diff --git a/include/os.h b/include/os.h
index 98716fe99..6d32ac7c5 100644
--- a/include/os.h
+++ b/include/os.h
@@ -193,12 +193,6 @@ XNFstrdup(const char *s);
 /* Include new X*asprintf API */
 #include "Xprintf.h"
 
-/* Older api deprecated in favor of the asprintf versions */
-extern _X_EXPORT char *
-Xprintf(const char *fmt, ...)
-_X_ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF(1, 2)
-    _X_DEPRECATED;
-
 typedef int (*OsSigWrapperPtr) (int /* sig */ );
 
 extern _X_EXPORT OsSigWrapperPtr
diff --git a/os/xprintf.c b/os/xprintf.c
index 0a4c1f49f..9c31299ce 100644
--- a/os/xprintf.c
+++ b/os/xprintf.c
@@ -153,16 +153,3 @@ int Xscnprintf(char *s, int n, const char *format, ...)
     va_end(ap);
     return x;
 }
-
-char *
-Xprintf(const char *format, ...)
-{
-    char *ret;
-    va_list va;
-
-    va_start(va, format);
-    if (vasprintf(&ret, format, va) == -1)
-        ret = NULL;
-    va_end(va);
-    return ret;
-}