diff --git a/crates/io-core/src/io_profile.rs b/crates/io-core/src/io_profile.rs
index 7618eb949..86cd79448 100644
--- a/crates/io-core/src/io_profile.rs
+++ b/crates/io-core/src/io_profile.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ pub enum StorageMedia {
 }
 
 impl StorageMedia {
-    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub fn as_str(&self) -> &'static str {
         match self {
             Self::Nvme => "nvme",
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@ pub enum AccessPattern {
 }
 
 impl AccessPattern {
-    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub fn as_str(&self) -> &'static str {
         match self {
             Self::Sequential => "sequential",
@@ -71,25 +69,21 @@ impl AccessPattern {
     }
 
     /// Check if this is a sequential access pattern.
-    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub fn is_sequential(&self) -> bool {
         matches!(self, Self::Sequential)
     }
 
     /// Check if this is a random access pattern.
-    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub fn is_random(&self) -> bool {
         matches!(self, Self::Random)
     }
 
     /// Check if this is a mixed access pattern.
-    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub fn is_mixed(&self) -> bool {
         matches!(self, Self::Mixed)
     }
 
     /// Check if this pattern is unknown.
-    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub fn is_unknown(&self) -> bool {
         matches!(self, Self::Unknown)
     }
diff --git a/crates/object-capacity/src/capacity_manager.rs b/crates/object-capacity/src/capacity_manager.rs
index 231d3c6a0..2d70f985c 100644
--- a/crates/object-capacity/src/capacity_manager.rs
+++ b/crates/object-capacity/src/capacity_manager.rs
@@ -427,7 +427,6 @@ pub enum DataSource {
     /// Write triggered
     WriteTriggered,
     /// Fallback value
-    #[allow(dead_code)]
     Fallback,
 }
 
@@ -603,7 +602,6 @@ impl WriteRecord {
 
 /// Hybrid strategy configuration
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-#[allow(dead_code)]
 pub struct HybridStrategyConfig {
     /// Scheduled update interval
     pub scheduled_update_interval: Duration,
@@ -998,14 +996,12 @@ impl HybridCapacityManager {
     }
 
     /// Get cache age
-    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub async fn get_cache_age(&self) -> Option<Duration> {
         let cache = self.cache.read().await;
         cache.as_ref().map(|c| c.last_update.elapsed())
     }
 
     /// Get write frequency (writes/minute)
-    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub async fn get_write_frequency(&self) -> usize {
         let record = &self.write_record;
         record.recent_write_count(record.monotonic_second())
@@ -1300,7 +1296,6 @@ pub fn get_capacity_manager() -> Arc<HybridCapacityManager> {
 ///     .update_capacity(CapacityUpdate::exact(1000, 0), DataSource::RealTime)
 ///     .await;
 /// ```
-#[allow(dead_code)]
 pub fn create_isolated_manager(config: HybridStrategyConfig) -> Arc<HybridCapacityManager> {
     Arc::new(HybridCapacityManager::new(config))
 }
diff --git a/crates/rio/src/compress_index.rs b/crates/rio/src/compress_index.rs
index 75e415e26..c085d70c3 100644
--- a/crates/rio/src/compress_index.rs
+++ b/crates/rio/src/compress_index.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ pub struct IndexInfo {
     pub uncompressed_offset: i64,
 }
 
-#[allow(dead_code)]
 impl Index {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Self {
@@ -60,14 +59,6 @@ impl Index {
         }
     }
 
-    #[allow(dead_code)]
-    fn reset(&mut self, max_block: usize) {
-        self.est_block_uncomp = max_block as i64;
-        self.total_compressed = -1;
-        self.total_uncompressed = -1;
-        self.info.clear();
-    }
-
     pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
         self.info.len()
     }
@@ -511,47 +502,6 @@ fn read_varint(buf: &[u8]) -> io::Result<(i64, usize)> {
     Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof, "unexpected EOF"))
 }
 
-// Helper functions for index header manipulation
-#[allow(dead_code)]
-pub fn remove_index_headers(b: &[u8]) -> Option<&[u8]> {
-    if b.len() < 4 + S2_INDEX_TRAILER.len() {
-        return None;
-    }
-
-    // Skip size
-    let b = &b[4..];
-
-    // Check trailer
-    if !b.starts_with(S2_INDEX_TRAILER) {
-        return None;
-    }
-
-    Some(&b[S2_INDEX_TRAILER.len()..])
-}
-
-#[allow(dead_code)]
-pub fn restore_index_headers(in_data: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
-    if in_data.is_empty() {
-        return Vec::new();
-    }
-
-    let mut b = Vec::with_capacity(4 + S2_INDEX_HEADER.len() + in_data.len() + S2_INDEX_TRAILER.len() + 4);
-    b.extend_from_slice(&[0x50, 0x2A, 0x4D, 0x18]);
-    b.extend_from_slice(S2_INDEX_HEADER);
-    b.extend_from_slice(in_data);
-
-    let total_size = (b.len() + 4 + S2_INDEX_TRAILER.len()) as u32;
-    b.extend_from_slice(&total_size.to_le_bytes());
-    b.extend_from_slice(S2_INDEX_TRAILER);
-
-    let chunk_len = b.len() - 4;
-    b[1] = chunk_len as u8;
-    b[2] = (chunk_len >> 8) as u8;
-    b[3] = (chunk_len >> 16) as u8;
-
-    b
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/crates/scanner/tests/lifecycle_integration_test.rs b/crates/scanner/tests/lifecycle_integration_test.rs
index 7b2130316..71fe961d2 100644
--- a/crates/scanner/tests/lifecycle_integration_test.rs
+++ b/crates/scanner/tests/lifecycle_integration_test.rs
@@ -206,7 +206,6 @@ async fn setup_isolated_test_env(init_expiry: bool) -> (Vec<PathBuf>, Arc<ECStor
 }
 
 /// Test helper: Create a test bucket
-#[allow(dead_code)]
 async fn create_test_bucket(ecstore: &Arc<ECStore>, bucket_name: &str) {
     (**ecstore)
         .make_bucket(bucket_name, &Default::default())
@@ -251,7 +250,6 @@ async fn modeled_versioned_delete_opts(bucket: &str, object: &str) -> ObjectOpti
 }
 
 /// Test helper: Set bucket lifecycle configuration
-#[allow(dead_code)]
 async fn set_bucket_lifecycle(bucket_name: &str) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     // Create a simple lifecycle configuration XML with 0 days expiry for immediate testing
     let lifecycle_xml = r#"<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
@@ -274,7 +272,6 @@ async fn set_bucket_lifecycle(bucket_name: &str) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::erro
 }
 
 /// Test helper: Set bucket lifecycle configuration
-#[allow(dead_code)]
 async fn set_bucket_lifecycle_deletemarker(bucket_name: &str) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     // Create lifecycle rule that targets delete-marker cleanup only.
     // Keep Expiration.Days unset to avoid expiring live transitioned object versions.
@@ -297,7 +294,6 @@ async fn set_bucket_lifecycle_deletemarker(bucket_name: &str) -> Result<(), Box<
     Ok(())
 }
 
-#[allow(dead_code)]
 async fn set_bucket_lifecycle_delmarker_expiration(bucket_name: &str, days: i64) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     let lifecycle_xml = format!(
         r#"<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
@@ -320,7 +316,6 @@ async fn set_bucket_lifecycle_delmarker_expiration(bucket_name: &str, days: i64)
     Ok(())
 }
 
-#[allow(dead_code)]
 async fn set_bucket_lifecycle_transition_with_tier(
     bucket_name: &str,
     storage_class: &str,
@@ -368,7 +363,6 @@ async fn object_exists(ecstore: &Arc<ECStore>, bucket: &str, object: &str) -> bo
 }
 
 /// Test helper: Check if object exists
-#[allow(dead_code)]
 async fn object_is_delete_marker(ecstore: &Arc<ECStore>, bucket: &str, object: &str) -> bool {
     if let Ok(oi) = (**ecstore).get_object_info(bucket, object, &ObjectOptions::default()).await {
         println!("oi: {oi:?}");
@@ -379,7 +373,6 @@ async fn object_is_delete_marker(ecstore: &Arc<ECStore>, bucket: &str, object: &
     }
 }
 
-#[allow(dead_code)]
 async fn wait_for_object_absence(ecstore: &Arc<ECStore>, bucket: &str, object: &str, timeout: Duration) -> bool {
     let deadline = tokio::time::Instant::now() + timeout;
 
diff --git a/crates/targets/src/net.rs b/crates/targets/src/net.rs
index 812e78772..6ed2a6e41 100644
--- a/crates/targets/src/net.rs
+++ b/crates/targets/src/net.rs
@@ -428,7 +428,6 @@ pub fn parse_url(s: &str) -> Result<ParsedURL, NetError> {
     Ok(ParsedURL(uu))
 }
 
-#[allow(dead_code)]
 pub fn parse_http_url(s: &str) -> Result<ParsedURL, NetError> {
     let u = parse_url(s)?;
     match u.0.scheme() {
@@ -437,7 +436,6 @@ pub fn parse_http_url(s: &str) -> Result<ParsedURL, NetError> {
     }
 }
 
-#[allow(dead_code)]
 pub fn is_network_or_host_down(err: &std::io::Error, expect_timeouts: bool) -> bool {
     if err.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::TimedOut {
         return !expect_timeouts;
@@ -449,12 +447,10 @@ pub fn is_network_or_host_down(err: &std::io::Error, expect_timeouts: bool) -> b
         || err_str.contains("use of closed network connection")
 }
 
-#[allow(dead_code)]
 pub fn is_conn_reset_err(err: &std::io::Error) -> bool {
     err.to_string().contains("connection reset by peer") || matches!(err.raw_os_error(), Some(libc::ECONNRESET))
 }
 
-#[allow(dead_code)]
 pub fn is_conn_refused_err(err: &std::io::Error) -> bool {
     err.to_string().contains("connection refused") || matches!(err.raw_os_error(), Some(libc::ECONNREFUSED))
 }