diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/BaseRenderer.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/BaseRenderer.java
index 8324b184ca..44fb6d68ae 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/BaseRenderer.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/BaseRenderer.java
@@ -254,14 +254,6 @@ public abstract class BaseRenderer implements Renderer, RendererCapabilities {
     return index;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Use {@link #readSource(FormatHolder, DecoderInputBuffer, boolean)} instead.
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  protected final int readSource(FormatHolder formatHolder, DecoderInputBuffer buffer) {
-    return readSource(formatHolder, buffer, false);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Reads from the enabled upstream source. If the upstream source has been read to the end then
    * {@link C#RESULT_BUFFER_READ} is only returned if {@link #setCurrentStreamFinal()} has been