diff --git a/experiments/2024-12-09/src/topology/face.rs b/experiments/2024-12-09/src/topology/face.rs
index e38b33bea..599f505de 100644
--- a/experiments/2024-12-09/src/topology/face.rs
+++ b/experiments/2024-12-09/src/topology/face.rs
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@ impl Face {
             .map(|(a, b)| [a, b])
     }
 
-    pub fn flip(&self) -> Self {
-        Self::new(self.surface().flip(), self.vertices().cloned())
-    }
-
     pub fn translate(&self, offset: impl Into<Vector<3>>) -> Self {
         let offset = offset.into();
 
diff --git a/experiments/2024-12-09/src/topology/flip.rs b/experiments/2024-12-09/src/topology/flip.rs
index 3c773fca4..f51a8f888 100644
--- a/experiments/2024-12-09/src/topology/flip.rs
+++ b/experiments/2024-12-09/src/topology/flip.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-use std::ops::Deref;
-
 use crate::geometry::Handle;
 
 use super::face::Face;
@@ -10,6 +8,6 @@ pub trait FlipExt {
 
 impl FlipExt for Handle<Face> {
     fn flip(self) -> Face {
-        self.deref().flip()
+        Face::new(self.surface().flip(), self.vertices().cloned())
     }
 }