diff --git a/java/org/apache/catalina/util/URLEncoder.java b/java/org/apache/catalina/util/URLEncoder.java
index f90f5fd..5904188 100644
--- a/java/org/apache/catalina/util/URLEncoder.java
+++ b/java/org/apache/catalina/util/URLEncoder.java
@@ -69,21 +69,6 @@
 
 
     /**
-     * URL encodes the provided path using UTF-8.
-     *
-     * @param path The path to encode
-     *
-     * @return The encoded path
-     *
-     * @deprecated Use {@link #encode(String, String)}
-     */
-    @Deprecated
-    public String encode(String path) {
-        return encode(path, "UTF-8");
-    }
-
-
-    /**
      * URL encodes the provided path using the given encoding.
      *
      * @param path      The path to encode