diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6377949..4289a68 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "grid"
-version = "0.16.2"
+version = "0.17.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "969d090eea77fac1be33f853ffc4b6b60cc6f312ddf4fd28b311a730e1dd8ebe"
+checksum = "71b01d27060ad58be4663b9e4ac9e2d4806918e8876af8912afbddd1a91d5eaa"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "grid-engine"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4ae396b..d7df3db 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ categories = ["data-structures"]
 license = "MIT"
 
 [dependencies]
-grid = { version = "0.16.2" }
+grid = "0.17.0"
 thiserror = "2.0.12"
 uuid = { version = "1.10.0", features = ["v4"] }
-
diff --git a/src/inner_grid.rs b/src/inner_grid.rs
index 434f4ea..4840d94 100644
--- a/src/inner_grid.rs
+++ b/src/inner_grid.rs
@@ -184,23 +184,6 @@ impl InnerGrid {
         }
         Ok(())
     }
-
-    /// Expands the grid by adding the specified number of rows.
-    ///
-    /// New rows are initialized with empty cells (None). This is used
-    /// internally when automatic expansion is triggered.
-    ///
-    /// # Arguments
-    ///
-    /// * `rows` - Number of rows to add
-    pub(crate) fn expand_rows(&mut self, rows: usize) {
-        let cols = self.cols();
-
-        for _ in 0..rows {
-            let row = vec![None; cols];
-            self.push_row(row);
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]