diff --git a/app/authorization/server/index.js b/app/authorization/server/index.js
index 37a853a1f10..01ac6e9e807 100644
--- a/app/authorization/server/index.js
+++ b/app/authorization/server/index.js
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import './methods/removeUserFromRole';
 import './methods/saveRole';
 import './publications/permissions';
 import './publications/roles';
-import './publications/usersInRole';
 import './startup';
 
 export {
diff --git a/app/authorization/server/publications/usersInRole.js b/app/authorization/server/publications/usersInRole.js
deleted file mode 100644
index f7eb22146e4..00000000000
--- a/app/authorization/server/publications/usersInRole.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-import { Meteor } from 'meteor/meteor';
-
-import { hasPermission } from '../functions/hasPermission';
-import { getUsersInRole } from '../functions/getUsersInRole';
-
-Meteor.publish('usersInRole', function(roleName, scope, limit = 50) {
-	console.warn('The publication "usersInRole" is deprecated and will be removed after version v2.0.0');
-
-	if (!this.userId) {
-		return this.ready();
-	}
-
-	if (!hasPermission(this.userId, 'access-permissions')) {
-		return this.error(new Meteor.Error('error-not-allowed', 'Not allowed', {
-			publish: 'usersInRole',
-		}));
-	}
-
-	const options = {
-		limit,
-		sort: {
-			name: 1,
-		},
-	};
-
-	return getUsersInRole(roleName, scope, options);
-});