1 files changed, 0 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/sphinx/util/docstrings.py b/sphinx/util/docstrings.py
index 6f341d80e..eb3acefd4 100644
--- a/sphinx/util/docstrings.py
+++ b/sphinx/util/docstrings.py
@@ -2,13 +2,10 @@
 
 import re
 import sys
-import warnings
 from typing import Dict, List, Tuple
 
 from docutils.parsers.rst.states import Body
 
-from sphinx.deprecation import RemovedInSphinx60Warning
-
 field_list_item_re = re.compile(Body.patterns['field_marker'])
 
 
@@ -41,14 +38,6 @@ def separate_metadata(s: str) -> Tuple[str, Dict[str, str]]:
     return '\n'.join(lines), metadata
 
 
-def extract_metadata(s: str) -> Dict[str, str]:
-    warnings.warn("extract_metadata() is deprecated.",
-                  RemovedInSphinx60Warning, stacklevel=2)
-
-    docstring, metadata = separate_metadata(s)
-    return metadata
-
-
 def prepare_docstring(s: str, tabsize: int = 8) -> List[str]:
     """Convert a docstring into lines of parseable reST.  Remove common leading
     indentation, where the indentation of the first line is ignored.