diff --git a/internal/db/read_writer.go b/internal/db/read_writer.go
index 4a41f2626c..8761be8993 100644
--- a/internal/db/read_writer.go
+++ b/internal/db/read_writer.go
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ const (
 
 // Reader interface defines lookups/searching for resources
 type Reader interface {
-	// LookupByName will lookup resource by its friendly name which must be unique
-	LookupByName(ctx context.Context, resource ResourceNamer, opt ...Option) error
-
 	// LookupById will lookup a resource by its primary key id, which must be
 	// unique. The resourceWithIder must implement either ResourcePublicIder or
 	// ResourcePrivateIder interface.
@@ -149,11 +146,6 @@ type ResourcePrivateIder interface {
 	GetPrivateId() string
 }
 
-// ResourceNamer defines an interface that LookupByName() can use to get the resource's friendly name
-type ResourceNamer interface {
-	GetName() string
-}
-
 type OpType int
 
 const (
@@ -920,26 +912,6 @@ func (w *Db) DoTx(ctx context.Context, retries uint, backOff Backoff, Handler Tx
 	}
 }
 
-// LookupByName will lookup resource my its friendly name which must be unique
-func (rw *Db) LookupByName(ctx context.Context, resource ResourceNamer, opt ...Option) error {
-	if rw.underlying == nil {
-		return errors.New("error underlying db nil for lookup by name")
-	}
-	if reflect.ValueOf(resource).Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
-		return errors.New("error interface parameter must to be a pointer for lookup by name")
-	}
-	if resource.GetName() == "" {
-		return errors.New("error name empty string for lookup by name")
-	}
-	if err := rw.underlying.Where("name = ?", resource.GetName()).First(resource).Error; err != nil {
-		if err == gorm.ErrRecordNotFound {
-			return ErrRecordNotFound
-		}
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 // LookupByPublicId will lookup resource by its public_id or private_id, which
 // must be unique. Options are ignored.
 func (rw *Db) LookupById(ctx context.Context, resourceWithIder interface{}, opt ...Option) error {
diff --git a/internal/db/read_writer_test.go b/internal/db/read_writer_test.go
index 7d1bb82c5d..24e1ee5d84 100644
--- a/internal/db/read_writer_test.go
+++ b/internal/db/read_writer_test.go
@@ -784,62 +784,6 @@ func TestDb_Create(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
-func TestDb_LookupByName(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Parallel()
-	db, _ := TestSetup(t, "postgres")
-	t.Run("simple", func(t *testing.T) {
-		assert, require := assert.New(t), require.New(t)
-		w := Db{underlying: db}
-		id, err := uuid.GenerateUUID()
-		require.NoError(err)
-		user, err := db_test.NewTestUser()
-		require.NoError(err)
-		user.Name = "fn-" + id
-		err = w.Create(context.Background(), user)
-		require.NoError(err)
-		assert.NotEmpty(user.Id)
-
-		foundUser, err := db_test.NewTestUser()
-		require.NoError(err)
-		foundUser.Name = "fn-" + id
-		err = w.LookupByName(context.Background(), foundUser)
-		require.NoError(err)
-		assert.Equal(foundUser.Id, user.Id)
-	})
-	t.Run("tx-nil,", func(t *testing.T) {
-		assert, require := assert.New(t), require.New(t)
-		w := Db{}
-		foundUser, err := db_test.NewTestUser()
-		require.NoError(err)
-		foundUser.Name = "fn-name"
-		err = w.LookupByName(context.Background(), foundUser)
-		require.Error(err)
-		assert.Equal("error underlying db nil for lookup by name", err.Error())
-	})
-	t.Run("no-friendly-name-set", func(t *testing.T) {
-		assert, require := assert.New(t), require.New(t)
-		w := Db{underlying: db}
-		foundUser, err := db_test.NewTestUser()
-		require.NoError(err)
-		err = w.LookupByName(context.Background(), foundUser)
-		require.Error(err)
-		assert.Equal("error name empty string for lookup by name", err.Error())
-	})
-	t.Run("not-found", func(t *testing.T) {
-		assert, require := assert.New(t), require.New(t)
-		w := Db{underlying: db}
-		id, err := uuid.GenerateUUID()
-		require.NoError(err)
-
-		foundUser, err := db_test.NewTestUser()
-		require.NoError(err)
-		foundUser.Name = "fn-" + id
-		err = w.LookupByName(context.Background(), foundUser)
-		require.Error(err)
-		assert.Equal(ErrRecordNotFound, err)
-	})
-}
-
 func TestDb_LookupByPublicId(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	db, _ := TestSetup(t, "postgres")