diff --git a/addons/bson/bson.gd b/addons/bson/bson.gd
index f92c265..6dd6a3e 100644
--- a/addons/bson/bson.gd
+++ b/addons/bson/bson.gd
@@ -191,9 +191,6 @@ class Deserializer:
 	func get_bool() -> bool:
 		return (get_int8() == 1)
 	
-	func get_null() -> void:
-		read_position += 1
-	
 	func read_dictionary() -> Dictionary:
 		var object = {}
 		
@@ -220,9 +217,7 @@ class Deserializer:
 				0x08: object[key] = get_bool()
 				0x04: object[key] = read_array()
 				0x03: object[key] = read_dictionary()
-				0x0a:
-					object[key] = null
-					get_null()
+				0x0a: object[key] = null
 				_:
 					push_error("BSON deserialization error: Unsupported type "
 						+ str(type)
@@ -270,9 +265,7 @@ class Deserializer:
 				0x08: array.append(get_bool())
 				0x04: array.append(read_array())
 				0x03: array.append(read_dictionary())
-				0x0a:
-					array.append(null)
-					get_null()
+				0x0a: array.append(null)
 				_: push_error("BSON deserialization error: Unsupported type: " + str(type))
 		if iter > expected_size:
 			push_warning("BSON deserialization warning: Array is the wrong length."