diff --git a/proxmox-sys/Cargo.toml b/proxmox-sys/Cargo.toml
index 161eea35..2b44bd01 100644
--- a/proxmox-sys/Cargo.toml
+++ b/proxmox-sys/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,16 +21,12 @@ serde_json.workspace = true
 serde = { workspace = true, features = [ "derive" ] }
 zstd = { workspace = true, optional = true}
 
-# Macro crates:
-proxmox-sortable-macro = { workspace = true, optional = true }
-
 proxmox-io.workspace = true
 proxmox-lang.workspace = true
 proxmox-time.workspace = true
 
 [features]
 default = []
-sortable-macro = ["dep:proxmox-sortable-macro"]
 logrotate = ["dep:zstd"]
 acl = []
 crypt = []
diff --git a/proxmox-sys/src/lib.rs b/proxmox-sys/src/lib.rs
index 8a6b9ef3..7e590586 100644
--- a/proxmox-sys/src/lib.rs
+++ b/proxmox-sys/src/lib.rs
@@ -18,20 +18,6 @@ pub mod systemd;
 mod worker_task_context;
 pub use worker_task_context::*;
 
-#[deprecated(
-    since = "0.2.2",
-    note = "the sortable macro does not require this anymore, it will be removed"
-)]
-/// An identity (nop) macro. Used by the `#[sortable]` proc macro.
-#[cfg(feature = "sortable-macro")]
-#[macro_export]
-macro_rules! identity {
-    ($($any:tt)*) => ($($any)*)
-}
-
-#[cfg(feature = "sortable-macro")]
-pub use proxmox_sortable_macro::sortable;
-
 #[allow(deprecated)]
 use fd::Fd;