diff --git a/src/main/perl/lib/Test2/Compare/Negatable.pm b/src/main/perl/lib/Test2/Compare/Negatable.pm
index 1cb49c3ac6..ab5b5d5a62 100644
--- a/src/main/perl/lib/Test2/Compare/Negatable.pm
+++ b/src/main/perl/lib/Test2/Compare/Negatable.pm
@@ -19,18 +19,6 @@ sub { overload->import('!' => 'clone_negate', fallback => 1); Test2::Util::HashB
     $sub->();
 
     no strict 'refs';
-    no warnings 'once';
-    # The HashBase import above runs through an eval-created helper so its
-    # generated methods can land in the consumer package. The interpreter can
-    # miss those generated symbols while compiling subsequent methods that use
-    # the NEGATE constant. Install the role's small attribute API directly as
-    # a fallback, before the consumer continues compiling.
-    *{"$pkg\::NEGATE"} = sub () { 'negate' }
-        unless defined &{"$pkg\::NEGATE"};
-    *{"$pkg\::negate"} = sub { $_[0]->{'negate'} }
-        unless defined &{"$pkg\::negate"};
-    *{"$pkg\::set_negate"} = sub { $_[0]->{'negate'} = $_[1] }
-        unless defined &{"$pkg\::set_negate"};
     *{"$pkg\::clone_negate"} = \&clone_negate;
     *{"$pkg\::toggle_negate"} = \&toggle_negate;
 }