diff --git a/cmd/podman/validate/args.go b/cmd/podman/validate/args.go
index 7ba7c7b1e7..c1b108fd80 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/validate/args.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/validate/args.go
@@ -50,20 +50,6 @@ func IDOrLatestArgs(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// CheckAllLatestAndCIDFile checks that --all and --latest are used correctly for containers and pods
-// If idFileFlag is set, also checks for the --cidfile or --pod-id-file flag.
-// Note: this has been deprecated, use CheckAllLatestAndIDFile instead
-func CheckAllLatestAndCIDFile(c *cobra.Command, args []string, ignoreArgLen bool, cidfile bool) error {
-	return CheckAllLatestAndIDFile(c, args, ignoreArgLen, "cidfile")
-}
-
-// CheckAllLatestAndPodIDFile checks that --all and --latest are used correctly.
-// If withIDFile is set, also check for the --pod-id-file flag.
-// Note: this has been deprecated, use CheckAllLatestAndIDFile instead
-func CheckAllLatestAndPodIDFile(c *cobra.Command, args []string, ignoreArgLen bool, withIDFile bool) error {
-	return CheckAllLatestAndIDFile(c, args, ignoreArgLen, "pod-id-file")
-}
-
 // CheckAllLatestAndIDFile checks that --all and --latest are used correctly for containers and pods
 // If idFileFlag is set, also checks for the --cidfile or --pod-id-file flag.
 func CheckAllLatestAndIDFile(c *cobra.Command, args []string, ignoreArgLen bool, idFileFlag string) error {