diff --git a/components/esp32/system_api.c b/components/esp32/system_api.c
index 33f165854..5e5203d31 100644
--- a/components/esp32/system_api.c
+++ b/components/esp32/system_api.c
@@ -117,8 +117,6 @@ esp_err_t esp_efuse_mac_get_default(uint8_t* mac)
     return ESP_OK;
 }
 
-esp_err_t esp_efuse_read_mac(uint8_t *mac) __attribute__((alias("esp_efuse_mac_get_default")));
-
 esp_err_t esp_derive_local_mac(uint8_t* local_mac, const uint8_t* universal_mac)
 {
     uint8_t idx;
diff --git a/components/esp_common/include/esp_system.h b/components/esp_common/include/esp_system.h
index 7fa028846..5e4fe882f 100644
--- a/components/esp_common/include/esp_system.h
+++ b/components/esp_common/include/esp_system.h
@@ -198,20 +198,6 @@ esp_err_t esp_efuse_mac_get_custom(uint8_t *mac);
   */
 esp_err_t esp_efuse_mac_get_default(uint8_t *mac);
 
-/** @cond */
-/**
-  * @brief  Read hardware MAC address from efuse.
-  *
-  * Function has been renamed to esp_efuse_mac_get_default.
-  * This name will be removed in a future release.
-  *
-  * @param  mac  hardware MAC address, length: 6 bytes.
-  *
-  * @return ESP_OK on success
-  */
-esp_err_t esp_efuse_read_mac(uint8_t *mac) __attribute__ ((deprecated));
-/** @endcond */
-
 /**
   * @brief  Read base MAC address and set MAC address of the interface.
   *