diff --git a/lib/common/api/deprecate.ts b/lib/common/api/deprecate.ts
index 6a08231cae5f..4a3e4fea803a 100644
--- a/lib/common/api/deprecate.ts
+++ b/lib/common/api/deprecate.ts
@@ -76,23 +76,6 @@ const deprecate: ElectronInternal.DeprecationUtil = {
     });
   },
 
-  // deprecate a getter/setter function pair in favor of a property
-  fnToProperty: (prototype: any, prop: string, getter: string, setter?: string) => {
-    const withWarnOnce = function (obj: any, key: any, oldName: string, newName: string) {
-      const warn = warnOnce(oldName, newName);
-      const method = obj[key];
-      return function (this: any, ...args: any) {
-        warn();
-        return method.apply(this, args);
-      };
-    };
-
-    prototype[getter.substr(1)] = withWarnOnce(prototype, getter, `${getter.substr(1)} function`, `${prop} property`);
-    if (setter) {
-      prototype[setter.substr(1)] = withWarnOnce(prototype, setter, `${setter.substr(1)} function`, `${prop} property`);
-    }
-  },
-
   // remove a property with no replacement
   removeProperty: (o, removedName, onlyForValues) => {
     // if the property's already been removed, warn about it
diff --git a/spec-main/api-deprecate-spec.ts b/spec-main/api-deprecate-spec.ts
index 056a18edaa99..300951277d97 100644
--- a/spec-main/api-deprecate-spec.ts
+++ b/spec-main/api-deprecate-spec.ts
@@ -169,30 +169,6 @@ describe('deprecate', () => {
     }).to.throw(/this is deprecated/);
   });
 
-  it('warns when a function is deprecated in favor of a property', () => {
-    const warnings: string[] = [];
-    deprecate.setHandler(warning => warnings.push(warning));
-
-    const newProp = 'newProp';
-    const mod: any = {
-      _oldGetterFn () { return 'getter'; },
-      _oldSetterFn () { return 'setter'; }
-    };
-
-    deprecate.fnToProperty(mod, 'newProp', '_oldGetterFn', '_oldSetterFn');
-
-    mod.oldGetterFn();
-    mod.oldSetterFn();
-
-    expect(warnings).to.have.lengthOf(2);
-
-    expect(warnings[0]).to.include('oldGetterFn');
-    expect(warnings[0]).to.include(newProp);
-
-    expect(warnings[1]).to.include('oldSetterFn');
-    expect(warnings[1]).to.include(newProp);
-  });
-
   describe('moveAPI', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       deprecate.setHandler(null);
diff --git a/typings/internal-electron.d.ts b/typings/internal-electron.d.ts
index 01de1608d972..0b7550bf89de 100644
--- a/typings/internal-electron.d.ts
+++ b/typings/internal-electron.d.ts
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ declare namespace ElectronInternal {
     removeFunction(fn: Function, removedName: string): Function;
     renameFunction(fn: Function, newName: string | Function): Function;
     event(emitter: NodeJS.EventEmitter, oldName: string, newName: string): void;
-    fnToProperty(module: any, prop: string, getter: string, setter?: string): void;
     removeProperty<T, K extends (keyof T & string)>(object: T, propertyName: K, onlyForValues?: any[]): T;
     renameProperty<T, K extends (keyof T & string)>(object: T, oldName: string, newName: K): T;
     moveAPI(fn: Function, oldUsage: string, newUsage: string): Function;