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 92a6da1b55..280d0fc9d0 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/mapping/PersistentClass.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/mapping/PersistentClass.java
@@ -394,11 +394,6 @@ public abstract class PersistentClass implements IdentifiableTypeClass, Attribut
 		return new JoinedList<>( getTableClosure(), subclassTables );
 	}
 
-	@Deprecated(since = "6.0") @Remove
-	public Iterator<Table> getSubclassTableClosureIterator() {
-		return new JoinedIterator<>( getTableClosureIterator(), subclassTables.iterator() );
-	}
-
 	public boolean isClassOrSuperclassJoin(Join join) {
 		return joins.contains( join );
 	}