diff --git a/solr/CHANGES.txt b/solr/CHANGES.txt
index 90f424304ec..414d6b56c6e 100644
--- a/solr/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/solr/CHANGES.txt
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ Other Changes
 
 * SOLR-8261: Change SchemaSimilarityFactory default to BM25Similarity (hossman)
 
+* SOLR-8259: Remove deprecated JettySolrRunner.getDispatchFilter()
+
 ==================  5.4.0 ==================
 
 Consult the LUCENE_CHANGES.txt file for additional, low level, changes in this release
diff --git a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/client/solrj/embedded/JettySolrRunner.java b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/client/solrj/embedded/JettySolrRunner.java
index 621f9fb85d3..6e6cca9a9ae 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/client/solrj/embedded/JettySolrRunner.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/client/solrj/embedded/JettySolrRunner.java
@@ -353,14 +353,6 @@ public class JettySolrRunner {
 
   }
 
-  /**
-   * @deprecated Use {@link #getSolrDispatchFilter()} or {@link #getCoreContainer()}
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  public FilterHolder getDispatchFilter() {
-    return dispatchFilter;
-  }
-
   /**
    * @return the {@link SolrDispatchFilter} for this node
    */