diff --git a/xml/dom-impl/src/com/intellij/util/xml/impl/ConverterManagerImpl.java b/xml/dom-impl/src/com/intellij/util/xml/impl/ConverterManagerImpl.java
index aaeb1548c5a4..1a3edda448f4 100644
--- a/xml/dom-impl/src/com/intellij/util/xml/impl/ConverterManagerImpl.java
+++ b/xml/dom-impl/src/com/intellij/util/xml/impl/ConverterManagerImpl.java
@@ -107,9 +107,4 @@ class ConverterManagerImpl implements ConverterManager {
     }
     return null;
   }
-
-  @Override
-  public <T extends Converter> void registerConverterImplementation(Class<T> converterInterface, T converterImpl) {
-    myConverterInstances.put(converterInterface, converterImpl);
-  }
 }
diff --git a/xml/dom-openapi/src/com/intellij/util/xml/ConverterManager.java b/xml/dom-openapi/src/com/intellij/util/xml/ConverterManager.java
index 585c23a6f6aa..8cd4b444a081 100644
--- a/xml/dom-openapi/src/com/intellij/util/xml/ConverterManager.java
+++ b/xml/dom-openapi/src/com/intellij/util/xml/ConverterManager.java
@@ -32,14 +32,4 @@ public interface ConverterManager {
 
   @Nullable
   Converter getConverterByClass(Class<?> convertingClass);
-
-  /**
-   * Registers the given {@link Converter} implementation at runtime.
-   *
-   * @param converterInterface Interface defined in {@link DomElement} definition.
-   * @param converterImpl      Implementation to use.
-   * @deprecated use "com.intellij.dom.converter" extension instead
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  <T extends Converter> void registerConverterImplementation(Class<T> converterInterface, T converterImpl);
 }