraintSystem::<Bls12>::new();
-
-            let mut bits = vec![];
-            for (i, b) in BitIterator::new(r).skip(1).enumerate() {
-                bits.push(Boolean::from(AllocatedBit::alloc(
-                    cs.namespace(|| format!("bit {}", i)),
-                    Some(b)
-                ).unwrap()));
-            }
-
-            Boolean::enforce_in_field::<_, _, Fr>(&mut cs, &bits).unwrap();
-
-            assert!(!cs.is_satisfied());
-        }
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn test_enforce_nand() {
         {