diff --git a/src/iceberg/catalog.h b/src/iceberg/catalog.h
index d033199ca..6c4957ade 100644
--- a/src/iceberg/catalog.h
+++ b/src/iceberg/catalog.h
@@ -184,64 +184,6 @@ class ICEBERG_EXPORT Catalog {
   /// \return a Table instance or ErrorKind::kAlreadyExists if the table already exists
   virtual Result<std::shared_ptr<Table>> RegisterTable(
       const TableIdentifier& identifier, const std::string& metadata_file_location) = 0;
-
-  /// \brief A builder used to create valid tables or start create/replace transactions
-  class TableBuilder {
-   public:
-    virtual ~TableBuilder() = default;
-
-    /// \brief Sets a partition spec for the table
-    ///
-    /// \param spec a partition spec
-    /// \return this for method chaining
-    virtual TableBuilder& WithPartitionSpec(const PartitionSpec& spec) = 0;
-
-    /// \brief Sets a sort order for the table
-    ///
-    /// \param sort_order a sort order
-    /// \return this for method chaining
-    virtual TableBuilder& WithSortOrder(const SortOrder& sort_order) = 0;
-
-    /// \brief Sets a location for the table
-    ///
-    /// \param location a location
-    /// \return this for method chaining
-    virtual TableBuilder& WithLocation(const std::string& location) = 0;
-
-    /// \brief Adds key/value properties to the table
-    ///
-    /// \param properties key/value properties
-    /// \return this for method chaining
-    virtual TableBuilder& WithProperties(
-        const std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string>& properties) = 0;
-
-    /// \brief Adds a key/value property to the table
-    ///
-    /// \param key a key
-    /// \param value a value
-    /// \return this for method chaining
-    virtual TableBuilder& WithProperty(const std::string& key,
-                                       const std::string& value) = 0;
-
-    /// \brief Creates the table
-    ///
-    /// \return the created table
-    virtual std::unique_ptr<Table> Create() = 0;
-
-    /// \brief Starts a transaction to create the table
-    ///
-    /// \return the Transaction to create the table
-    virtual std::unique_ptr<Transaction> StageCreate() = 0;
-  };
-
-  /// \brief Instantiate a builder to either create a table or start a create/replace
-  /// transaction
-  ///
-  /// \param identifier a table identifier
-  /// \param schema a schema
-  /// \return the builder to create a table or start a create/replace transaction
-  virtual std::unique_ptr<TableBuilder> BuildTable(const TableIdentifier& identifier,
-                                                   const Schema& schema) const = 0;
 };
 
 }  // namespace iceberg
diff --git a/src/iceberg/catalog/memory/in_memory_catalog.cc b/src/iceberg/catalog/memory/in_memory_catalog.cc
index 753c3358a..ebc490103 100644
--- a/src/iceberg/catalog/memory/in_memory_catalog.cc
+++ b/src/iceberg/catalog/memory/in_memory_catalog.cc
@@ -417,7 +417,6 @@ Status InMemoryCatalog::DropTable(const TableIdentifier& identifier, bool purge)
 
 Status InMemoryCatalog::RenameTable(const TableIdentifier& from,
                                     const TableIdentifier& to) {
-  std::unique_lock lock(mutex_);
   return NotImplemented("rename table");
 }
 
@@ -454,9 +453,4 @@ Result<std::shared_ptr<Table>> InMemoryCatalog::RegisterTable(
   return LoadTable(identifier);
 }
 
-std::unique_ptr<Catalog::TableBuilder> InMemoryCatalog::BuildTable(
-    const TableIdentifier& identifier, const Schema& schema) const {
-  throw IcebergError("not implemented");
-}
-
 }  // namespace iceberg
diff --git a/src/iceberg/catalog/memory/in_memory_catalog.h b/src/iceberg/catalog/memory/in_memory_catalog.h
index 069a1d004..5d1f2e13c 100644
--- a/src/iceberg/catalog/memory/in_memory_catalog.h
+++ b/src/iceberg/catalog/memory/in_memory_catalog.h
@@ -97,9 +97,6 @@ class ICEBERG_EXPORT InMemoryCatalog
       const TableIdentifier& identifier,
       const std::string& metadata_file_location) override;
 
-  std::unique_ptr<TableBuilder> BuildTable(const TableIdentifier& identifier,
-                                           const Schema& schema) const override;
-
  private:
   std::string catalog_name_;
   std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> properties_;
diff --git a/src/iceberg/catalog/rest/rest_catalog.cc b/src/iceberg/catalog/rest/rest_catalog.cc
index dff52e2af..e4553ace1 100644
--- a/src/iceberg/catalog/rest/rest_catalog.cc
+++ b/src/iceberg/catalog/rest/rest_catalog.cc
@@ -194,10 +194,4 @@ Result<std::shared_ptr<Table>> RestCatalog::RegisterTable(
   return NotImplemented("Not implemented");
 }
 
-std::unique_ptr<RestCatalog::TableBuilder> RestCatalog::BuildTable(
-    [[maybe_unused]] const TableIdentifier& identifier,
-    [[maybe_unused]] const Schema& schema) const {
-  return nullptr;
-}
-
 }  // namespace iceberg::rest
diff --git a/src/iceberg/catalog/rest/rest_catalog.h b/src/iceberg/catalog/rest/rest_catalog.h
index 84ab2b9c8..4e191e86f 100644
--- a/src/iceberg/catalog/rest/rest_catalog.h
+++ b/src/iceberg/catalog/rest/rest_catalog.h
@@ -96,9 +96,6 @@ class ICEBERG_REST_EXPORT RestCatalog : public Catalog {
       const TableIdentifier& identifier,
       const std::string& metadata_file_location) override;
 
-  std::unique_ptr<RestCatalog::TableBuilder> BuildTable(
-      const TableIdentifier& identifier, const Schema& schema) const override;
-
  private:
   RestCatalog(std::unique_ptr<RestCatalogProperties> config,
               std::unique_ptr<ResourcePaths> paths);
diff --git a/src/iceberg/test/mock_catalog.h b/src/iceberg/test/mock_catalog.h
index 7c54ebacb..46f01c8db 100644
--- a/src/iceberg/test/mock_catalog.h
+++ b/src/iceberg/test/mock_catalog.h
@@ -83,9 +83,6 @@ class MockCatalog : public Catalog {
 
   MOCK_METHOD((Result<std::shared_ptr<Table>>), RegisterTable,
               (const TableIdentifier&, const std::string&), (override));
-
-  MOCK_METHOD((std::unique_ptr<TableBuilder>), BuildTable,
-              (const TableIdentifier&, const Schema&), (const, override));
 };
 
 }  // namespace iceberg