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 14ad02841e..f2f1570e60 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/mapping/PersistentClass.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/mapping/PersistentClass.java
@@ -727,11 +727,6 @@ public abstract class PersistentClass implements IdentifiableTypeClass, Attribut
 		return joins.iterator();
 	}
 
-	@Deprecated(since = "6.0")
-	public Iterator<Join> getJoinClosureIterator() {
-		return joins.iterator();
-	}
-
 	public void addJoin(Join join) {
 		if ( !joins.contains(join) ) {
 			joins.add( join );
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/mapping/Subclass.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/mapping/Subclass.java
index 1a968f630c..532a7cd5b7 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/mapping/Subclass.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/mapping/Subclass.java
@@ -246,15 +246,6 @@ public class Subclass extends PersistentClass {
 		return new JoinedList<>( getSuperclass().getJoinClosure(), super.getJoinClosure() );
 	}
 
-	@Deprecated(since = "6.0") @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
-	public Iterator<Join> getJoinClosureIterator() {
-		return new JoinedIterator<>(
-			getSuperclass().getJoinClosureIterator(),
-			super.getJoinClosureIterator()
-		);
-	}
-
-
 	@Override
 	public boolean isClassOrSuperclassJoin(Join join) {
 		return super.isClassOrSuperclassJoin( join )
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/annotations/join/JoinTest.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/annotations/join/JoinTest.java
index d6f647fa89..0e94198b6b 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/annotations/join/JoinTest.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/annotations/join/JoinTest.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 public class JoinTest extends BaseNonConfigCoreFunctionalTestCase {
 	@Test
 	public void testDefaultValue() {
-		Join join = metadata().getEntityBinding( Life.class.getName() ).getJoinClosureIterator().next();
+		Join join = metadata().getEntityBinding( Life.class.getName() ).getJoinClosure().get( 0 );
 		assertEquals( "ExtendedLife", join.getTable().getName() );
 		org.hibernate.mapping.Column owner = new org.hibernate.mapping.Column();
 		owner.setName( "LIFE_ID" );
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class JoinTest extends BaseNonConfigCoreFunctionalTestCase {
 
 	@Test
 	public void testCompositePK() {
-		Join join = metadata().getEntityBinding( Dog.class.getName() ).getJoinClosureIterator().next();
+		Join join = metadata().getEntityBinding( Dog.class.getName() ).getJoinClosure().get( 0 );
 		assertEquals( "DogThoroughbred", join.getTable().getName() );
 		org.hibernate.mapping.Column owner = new org.hibernate.mapping.Column();
 		owner.setName( "OWNER_NAME" );