diff --git a/src/wp-includes/deprecated.php b/src/wp-includes/deprecated.php
index a931ce859c..f3a95c521b 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/deprecated.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/deprecated.php
@@ -3740,21 +3740,3 @@ function popuplinks( $text ) {
 	$text = preg_replace('/<a (.+?)>/i', "<a $1 target='_blank' rel='external'>", $text);
 	return $text;
 }
-
-/**
- * Returns the base URL of the uploads directory.
- * Note: this function will be removed in 4.6.
- *
- * @ignore
- * @since 4.4.0
- * @access private
- * @deprecated 4.5.0 Use wp_get_upload_dir()
- * @see wp_get_upload_dir()
- *
- * @return string The base URL.
- */
-function _wp_upload_dir_baseurl() {
-	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '4.5', 'wp_get_upload_dir()' );
-	$upload_dir = wp_get_upload_dir();
-	return $upload_dir['baseurl'];
-}