diff --git a/joern-cli/frontends/php2cpg/src/main/scala/io/joern/php2cpg/astcreation/AstCreator.scala b/joern-cli/frontends/php2cpg/src/main/scala/io/joern/php2cpg/astcreation/AstCreator.scala
index 07f5782cd12a..06f8685487b8 100644
--- a/joern-cli/frontends/php2cpg/src/main/scala/io/joern/php2cpg/astcreation/AstCreator.scala
+++ b/joern-cli/frontends/php2cpg/src/main/scala/io/joern/php2cpg/astcreation/AstCreator.scala
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ class AstCreator(
       case useStmt: PhpUseStmt             => astForUseStmt(useStmt) :: Nil
       case groupUseStmt: PhpGroupUseStmt   => astForGroupUseStmt(groupUseStmt) :: Nil
       case foreachStmt: PhpForeachStmt     => astForForeachStmt(foreachStmt) :: Nil
-      case traitUseStmt: PhpTraitUseStmt   => astforTraitUseStmt(traitUseStmt) :: Nil
       case enumCase: PhpEnumCaseStmt       => astForEnumCase(enumCase) :: Nil
       case staticStmt: PhpStaticStmt       => astsForStaticStmt(staticStmt)
       case unhandled =>
@@ -211,15 +210,6 @@ class AstCreator(
     wrapMultipleInBlock(imports, line(stmt))
   }
 
-  private def astforTraitUseStmt(stmt: PhpTraitUseStmt): Ast = {
-    // TODO Actually implement this
-    logger.debug(
-      s"Trait use statement encountered. This is not yet supported. Location: $relativeFileName:${line(stmt)}"
-    )
-
-    Ast(unknownNode(stmt, code(stmt)))
-  }
-
   private def astForUseUse(stmt: PhpUseUse, namePrefix: String = ""): Ast = {
     val originalName = s"$namePrefix${stmt.originalName.name}"
     val aliasCode    = stmt.alias.map(alias => s" as ${alias.name}").getOrElse("")