diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/container_engine/cri.cpp b/userspace/libsinsp/container_engine/cri.cpp
index 1a01d1b008..9a93603611 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/container_engine/cri.cpp
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/container_engine/cri.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2024 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -282,16 +282,6 @@ sinsp_container_type cri::get_cri_runtime_type() const {
 	}
 }
 
-std::optional<int64_t> cri::get_writable_layer_size(const string &container_id) {
-	if(m_cri_v1) {
-		return m_cri_v1->get_writable_layer_size(container_id);
-	} else if(m_cri_v1alpha2) {
-		return m_cri_v1alpha2->get_writable_layer_size(container_id);
-	} else {
-		return std::nullopt;
-	}
-}
-
 bool cri_async_source::parse(const cri_async_source::key_type &key,
                              sinsp_container_info &container) {
 	if(m_cri_v1) {
diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/container_engine/cri.h b/userspace/libsinsp/container_engine/cri.h
index 987f3fdd6f..946e45b291 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/container_engine/cri.h
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/container_engine/cri.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2024 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -90,8 +90,6 @@ class cri : public container_engine_base {
 private:
 	[[nodiscard]] sinsp_container_type get_cri_runtime_type() const;
 
-	std::optional<int64_t> get_writable_layer_size(const std::string& container_id);
-
 	std::unique_ptr<cri_async_source> m_async_source;
 	std::unique_ptr<::libsinsp::cri::cri_interface_v1alpha2> m_cri_v1alpha2;
 	std::unique_ptr<::libsinsp::cri::cri_interface_v1> m_cri_v1;
diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/cri.h b/userspace/libsinsp/cri.h
index 6ee41949f6..b78650b59c 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/cri.h
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/cri.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2024 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -216,14 +216,6 @@ class cri_interface {
 	 */
 	std::string get_container_image_id(const std::string &image_ref);
 
-	/**
-	 * @brief get the size of the container's writable layer via ContainerStat API calls
-	 * @param container_id container ID
-	 * @note currently unused
-	 * @return the size of the writable layer in bytes. Returns an empty option on error
-	 */
-	std::optional<int64_t> get_writable_layer_size(const std::string &container_id);
-
 	///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 	// CRI response (ContainerStatusResponse) parsers helpers
 	///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/cri.hpp b/userspace/libsinsp/cri.hpp
index 7f742204b2..e5b7fbc3a4 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/cri.hpp
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/cri.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 /*
-Copyright (C) 2023 The Falco Authors.
+Copyright (C) 2024 The Falco Authors.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -163,53 +163,6 @@ inline std::string cri_interface<api>::get_container_image_id(const std::string
 	return "";
 }
 
-template<typename api>
-inline std::optional<int64_t> cri_interface<api>::get_writable_layer_size(
-        const std::string &container_id) {
-	// Synchronously get the stats response and update the container table.
-	// Note that this needs to use the full id.
-	typename api::ContainerStatsResponse resp;
-	grpc::Status status = get_container_stats_resp(container_id, resp);
-
-	libsinsp_logger()->format(
-	        sinsp_logger::SEV_DEBUG,
-	        "cri (%s): Status from ContainerStats: (%s)",
-	        container_id.c_str(),
-	        status.error_message().empty() ? "SUCCESS" : status.error_message().c_str());
-
-	if(!status.ok()) {
-		return std::nullopt;
-	}
-
-	if(!resp.has_stats()) {
-		libsinsp_logger()->format(sinsp_logger::SEV_DEBUG,
-		                          "cri (%s): Failed to update size: stats() not found",
-		                          container_id.c_str());
-		ASSERT(false);
-		return std::nullopt;
-	}
-
-	const auto &resp_stats = resp.stats();
-
-	if(!resp_stats.has_writable_layer()) {
-		libsinsp_logger()->format(sinsp_logger::SEV_DEBUG,
-		                          "cri (%s): Failed to update size: writable_layer() not found",
-		                          container_id.c_str());
-		ASSERT(false);
-		return std::nullopt;
-	}
-
-	if(!resp_stats.writable_layer().has_used_bytes()) {
-		libsinsp_logger()->format(sinsp_logger::SEV_DEBUG,
-		                          "cri (%s): Failed to update size: used_bytes() not found",
-		                          container_id.c_str());
-		ASSERT(false);
-		return std::nullopt;
-	}
-
-	return resp_stats.writable_layer().used_bytes().value();
-}
-
 /////////////////////////////
 // Generic parsers helpers
 /////////////////////////////