diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/SystemUtils.java b/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/SystemUtils.java
index ea4279d03..78d0ba720 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/SystemUtils.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/commons/lang/SystemUtils.java
@@ -1095,23 +1095,6 @@ public class SystemUtils {
     }
     
     //-----------------------------------------------------------------------    
-    /**
-     * <p>Gets the Java version number as a <code>float</code>.</p>
-     *
-     * <p>Example return values:</p>
-     * <ul>
-     *  <li><code>1.2f</code> for JDK 1.2
-     *  <li><code>1.31f</code> for JDK 1.3.1
-     * </ul>
-     * 
-     * @return the version, for example 1.31f for JDK 1.3.1
-     * @deprecated Use {@link #JAVA_VERSION_FLOAT} instead.
-     *             Method will be removed in Commons Lang 3.0.
-     */
-    public static float getJavaVersion() {
-        return JAVA_VERSION_FLOAT;
-    }
-
     /**
      * <p>Gets the Java version number as a <code>float</code>.</p>
      *
diff --git a/src/test/org/apache/commons/lang/SystemUtilsTest.java b/src/test/org/apache/commons/lang/SystemUtilsTest.java
index 4ae926f1e..1058fb200 100644
--- a/src/test/org/apache/commons/lang/SystemUtilsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/org/apache/commons/lang/SystemUtilsTest.java
@@ -337,10 +337,6 @@ public class SystemUtilsTest extends TestCase {
     }
 
     //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-    public void testDeprecatedJavaVersion() {
-        assertEquals(SystemUtils.JAVA_VERSION_FLOAT, SystemUtils.getJavaVersion(), 0f);
-    }
-
     public void testJavaVersionAsFloat() {
         JAVA_VERSION = null;
         JAVA_VERSION_TRIMMED = getJavaVersionTrimmed();