diff --git a/gio/gsettings.c b/gio/gsettings.c
index fdc3c9d10..604e09869 100644
--- a/gio/gsettings.c
+++ b/gio/gsettings.c
@@ -748,30 +748,6 @@ g_settings_class_init (GSettingsClass *class)
                         G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY |
                         G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
-  /**
-   * GSettings:schema:
-   *
-   * The name of the schema that describes the types of keys
-   * for this #GSettings object.
-   *
-   * The type of this property is *not* #GSettingsSchema.
-   * #GSettingsSchema has only existed since version 2.32 and
-   * unfortunately this name was used in previous versions to refer to
-   * the schema ID rather than the schema itself.  Take care to use the
-   * 'settings-schema' property if you wish to pass in a
-   * #GSettingsSchema.
-   *
-   * Deprecated:2.32:Use the 'schema-id' property instead.  In a future
-   * version, this property may instead refer to a #GSettingsSchema.
-   */
-  g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_SCHEMA_ID,
-    g_param_spec_string ("schema",
-                         P_("Schema name"),
-                         P_("The name of the schema for this settings object"),
-                         NULL,
-                         G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY |
-                         G_PARAM_DEPRECATED | G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
-
   /**
    * GSettings:schema-id:
    *