diff --git a/libfwupdplugin/fu-volume.c b/libfwupdplugin/fu-volume.c
index 54af3cd77..126fb91ba 100644
--- a/libfwupdplugin/fu-volume.c
+++ b/libfwupdplugin/fu-volume.c
@@ -643,88 +643,6 @@ fu_volume_new_by_devnum(guint32 devnum, GError **error)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-/**
- * fu_volume_new_esp_default:
- * @error: (nullable): optional return location for an error
- *
- * Gets the platform default ESP.
- *
- * NOTE: This has been deprecated, please use fu_context_get_esp_volumes() instead.
- *
- * Returns: (transfer full): a volume, or %NULL if the ESP was not found
- *
- * Since: 1.8.2
- **/
-FuVolume *
-fu_volume_new_esp_default(GError **error)
-{
-	const gchar *path_tmp;
-	gboolean has_internal = FALSE;
-	g_autoptr(GPtrArray) volumes_fstab = g_ptr_array_new();
-	g_autoptr(GPtrArray) volumes_mtab = g_ptr_array_new();
-	g_autoptr(GPtrArray) volumes_vfat = g_ptr_array_new();
-	g_autoptr(GPtrArray) volumes = NULL;
-	g_autoptr(GError) error_local = NULL;
-
-	g_return_val_if_fail(error == NULL || *error == NULL, NULL);
-
-	/* for the test suite use local directory for ESP */
-	path_tmp = g_getenv("FWUPD_UEFI_ESP_PATH");
-	if (path_tmp != NULL)
-		return fu_volume_new_from_mount_path(path_tmp);
-
-	volumes = fu_volume_new_by_kind(FU_VOLUME_KIND_ESP, &error_local);
-	if (volumes == NULL) {
-		g_debug("%s, falling back to %s", error_local->message, FU_VOLUME_KIND_BDP);
-		volumes = fu_volume_new_by_kind(FU_VOLUME_KIND_BDP, error);
-		if (volumes == NULL) {
-			g_prefix_error(error, "%s: ", error_local->message);
-			return NULL;
-		}
-	}
-
-	/* are there _any_ internal vfat partitions?
-	 * remember HintSystem is just that -- a hint! */
-	for (guint i = 0; i < volumes->len; i++) {
-		FuVolume *vol = g_ptr_array_index(volumes, i);
-		g_autofree gchar *type = fu_volume_get_id_type(vol);
-		if (g_strcmp0(type, "vfat") == 0 && fu_volume_is_internal(vol)) {
-			has_internal = TRUE;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-
-	/* filter to vfat partitions */
-	for (guint i = 0; i < volumes->len; i++) {
-		FuVolume *vol = g_ptr_array_index(volumes, i);
-		g_autofree gchar *type = fu_volume_get_id_type(vol);
-		if (type == NULL)
-			continue;
-		if (has_internal && !fu_volume_is_internal(vol))
-			continue;
-		if (g_strcmp0(type, "vfat") == 0)
-			g_ptr_array_add(volumes_vfat, vol);
-	}
-	if (volumes_vfat->len == 0) {
-		g_set_error(error, G_IO_ERROR, G_IO_ERROR_INVALID_FILENAME, "No ESP found");
-		return NULL;
-	}
-	for (guint i = 0; i < volumes_vfat->len; i++) {
-		FuVolume *vol = g_ptr_array_index(volumes_vfat, i);
-		g_ptr_array_add(fu_volume_is_mounted(vol) ? volumes_mtab : volumes_fstab, vol);
-	}
-	if (volumes_mtab->len == 1) {
-		FuVolume *vol = g_ptr_array_index(volumes_mtab, 0);
-		return g_object_ref(vol);
-	}
-	if (volumes_mtab->len == 0 && volumes_fstab->len == 1) {
-		FuVolume *vol = g_ptr_array_index(volumes_fstab, 0);
-		return g_object_ref(vol);
-	}
-	g_set_error(error, G_IO_ERROR, G_IO_ERROR_INVALID_FILENAME, "More than one available ESP");
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 /**
  * fu_volume_new_esp_for_path:
  * @esp_path: a path to the ESP
diff --git a/libfwupdplugin/fu-volume.h b/libfwupdplugin/fu-volume.h
index 7984ba1cf..ecd9e4b15 100644
--- a/libfwupdplugin/fu-volume.h
+++ b/libfwupdplugin/fu-volume.h
@@ -60,7 +60,3 @@ FuVolume *
 fu_volume_new_by_devnum(guint32 devnum, GError **error) G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
 FuVolume *
 fu_volume_new_esp_for_path(const gchar *esp_path, GError **error) G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
-
-G_DEPRECATED_FOR(fu_context_get_esp_volumes)
-FuVolume *
-fu_volume_new_esp_default(GError **error) G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
diff --git a/libfwupdplugin/fwupdplugin.map b/libfwupdplugin/fwupdplugin.map
index 9186e948b..d34519764 100644
--- a/libfwupdplugin/fwupdplugin.map
+++ b/libfwupdplugin/fwupdplugin.map
@@ -1055,7 +1055,6 @@ LIBFWUPDPLUGIN_1.8.2 {
     fu_volume_new_by_device;
     fu_volume_new_by_devnum;
     fu_volume_new_by_kind;
-    fu_volume_new_esp_default;
     fu_volume_new_esp_for_path;
   local: *;
 } LIBFWUPDPLUGIN_1.8.1;