diff --git a/QueryKit.UnitTests/ArithmeticOperatorTests.cs b/QueryKit.UnitTests/ArithmeticOperatorTests.cs
index e5444c2..5cda91d 100644
--- a/QueryKit.UnitTests/ArithmeticOperatorTests.cs
+++ b/QueryKit.UnitTests/ArithmeticOperatorTests.cs
@@ -5,25 +5,9 @@ namespace QueryKit.UnitTests;
 
 public class ArithmeticOperatorTests
 {
-    [Theory]
-    [InlineData("+", "+")]
-    [InlineData("-", "-")]
-    [InlineData("*", "*")]
-    [InlineData("/", "/")]
-    [InlineData("%", "%")]
-    public void from_symbol_returns_the_operator_for_the_symbol(string symbol, string expectedSymbol)
-    {
-        var op = ArithmeticOperator.FromSymbol(symbol);
-
-        op.Should().NotBeNull();
-        op!.Symbol.Should().Be(expectedSymbol);
-    }
-
     [Fact]
-    public void from_symbol_returns_null_for_an_unknown_symbol()
+    public void from_symbol_is_not_part_of_the_public_api()
     {
-        var op = ArithmeticOperator.FromSymbol("^");
-
-        op.Should().BeNull();
+        typeof(ArithmeticOperator).GetMethod("FromSymbol").Should().BeNull();
     }
 }
diff --git a/QueryKit/Operators/ArithmeticOperator.cs b/QueryKit/Operators/ArithmeticOperator.cs
index 70be3fb..90c1f9b 100644
--- a/QueryKit/Operators/ArithmeticOperator.cs
+++ b/QueryKit/Operators/ArithmeticOperator.cs
@@ -23,16 +23,6 @@ protected ArithmeticOperator(string symbol, int precedence)
     public static ArithmeticOperator Multiply => new MultiplyOperator();
     public static ArithmeticOperator Divide => new DivideOperator();
     public static ArithmeticOperator Modulo => new ModuloOperator();
-
-    public static ArithmeticOperator? FromSymbol(string symbol) => symbol switch
-    {
-        "+" => Add,
-        "-" => Subtract,
-        "*" => Multiply,
-        "/" => Divide,
-        "%" => Modulo,
-        _ => null
-    };
 }
 
 internal class AddOperator : ArithmeticOperator