diff --git a/lib/entity/src/lib.rs b/lib/entity/src/lib.rs
index 191a9c09e7..7d63eaee16 100644
--- a/lib/entity/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lib/entity/src/lib.rs
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ macro_rules! entity_impl {
 
         impl $entity {
             /// Return the underlying index value as a `u32`.
+            #[allow(dead_code)]
             pub fn as_u32(self) -> u32 {
                 self.0
             }