diff --git a/weak/src/commonMain/kotlin/algorithms/EmptyWeakRef.kt b/weak/src/commonMain/kotlin/algorithms/EmptyWeakRef.kt
index 2ccb9aa..f8f75da 100644
--- a/weak/src/commonMain/kotlin/algorithms/EmptyWeakRef.kt
+++ b/weak/src/commonMain/kotlin/algorithms/EmptyWeakRef.kt
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 package opensavvy.pedestal.weak.algorithms
 
-import opensavvy.pedestal.weak.ExperimentalWeakApi
 import opensavvy.pedestal.weak.WeakRef
 
 private object EmptyWeakRefImpl : WeakRef<Nothing> {
@@ -31,14 +30,5 @@ private object EmptyWeakRefImpl : WeakRef<Nothing> {
  * It acts as if there was a value, but it was immediately freed.
  */
 @Suppress("FunctionName")
-@ExperimentalWeakApi
-fun EmptyWeakRef(): WeakRef<Nothing> =
-	EmptyWeakRefImpl
-
-/**
- * A [WeakRef] implementation that immediately frees its [value].
- */
-@Suppress("UNUSED_PARAMETER", "FunctionName")
-@ExperimentalWeakApi
-fun <T> EmptyWeakRef(value: T): WeakRef<T> =
+internal fun EmptyWeakRef(): WeakRef<Nothing> =
 	EmptyWeakRefImpl
diff --git a/weak/src/jsMain/kotlin/WeakRef.js.kt b/weak/src/jsMain/kotlin/WeakRef.js.kt
index a158f16..0346bc3 100644
--- a/weak/src/jsMain/kotlin/WeakRef.js.kt
+++ b/weak/src/jsMain/kotlin/WeakRef.js.kt
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ private class JsWeakRef<T : Any>(
  */
 @ExperimentalWeakApi
 actual fun <T> WeakRef(value: T): WeakRef<T> =
-	if (value == null) EmptyWeakRef(value)
+	if (value == null) EmptyWeakRef()
 	else JsWeakRef(value)
 
 /**
diff --git a/weak/src/nativeMain/kotlin/WeakRef.native.kt b/weak/src/nativeMain/kotlin/WeakRef.native.kt
index 4de74a1..b48d501 100644
--- a/weak/src/nativeMain/kotlin/WeakRef.native.kt
+++ b/weak/src/nativeMain/kotlin/WeakRef.native.kt
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ private class NativeWeakRef<T : Any>(
 @ExperimentalWeakApi
 @ExperimentalNativeApi
 actual fun <T> WeakRef(value: T): WeakRef<T> =
-	if (value == null) EmptyWeakRef(value)
+	if (value == null) EmptyWeakRef()
 	else NativeWeakRef(value)
 
 /**