diff --git a/pyiceberg/table/__init__.py b/pyiceberg/table/__init__.py
index 1dc7a29cc1..9c6754c221 100644
--- a/pyiceberg/table/__init__.py
+++ b/pyiceberg/table/__init__.py
@@ -1857,7 +1857,8 @@ def _build_residual_evaluator(self, spec_id: int) -> Callable[[DataFile], Residu
             )
         )
 
-    def _check_sequence_number(self, min_sequence_number: int, manifest: ManifestFile) -> bool:
+    @staticmethod
+    def _check_sequence_number(min_sequence_number: int, manifest: ManifestFile) -> bool:
         """Ensure that no manifests are loaded that contain deletes that are older than the data.
 
         Args: