diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/internal/bytebuddy/ProxyFactoryFactoryImpl.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/internal/bytebuddy/ProxyFactoryFactoryImpl.java
index 6f05d8a00f..ecb02e2fe1 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/internal/bytebuddy/ProxyFactoryFactoryImpl.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/internal/bytebuddy/ProxyFactoryFactoryImpl.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  */
 package org.hibernate.bytecode.internal.bytebuddy;
 
-import org.hibernate.AssertionFailure;
 import org.hibernate.bytecode.spi.BasicProxyFactory;
 import org.hibernate.bytecode.spi.ProxyFactoryFactory;
 import org.hibernate.engine.spi.SessionFactoryImplementor;
@@ -30,21 +29,6 @@ public class ProxyFactoryFactoryImpl implements ProxyFactoryFactory {
 		return new ByteBuddyProxyFactory( byteBuddyProxyHelper );
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	@Deprecated
-	public BasicProxyFactory buildBasicProxyFactory(Class superClass, Class[] interfaces) {
-		if ( superClass == null && ( interfaces == null || interfaces.length == 0 ) ) {
-			throw new AssertionFailure( "Attempting to build proxy without any superclass or interfaces" );
-		}
-		if ( superClass != null && ( interfaces != null && interfaces.length > 0 ) ) {
-			throw new AssertionFailure( "Ambiguous call: this method can only be invoked with either a superClass or interfaces, not both" );
-		}
-		if ( interfaces != null && interfaces.length > 1 ) {
-			throw new AssertionFailure( "Ambiguous call: this method can only accept a single interfaces, not multiple in the array (legacy expectation)" );
-		}
-		return buildBasicProxyFactory( superClass == null ? interfaces[0] : superClass );
-	}
-
 	public BasicProxyFactory buildBasicProxyFactory(Class superClassOrInterface) {
 		if ( superClassOrInterface.isInterface() ) {
 			return new BasicProxyFactoryImpl( null, superClassOrInterface, byteBuddyState );
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/internal/none/NoProxyFactoryFactory.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/internal/none/NoProxyFactoryFactory.java
index e01d97ac87..7713a6db52 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/internal/none/NoProxyFactoryFactory.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/internal/none/NoProxyFactoryFactory.java
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import org.hibernate.bytecode.spi.ProxyFactoryFactory;
 import org.hibernate.engine.spi.SessionFactoryImplementor;
 import org.hibernate.proxy.ProxyFactory;
 
-
 /**
  * When entities are enhanced in advance, proxies are not needed.
  */
@@ -22,11 +21,6 @@ final class NoProxyFactoryFactory implements ProxyFactoryFactory {
 		return DisallowedProxyFactory.INSTANCE;
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public BasicProxyFactory buildBasicProxyFactory(Class superClass, Class[] interfaces) {
-		return new NoneBasicProxyFactory( superClass, interfaces );
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public BasicProxyFactory buildBasicProxyFactory(Class superClassOrInterface) {
 		return new NoneBasicProxyFactory( superClassOrInterface );
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/internal/none/NoneBasicProxyFactory.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/internal/none/NoneBasicProxyFactory.java
index bd440c8170..4a2e206d5f 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/internal/none/NoneBasicProxyFactory.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/internal/none/NoneBasicProxyFactory.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  */
 package org.hibernate.bytecode.internal.none;
 
-import org.hibernate.AssertionFailure;
 import org.hibernate.HibernateException;
 import org.hibernate.bytecode.spi.BasicProxyFactory;
 
@@ -17,20 +16,6 @@ final class NoneBasicProxyFactory implements BasicProxyFactory {
 
 	private final Class superClassOrInterface;
 
-	@Deprecated
-	public NoneBasicProxyFactory(Class superClass, Class[] interfaces) {
-		if ( superClass == null && ( interfaces == null || interfaces.length == 0 ) ) {
-			throw new AssertionFailure( "Attempting to build proxy without any superclass or interfaces" );
-		}
-		if ( superClass != null && ( interfaces != null && interfaces.length > 0 ) ) {
-			throw new AssertionFailure( "Ambiguous call: this method can only be invoked with either a superClass or interfaces, not both" );
-		}
-		if ( interfaces != null && interfaces.length > 1 ) {
-			throw new AssertionFailure( "Ambiguous call: this method can only accept a single interface, not multiple in the array (legacy expectation now being enforced)" );
-		}
-		this.superClassOrInterface = superClass != null ? superClass : interfaces[0];
-	}
-
 	public NoneBasicProxyFactory(Class superClassOrInterface) {
 		this.superClassOrInterface = superClassOrInterface;
 	}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/spi/ProxyFactoryFactory.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/spi/ProxyFactoryFactory.java
index 48aeef4b51..34c31efc16 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/spi/ProxyFactoryFactory.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/bytecode/spi/ProxyFactoryFactory.java
@@ -27,24 +27,6 @@ public interface ProxyFactoryFactory extends Service {
 	 */
 	ProxyFactory buildProxyFactory(SessionFactoryImplementor sessionFactory);
 
-	/**
-	 * Build a proxy factory for basic proxy concerns.  The return
-	 * should be capable of properly handling newInstance() calls.
-	 * <p/>
-	 * Should build basic proxies essentially equivalent to JDK proxies in
-	 * terms of capabilities, but should be able to deal with abstract super
-	 * classes in addition to proxy interfaces.
-	 * <p/>
-	 * Must pass in either superClass or interfaces (or both).
-	 *
-	 * @param superClass The abstract super class (or null if none).
-	 * @param interfaces Interfaces to be proxied (or null if none).
-	 * @deprecated Use {@link #buildBasicProxyFactory(Class)} instead.
-	 * @return The proxy class
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	BasicProxyFactory buildBasicProxyFactory(Class superClass, Class[] interfaces);
-
 	/**
 	 * Build a proxy factory for basic proxy concerns.  The return
 	 * should be capable of properly handling newInstance() calls.