diff --git a/src/Rector/AbstractRector.php b/src/Rector/AbstractRector.php
index 8353a58506c..5340fd0474d 100644
--- a/src/Rector/AbstractRector.php
+++ b/src/Rector/AbstractRector.php
@@ -326,13 +326,6 @@ protected function appendArgs(array $currentArgs, array $appendingArgs): array
         return $currentArgs;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @deprecated Return NodeTraverser::REMOVE_NODE or array of changed nodes instead
-     */
-    protected function removeNode(Node $node): void
-    {
-    }
-
     /**
      * @param Node|Node[] $refactoredNode
      */