diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/Query.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/Query.java
index c8266ad56..f4f205018 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/Query.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/Query.java
@@ -301,12 +301,6 @@ public interface Query<T> {
    */
   Query<T> asDraft();
 
-  /**
-   * Deprecated in favour of setIncludeSoftDeletes().
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  Query<T> includeSoftDeletes();
-
   /**
    * Cancel the query execution if supported by the underlying database and
    * driver.
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/querydefn/DefaultOrmQuery.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/querydefn/DefaultOrmQuery.java
index 6765f5398..2d343c0cf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/querydefn/DefaultOrmQuery.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/querydefn/DefaultOrmQuery.java
@@ -313,11 +313,6 @@ public class DefaultOrmQuery<T> implements SpiQuery<T> {
     return this;
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public Query<T> includeSoftDeletes() {
-    return setIncludeSoftDeletes();
-  }
-
   @Override
   public Query<T> setIncludeSoftDeletes() {
     this.temporalMode = TemporalMode.SOFT_DELETED;