diff --git a/gms/gossiper.cc b/gms/gossiper.cc
index ae25d586d4..1b60644fc9 100644
--- a/gms/gossiper.cc
+++ b/gms/gossiper.cc
@@ -1159,30 +1159,6 @@ future<> gossiper::replicate(inet_address ep, application_state key, const versi
     });
 }
 
-future<> gossiper::advertise_removing(inet_address endpoint, locator::host_id host_id, locator::host_id local_host_id) {
-    auto& state = get_endpoint_state(endpoint);
-    // remember this node's generation
-    auto generation = state.get_heart_beat_state().get_generation();
-    logger.info("Removing host: {}", host_id);
-    auto ring_delay = std::chrono::milliseconds(_gcfg.ring_delay_ms);
-    logger.info("Sleeping for {}ms to ensure {} does not change", ring_delay.count(), endpoint);
-    co_await sleep_abortable(ring_delay, _abort_source);
-    // make sure it did not change
-    auto& eps = get_endpoint_state(endpoint);
-    if (eps.get_heart_beat_state().get_generation() != generation) {
-        throw std::runtime_error(format("Endpoint {} generation changed while trying to remove it", endpoint));
-    }
-
-    // update the other node's generation to mimic it as if it had changed it itself
-    logger.info("Advertising removal for {}", endpoint);
-    eps.update_timestamp(); // make sure we don't evict it too soon
-    eps.get_heart_beat_state().force_newer_generation_unsafe();
-    eps.add_application_state(application_state::STATUS, versioned_value::removing_nonlocal(host_id));
-    eps.add_application_state(application_state::REMOVAL_COORDINATOR, versioned_value::removal_coordinator(local_host_id));
-    _endpoint_state_map[endpoint] = eps;
-    co_await replicate(endpoint, eps);
-}
-
 future<> gossiper::advertise_token_removed(inet_address endpoint, locator::host_id host_id) {
     auto& eps = get_endpoint_state(endpoint);
     eps.update_timestamp(); // make sure we don't evict it too soon
diff --git a/gms/gossiper.hh b/gms/gossiper.hh
index aa2c626ac5..050ee6e974 100644
--- a/gms/gossiper.hh
+++ b/gms/gossiper.hh
@@ -324,16 +324,6 @@ private:
     void make_random_gossip_digest(utils::chunked_vector<gossip_digest>& g_digests);
 
 public:
-    /**
-     * This method will begin removing an existing endpoint from the cluster by spoofing its state
-     * This should never be called unless this coordinator has had 'removenode' invoked
-     *
-     * @param endpoint    - the endpoint being removed
-     * @param host_id      - the ID of the host being removed
-     * @param local_host_id - my own host ID for replication coordination
-     */
-    future<> advertise_removing(inet_address endpoint, locator::host_id host_id, locator::host_id local_host_id);
-
     /**
      * Handles switching the endpoint's state from REMOVING_TOKEN to REMOVED_TOKEN
      * This should only be called after advertise_removing
diff --git a/gms/versioned_value.hh b/gms/versioned_value.hh
index 2763d378b2..f14e258c16 100644
--- a/gms/versioned_value.hh
+++ b/gms/versioned_value.hh
@@ -157,11 +157,6 @@ public:
         return versioned_value(make_cdc_generation_id_string(gen_id));
     }
 
-    static versioned_value removing_nonlocal(const locator::host_id& host_id) {
-        return versioned_value(sstring(REMOVING_TOKEN) +
-            sstring(DELIMITER_STR) + host_id.to_sstring());
-    }
-
     static versioned_value removed_nonlocal(const locator::host_id& host_id, int64_t expire_time) {
         return versioned_value(sstring(REMOVED_TOKEN) + sstring(DELIMITER_STR) +
             host_id.to_sstring() + sstring(DELIMITER_STR) + to_sstring(expire_time));