diff --git a/crates/fj-kernel/src/algorithms/validate/mod.rs b/crates/fj-kernel/src/algorithms/validate/mod.rs
index ed4ec1880..20f880c8f 100644
--- a/crates/fj-kernel/src/algorithms/validate/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/fj-kernel/src/algorithms/validate/mod.rs
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ mod tests {
     use crate::{
         algorithms::validate::{Validate, ValidationConfig, ValidationError},
         objects::{
-            Curve, GlobalCurve, GlobalVertex, HalfEdge, Surface, SurfaceVertex,
-            Vertex,
+            Curve, GlobalCurve, GlobalEdge, GlobalVertex, HalfEdge, Surface,
+            SurfaceVertex, Vertex,
         },
         path::{GlobalPath, SurfacePath},
         stores::Stores,
@@ -236,7 +236,9 @@ mod tests {
         );
         let vertices = [a, b];
 
-        let half_edge = HalfEdge::from_curve_and_vertices(curve, vertices);
+        let global_edge = GlobalEdge::builder()
+            .build_from_curve_and_vertices(&curve, &vertices);
+        let half_edge = HalfEdge::new(curve, vertices, global_edge);
 
         let result =
             half_edge.clone().validate_with_config(&ValidationConfig {
diff --git a/crates/fj-kernel/src/builder/edge.rs b/crates/fj-kernel/src/builder/edge.rs
index a64fe39bb..c2c6899f4 100644
--- a/crates/fj-kernel/src/builder/edge.rs
+++ b/crates/fj-kernel/src/builder/edge.rs
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ impl<'a> HalfEdgeBuilder<'a> {
             )
         };
 
-        HalfEdge::from_curve_and_vertices(curve, vertices)
+        let global_form = GlobalEdge::builder()
+            .build_from_curve_and_vertices(&curve, &vertices);
+
+        HalfEdge::new(curve, vertices, global_form)
     }
 
     /// Build a line segment from two points
@@ -121,7 +124,10 @@ impl<'a> HalfEdgeBuilder<'a> {
             ]
         };
 
-        HalfEdge::from_curve_and_vertices(curve, vertices)
+        let global_form = GlobalEdge::builder()
+            .build_from_curve_and_vertices(&curve, &vertices);
+
+        HalfEdge::new(curve, vertices, global_form)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/fj-kernel/src/objects/edge.rs b/crates/fj-kernel/src/objects/edge.rs
index 63337133e..ee955d787 100644
--- a/crates/fj-kernel/src/objects/edge.rs
+++ b/crates/fj-kernel/src/objects/edge.rs
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ impl HalfEdge {
 
     /// Create a new instance of `HalfEdge`
     ///
-    /// If you only have a curve and the edge vertices, please check out
-    /// [`HalfEdge::from_curve_and_vertices`], which is a convenience wrapper
-    /// around this method, which creates an instance of [`GlobalEdge`].
-    ///
     /// # Panics
     ///
     /// Panics, if the provided `vertices` are not defined on the same curve as
@@ -76,20 +72,6 @@ impl HalfEdge {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Create a new instance of `HalfEdge` from a curve and vertices
-    ///
-    /// The [`GlobalEdge`] instance is created from the provided curve and
-    /// vertices. Please refer to [`HalfEdge::new`], if you already have a
-    /// [`GlobalEdge`] instance that you can provide.
-    pub fn from_curve_and_vertices(
-        curve: Curve,
-        vertices: [Vertex; 2],
-    ) -> Self {
-        let global = GlobalEdge::builder()
-            .build_from_curve_and_vertices(&curve, &vertices);
-        Self::new(curve, vertices, global)
-    }
-
     /// Access the curve that defines the half-edge's geometry
     ///
     /// The edge can be a segment of the curve that is bounded by two vertices,