     // initialized so we can't verify e.g. ASCII-ness
     storage._invariantCheck(initialized: false)
     return storage
-  }
-
-  // DO NOT PUSH: For stats gathering only...
-  internal static func create(
-    count: Int, codeUnitCapacity capacity: Int
-  ) -> __StringStorage {
-    __StringStorage.create(
-      codeUnitCapacity: capacity,
-      countAndFlags: _CountAndFlags(mortalCount: count, isASCII: false))
-    // NOTE: content is garbage and not necessarily validy endcoded. Please
-    // delete this entry point...
   }
 
   // The caller is expected to check UTF8 validity and ASCII-ness and update


  // @opaque
  fileprivate var _breadcrumbsAddress: UnsafeMutablePointer<_StringBreadcrumbs?> {
    // TODO: better message
    precondition(
      hasBreadcrumbs, "Internal error: string breadcrumbs not present")
    return UnsafeMutablePointer(_realCapacityEnd)


  @inline(__always)
  fileprivate var _capacityAndFlags: _CapacityAndFlags {
    _CapacityAndFlags(realCapacity: _realCapacity, flags: _capacityFlags)
  }
#else
