diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/mapping/PersistentClass.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/mapping/PersistentClass.java
index 989dfa5a89..56bd1598f5 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/mapping/PersistentClass.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/mapping/PersistentClass.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import org.hibernate.dialect.Dialect;
 import org.hibernate.engine.OptimisticLockStyle;
 import org.hibernate.engine.spi.ExecuteUpdateResultCheckStyle;
 import org.hibernate.internal.FilterConfiguration;
-import org.hibernate.internal.util.collections.JoinedIterator;
 import org.hibernate.internal.util.collections.JoinedList;
 import org.hibernate.metamodel.spi.RuntimeModelCreationContext;
 import org.hibernate.persister.entity.EntityPersister;
@@ -756,30 +755,6 @@ public abstract class PersistentClass implements IdentifiableTypeClass, Attribut
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Build an iterator over the properties defined on this class. The returned
-	 * iterator only accounts for "normal" properties (i.e. non-identifier
-	 * properties).
-	 * <p>
-	 * Differs from {@link #getUnjoinedProperties()} (followed by iterator()) in that the returned iterator
-	 * will include properties defined as part of a join.
-	 * <p>
-	 * The properties defined in superclasses of the mapping inheritance are not included.
-	 *
-	 * @return An iterator over the "normal" properties.
-	 *
-	 * @deprecated use {@link #getProperties()}
-	 */
-	@Deprecated(since = "6.0")
-	public Iterator<Property> getPropertyIterator() {
-		final ArrayList<Iterator<Property>> iterators = new ArrayList<>();
-		iterators.add( properties.iterator() );
-		for ( Join join : joins ) {
-			iterators.add( join.getPropertyIterator() );
-		}
-		return new JoinedIterator<>( iterators );
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Build a list of the properties defined on this class. The returned
 	 * iterator only accounts for "normal" properties (i.e. non-identifier
@@ -1076,9 +1051,9 @@ public abstract class PersistentClass implements IdentifiableTypeClass, Attribut
 	}
 
 	private boolean determineIfNaturalIdDefined() {
-		final Iterator<Property> props = getRootClass().getPropertyIterator();
-		while ( props.hasNext() ) {
-			if ( props.next().isNaturalIdentifier() ) {
+		final List<Property> props = getRootClass().getProperties();
+		for ( Property p : props ) {
+			if ( p.isNaturalIdentifier() ) {
 				return true;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/bootstrap/binding/annotations/basics/SimpleEntityTypeResolutionsTests.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/bootstrap/binding/annotations/basics/SimpleEntityTypeResolutionsTests.java
index d303a4cb17..f539fd1239 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/bootstrap/binding/annotations/basics/SimpleEntityTypeResolutionsTests.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/bootstrap/binding/annotations/basics/SimpleEntityTypeResolutionsTests.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class SimpleEntityTypeResolutionsTests {
 			assertThat( resolution.getJdbcMapping(), sameInstance( resolution.getLegacyResolvedBasicType() ) );
 		}
 
-		final Iterator<Property> itr = simpleEntityBinding.getPropertyIterator();
+		final Iterator<Property> itr = simpleEntityBinding.getProperties().iterator();
 		while ( itr.hasNext() ) {
 			final Property property = itr.next();
 			final BasicValue propertyValue = (BasicValue) property.getValue();
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/legacy/NonReflectiveBinderTest.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/legacy/NonReflectiveBinderTest.java
index 7eacae5ab4..8bdd4a0745 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/legacy/NonReflectiveBinderTest.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/legacy/NonReflectiveBinderTest.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public class NonReflectiveBinderTest {
 		/*Property property = cm.getIdentifierProperty();
 		property.getMetaAttribute(null);*/
 
-		Iterator<Property> propertyIterator = cm.getPropertyIterator();
+		Iterator<Property> propertyIterator = cm.getProperties().iterator();
 		while ( propertyIterator.hasNext() ) {
 			Property element = propertyIterator.next();
 			Map ma = element.getMetaAttributes();
diff --git a/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/configuration/internal/metadata/CollectionMappedByResolver.java b/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/configuration/internal/metadata/CollectionMappedByResolver.java
index b1002cd29e..e779c9b92a 100644
--- a/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/configuration/internal/metadata/CollectionMappedByResolver.java
+++ b/hibernate-envers/src/main/java/org/hibernate/envers/configuration/internal/metadata/CollectionMappedByResolver.java
@@ -105,10 +105,8 @@ public class CollectionMappedByResolver {
 	}
 
 	private static String searchMappedBy(PersistentClass referencedClass, Collection collectionValue) {
-		final Iterator<Property> assocClassProps = referencedClass.getPropertyIterator();
-		while ( assocClassProps.hasNext() ) {
-			final Property property = assocClassProps.next();
-
+		final List<Property> assocClassProps = referencedClass.getProperties();
+		for ( Property property : assocClassProps ) {
 			final List<Selectable> assocClassSelectables = property.getValue().getSelectables();
 			final List<Selectable> collectionKeySelectables = collectionValue.getKey().getSelectables();
 			if ( Objects.equals( assocClassSelectables, collectionKeySelectables ) ) {
diff --git a/hibernate-envers/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/envers/integration/properties/UnversionedOptimisticLockingField.java b/hibernate-envers/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/envers/integration/properties/UnversionedOptimisticLockingField.java
index 3b5dd2ba52..6bee805df5 100644
--- a/hibernate-envers/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/envers/integration/properties/UnversionedOptimisticLockingField.java
+++ b/hibernate-envers/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/envers/integration/properties/UnversionedOptimisticLockingField.java
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 package org.hibernate.orm.test.envers.integration.properties;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.Map;
 import jakarta.persistence.EntityManager;
 
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ import org.hibernate.orm.test.envers.Priority;
 import org.hibernate.mapping.PersistentClass;
 import org.hibernate.mapping.Property;
 
+import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 /**
@@ -76,10 +76,8 @@ public class UnversionedOptimisticLockingField extends BaseEnversJPAFunctionalTe
 	@Test
 	public void testMapping() {
 		PersistentClass pc = metadata().getEntityBinding( UnversionedOptimisticLockingFieldEntity.class.getName() + "_AUD" );
-		Iterator pi = pc.getPropertyIterator();
-		while ( pi.hasNext() ) {
-			Property p = (Property) pi.next();
-			assert !"optLocking".equals( p.getName() );
+		for ( Property p : pc.getProperties() ) {
+			Assert.assertNotEquals( "optLocking", p.getName() );
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/hibernate-envers/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/envers/tools/TestTools.java b/hibernate-envers/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/envers/tools/TestTools.java
index 4445e45e4a..8f014b0e87 100644
--- a/hibernate-envers/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/envers/tools/TestTools.java
+++ b/hibernate-envers/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/envers/tools/TestTools.java
@@ -74,10 +74,9 @@ public class TestTools {
 	}
 
 	public static Set<String> extractModProperties(PersistentClass persistentClass, String suffix) {
-		final Set<String> result = new HashSet<String>();
-		final Iterator iterator = persistentClass.getPropertyIterator();
-		while ( iterator.hasNext() ) {
-			final Property property = (Property) iterator.next();
+		final Set<String> result = new HashSet<>();
+		final List<Property> props = persistentClass.getProperties();
+		for ( Property property : props ) {
 			final String propertyName = property.getName();
 			if ( propertyName.endsWith( suffix ) ) {
 				result.add( propertyName );