diff --git a/netty/src/main/java/io/grpc/netty/NettyChannelBuilder.java b/netty/src/main/java/io/grpc/netty/NettyChannelBuilder.java
index a92c9c8a15..a9c44e62ea 100644
--- a/netty/src/main/java/io/grpc/netty/NettyChannelBuilder.java
+++ b/netty/src/main/java/io/grpc/netty/NettyChannelBuilder.java
@@ -201,17 +201,6 @@ public final class NettyChannelBuilder
     return this;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Sets the max message size.
-   *
-   * @deprecated Use {@link #maxInboundMessageSize} instead
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  public NettyChannelBuilder maxMessageSize(int maxMessageSize) {
-    maxInboundMessageSize(maxMessageSize);
-    return this;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Sets the maximum size of header list allowed to be received. This is cumulative size of the
    * headers with some overhead, as defined for