diff --git a/sdk/metrics/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/SdkMeterProvider.java b/sdk/metrics/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/SdkMeterProvider.java
index c15136f1c8..8c8bcc8dbc 100644
--- a/sdk/metrics/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/SdkMeterProvider.java
+++ b/sdk/metrics/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/metrics/SdkMeterProvider.java
@@ -71,17 +71,6 @@ public final class SdkMeterProvider implements MeterProvider, MetricProducer {
     return Collections.unmodifiableCollection(result);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Returns the {@link MetricProducer} that can be used to retrieve metrics from this {@code
-   * MeterSdkProvider}.
-   *
-   * @deprecated use directly the class instance.
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  public MetricProducer getMetricProducer() {
-    return this;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Returns a new {@link SdkMeterProviderBuilder} for {@link SdkMeterProvider}.
    *