diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/dom/ast/cpp/ICPPBase.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/dom/ast/cpp/ICPPBase.java
index 3f46543ac0e..4b97caf6b9a 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/dom/ast/cpp/ICPPBase.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/dom/ast/cpp/ICPPBase.java
@@ -44,13 +44,6 @@ public interface ICPPBase extends Cloneable {
 	 */
 	public IType getBaseClassType();
 
-	/**
-	 * @deprecated Don't use it, a base class may be specified without the use of a name.
-	 * @noreference This method is not intended to be referenced by clients.
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	public IName getBaseClassSpecifierName();
-
 	/**
 	 * Returns the name of the class definition that originally declares the base.
 	 * @since 5.5
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPBaseClause.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPBaseClause.java
index 005171d07e5..a891b4c1248 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPBaseClause.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPBaseClause.java
@@ -91,12 +91,6 @@ public class CPPBaseClause implements ICPPBase, ICPPInternalBase {
 		return inheritedConstructorsSource;
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	@Deprecated
-	public IName getBaseClassSpecifierName() {
-		return base.getName();
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public IName getClassDefinitionName() {
 		IASTNode parent = base.getParent();
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/index/composite/cpp/CompositeCPPClassType.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/index/composite/cpp/CompositeCPPClassType.java
index 47e1fdc3401..c828c13a7dd 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/index/composite/cpp/CompositeCPPClassType.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/index/composite/cpp/CompositeCPPClassType.java
@@ -84,11 +84,6 @@ class CompositeCPPClassType extends CompositeCPPBinding implements ICPPClassType
 			return baseClass;
 		}
 
-		@Override @Deprecated
-		public IName getBaseClassSpecifierName() {
-			return base.getBaseClassSpecifierName();
-		}
-		
 		@Override
 		public IName getClassDefinitionName() {
 			return base.getClassDefinitionName();
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPBase.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPBase.java
index baec4892d4d..b86211e2e91 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPBase.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPBase.java
@@ -86,11 +86,6 @@ class PDOMCPPBase implements ICPPBase, ICPPInternalBase {
 		return getDB().getByte(record + FLAGS);
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public PDOMName getBaseClassSpecifierName() {
-		return null;
-	}
-	
 	@Override
 	public PDOMName getClassDefinitionName() {
 		try {
@@ -198,11 +193,6 @@ class PDOMCPPBase implements ICPPBase, ICPPInternalBase {
 			return baseClass;
 		}
 		
-		@Override @Deprecated
-		public IName getBaseClassSpecifierName() {
-			return base.getBaseClassSpecifierName();
-		}
-
 		@Override
 		public IName getClassDefinitionName() {
 			return base.getClassDefinitionName();