diff --git a/include/simdjson/document.h b/include/simdjson/document.h
index 001aaaac..fd9cdb58 100644
--- a/include/simdjson/document.h
+++ b/include/simdjson/document.h
@@ -1027,9 +1027,6 @@ public:
   really_inline error_code on_error(error_code new_error_code) noexcept; ///< @private
   really_inline error_code on_success(error_code success_code) noexcept; ///< @private
   // TODO we're not checking this bool
-  really_inline bool on_end_document(uint32_t start_tape_index) noexcept; ///< @private
-  really_inline bool on_end_object(uint32_t start_tape_index) noexcept; ///< @private
-  really_inline bool on_end_array(uint32_t start_tape_index) noexcept; ///< @private
   really_inline bool on_true_atom() noexcept; ///< @private
   really_inline bool on_false_atom() noexcept; ///< @private
   really_inline bool on_null_atom() noexcept; ///< @private
diff --git a/src/document_parser_callbacks.h b/src/document_parser_callbacks.h
index b09e4b39..14e87027 100644
--- a/src/document_parser_callbacks.h
+++ b/src/document_parser_callbacks.h
@@ -27,23 +27,6 @@ really_inline error_code parser::on_success(error_code success_code) noexcept {
   return success_code;
 }
 
-// TODO we're not checking this bool
-really_inline bool parser::on_end_document(uint32_t start_tape_index) noexcept {
-  // write our doc.tape location to the header scope
-  // The root scope gets written *at* the previous location.
-  write_tape(start_tape_index, internal::tape_type::ROOT);
-  return true;
-}
-really_inline bool parser::on_end_object(uint32_t start_tape_index) noexcept {
-  // write our doc.tape location to the header scope
-  write_tape(start_tape_index, internal::tape_type::END_OBJECT);
-  return true;
-}
-really_inline bool parser::on_end_array(uint32_t start_tape_index) noexcept {
-  // write our doc.tape location to the header scope
-  write_tape(start_tape_index, internal::tape_type::END_ARRAY);
-  return true;
-}
 
 really_inline bool parser::on_true_atom() noexcept {
   write_tape(0, internal::tape_type::TRUE_VALUE);
diff --git a/src/generic/stage2_build_tape.h b/src/generic/stage2_build_tape.h
index cfd81d72..219fb70e 100644
--- a/src/generic/stage2_build_tape.h
+++ b/src/generic/stage2_build_tape.h
@@ -165,19 +165,23 @@ struct structural_parser {
 
   really_inline bool end_object() {
     depth--;
-    doc_parser.on_end_object(doc_parser.containing_scope[depth].tape_index);
+    // write our doc.tape location to the header scope
+    doc_parser.write_tape(doc_parser.containing_scope[depth].tape_index, internal::tape_type::END_OBJECT);
     end_scope();
     return false;
   }
   really_inline bool end_array() {
     depth--;
-    doc_parser.on_end_array(doc_parser.containing_scope[depth].tape_index);
+    // write our doc.tape location to the header scope
+    doc_parser.write_tape(doc_parser.containing_scope[depth].tape_index, internal::tape_type::END_ARRAY);
     end_scope();
     return false;
   }
   really_inline bool end_document() {
     depth--;
-    doc_parser.on_end_document(doc_parser.containing_scope[depth].tape_index);
+    // write our doc.tape location to the header scope
+    // The root scope gets written *at* the previous location.
+    doc_parser.write_tape(doc_parser.containing_scope[depth].tape_index, internal::tape_type::ROOT);
     end_scope();
     return false;
   }