diff --git a/include/crm/pengine/common_compat.h b/include/crm/pengine/common_compat.h
index 335bb6afae..f114029aef 100644
--- a/include/crm/pengine/common_compat.h
+++ b/include/crm/pengine/common_compat.h
@@ -1,68 +1,65 @@
 /*
  * Copyright 2004-2024 the Pacemaker project contributors
  *
  * The version control history for this file may have further details.
  *
  * This source code is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License
  * version 2.1 or later (LGPLv2.1+) WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY.
  */
 
 #ifndef PCMK__CRM_PENGINE_COMMON_COMPAT__H
 #  define PCMK__CRM_PENGINE_COMMON_COMPAT__H
 
 #include <crm/common/scheduler.h>
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 /**
  * \file
  * \brief Deprecated Pacemaker scheduler utilities
  * \ingroup pengine
  * \deprecated Do not include this header directly. The utilities in this
  *             header, and the header itself, will be removed in a future
  *             release.
  */
 
 //! \deprecated Use (pcmk_role_promoted + 1) instead
 #define RSC_ROLE_MAX    (pcmk_role_promoted + 1)
 
 //! \deprecated Use pcmk_role_text(pcmk_role_unknown) instead
 #define RSC_ROLE_UNKNOWN_S      pcmk_role_text(pcmk_role_unknown)
 
 //! \deprecated Use pcmk_role_text(pcmk_role_stopped) instead
 #define RSC_ROLE_STOPPED_S      pcmk_role_text(pcmk_role_stopped)
 
 //! \deprecated Use pcmk_role_text(pcmk_role_started) instead
 #define RSC_ROLE_STARTED_S      pcmk_role_text(pcmk_role_started)
 
 //! \deprecated Use pcmk_role_text(pcmk_role_unpromoted) instead
 #define RSC_ROLE_UNPROMOTED_S   pcmk_role_text(pcmk_role_unpromoted)
 
 //! \deprecated Use pcmk_role_text(pcmk_role_promoted) instead
 #define RSC_ROLE_PROMOTED_S     pcmk_role_text(pcmk_role_promoted)
 
 //! \deprecated Do not use
 #define RSC_ROLE_UNPROMOTED_LEGACY_S    "Slave"
 
 //! \deprecated Do not use
 #define RSC_ROLE_SLAVE_S                RSC_ROLE_UNPROMOTED_LEGACY_S
 
 //! \deprecated Do not use
 #define RSC_ROLE_PROMOTED_LEGACY_S      "Master"
 
 //! \deprecated Do not use
 #define RSC_ROLE_MASTER_S               RSC_ROLE_PROMOTED_LEGACY_S
 
 //! \deprecated Use pcmk_role_text() instead
 const char *role2text(enum rsc_role_e role);
 
-//! \deprecated Use pcmk_parse_role() instead
-enum rsc_role_e text2role(const char *role);
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
 
 #endif // PCMK__CRM_PENGINE_COMMON_COMPAT__H
diff --git a/lib/pengine/common.c b/lib/pengine/common.c
index ec85669b94..49214db6c5 100644
--- a/lib/pengine/common.c
+++ b/lib/pengine/common.c
@@ -1,38 +1,32 @@
 /*
  * Copyright 2004-2024 the Pacemaker project contributors
  *
  * The version control history for this file may have further details.
  *
  * This source code is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License
  * version 2.1 or later (LGPLv2.1+) WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY.
  */
 
 #include <crm_internal.h>
 #include <crm/crm.h>
 #include <crm/common/xml.h>
 #include <crm/common/util.h>
 
 #include <glib.h>
 
 #include <crm/common/scheduler_internal.h>
 #include <crm/pengine/internal.h>
 
 // Deprecated functions kept only for backward API compatibility
 // LCOV_EXCL_START
 
 #include <crm/pengine/common_compat.h>
 
 const char *
 role2text(enum rsc_role_e role)
 {
     return pcmk_role_text(role);
 }
 
-enum rsc_role_e
-text2role(const char *role)
-{
-    return pcmk_parse_role(role);
-}
-
 // LCOV_EXCL_STOP
 // End deprecated API