diff --git a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractBeanDefinitionReader.java b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractBeanDefinitionReader.java
index c5fa1335218..3c23aecf46e 100644
--- a/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractBeanDefinitionReader.java
+++ b/spring-beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/support/AbstractBeanDefinitionReader.java
@@ -103,18 +103,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractBeanDefinitionReader implements BeanDefinitionRead
 	}
 
 
-	/**
-	 * Return the bean factory to register the bean definitions with.
-	 * <p>The factory is exposed through the BeanDefinitionRegistry interface,
-	 * encapsulating the methods that are relevant for bean definition handling.
-	 * @deprecated as of Spring Framework 5.3.15 in favor of {@link #getRegistry()},
-	 * to be removed in Spring Framework 6.0
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	public final BeanDefinitionRegistry getBeanFactory() {
-		return this.registry;
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public final BeanDefinitionRegistry getRegistry() {
 		return this.registry;