diff --git a/api/src/main/java/io/grpc/ForwardingChannelBuilder.java b/api/src/main/java/io/grpc/ForwardingChannelBuilder.java
index cbbe50d1b3b..35f300be126 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/io/grpc/ForwardingChannelBuilder.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/io/grpc/ForwardingChannelBuilder.java
@@ -108,16 +108,6 @@ public T overrideAuthority(String authority) {
     return thisT();
   }
 
-  /**
-   * @deprecated use {@link #usePlaintext()} instead.
-   */
-  @Override
-  @Deprecated
-  public T usePlaintext(boolean skipNegotiation) {
-    delegate().usePlaintext(skipNegotiation);
-    return thisT();
-  }
-
   @Override
   public T usePlaintext() {
     delegate().usePlaintext();
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/io/grpc/ManagedChannelBuilder.java b/api/src/main/java/io/grpc/ManagedChannelBuilder.java
index 72cf0c909cb..6956661417c 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/io/grpc/ManagedChannelBuilder.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/io/grpc/ManagedChannelBuilder.java
@@ -174,27 +174,6 @@ public T blockingExecutor(Executor executor) {
    */
   public abstract T overrideAuthority(String authority);
 
-  /**
-   * Use of a plaintext connection to the server. By default a secure connection mechanism
-   * such as TLS will be used.
-   *
-   * <p>Should only be used for testing or for APIs where the use of such API or the data
-   * exchanged is not sensitive.
-   *
-   * @param skipNegotiation @{code true} if there is a priori knowledge that the endpoint supports
-   *                        plaintext, {@code false} if plaintext use must be negotiated.
-   * @deprecated Use {@link #usePlaintext()} instead.
-   *
-   * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if plaintext mode is not supported.
-   * @return this
-   * @since 1.0.0
-   */
-  @ExperimentalApi("https://github.com/grpc/grpc-java/issues/1772")
-  @Deprecated
-  public T usePlaintext(boolean skipNegotiation) {
-    throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
-  }
-
   /**
    * Use of a plaintext connection to the server. By default a secure connection mechanism
    * such as TLS will be used.
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/inprocess/InProcessChannelBuilder.java b/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/inprocess/InProcessChannelBuilder.java
index 8f8dd42b603..792257758b0 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/inprocess/InProcessChannelBuilder.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/inprocess/InProcessChannelBuilder.java
@@ -94,17 +94,6 @@ public InProcessChannelBuilder useTransportSecurity() {
     return this;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Does nothing.
-   *
-   * @deprecated use {@link #usePlaintext()} instead.
-   */
-  @Override
-  @Deprecated
-  public InProcessChannelBuilder usePlaintext(boolean skipNegotiation) {
-    return this;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Does nothing.
    */
diff --git a/cronet/src/main/java/io/grpc/cronet/CronetChannelBuilder.java b/cronet/src/main/java/io/grpc/cronet/CronetChannelBuilder.java
index 2fa71220054..1a87de58507 100644
--- a/cronet/src/main/java/io/grpc/cronet/CronetChannelBuilder.java
+++ b/cronet/src/main/java/io/grpc/cronet/CronetChannelBuilder.java
@@ -127,14 +127,6 @@ public final CronetChannelBuilder alwaysUsePut(boolean enable) {
     return this;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Not supported for building cronet channel.
-   */
-  @Override
-  public final CronetChannelBuilder usePlaintext(boolean skipNegotiation) {
-    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Plaintext not currently supported");
-  }
-
   /**
    * Sets {@link android.net.TrafficStats} tag to use when accounting socket traffic caused by this
    * channel. See {@link android.net.TrafficStats} for more information. If no tag is set (e.g. this
diff --git a/netty/src/main/java/io/grpc/netty/NettyChannelBuilder.java b/netty/src/main/java/io/grpc/netty/NettyChannelBuilder.java
index ffae66aad56..b8de4082b75 100644
--- a/netty/src/main/java/io/grpc/netty/NettyChannelBuilder.java
+++ b/netty/src/main/java/io/grpc/netty/NettyChannelBuilder.java
@@ -289,23 +289,6 @@ public NettyChannelBuilder maxInboundMetadataSize(int bytes) {
     return this;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Equivalent to using {@link #negotiationType(NegotiationType)} with {@code PLAINTEXT} or
-   * {@code PLAINTEXT_UPGRADE}.
-   *
-   * @deprecated use {@link #usePlaintext()} instead.
-   */
-  @Override
-  @Deprecated
-  public NettyChannelBuilder usePlaintext(boolean skipNegotiation) {
-    if (skipNegotiation) {
-      negotiationType(NegotiationType.PLAINTEXT);
-    } else {
-      negotiationType(NegotiationType.PLAINTEXT_UPGRADE);
-    }
-    return this;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Equivalent to using {@link #negotiationType(NegotiationType)} with {@code PLAINTEXT}.
    */
diff --git a/okhttp/src/main/java/io/grpc/okhttp/OkHttpChannelBuilder.java b/okhttp/src/main/java/io/grpc/okhttp/OkHttpChannelBuilder.java
index 690462ba6ae..26a76f2c8c4 100644
--- a/okhttp/src/main/java/io/grpc/okhttp/OkHttpChannelBuilder.java
+++ b/okhttp/src/main/java/io/grpc/okhttp/OkHttpChannelBuilder.java
@@ -305,22 +305,6 @@ public final OkHttpChannelBuilder connectionSpec(
     return this;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Equivalent to using {@link #negotiationType} with {@code PLAINTEXT}.
-   *
-   * @deprecated use {@link #usePlaintext()} instead.
-   */
-  @Override
-  @Deprecated
-  public final OkHttpChannelBuilder usePlaintext(boolean skipNegotiation) {
-    if (skipNegotiation) {
-      negotiationType(io.grpc.okhttp.NegotiationType.PLAINTEXT);
-    } else {
-      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Plaintext negotiation not currently supported");
-    }
-    return this;
-  }
-
   /** Sets the negotiation type for the HTTP/2 connection to plaintext. */
   @Override
   public final OkHttpChannelBuilder usePlaintext() {