diff --git a/core/includes/form.inc b/core/includes/form.inc
index 972fa3dd434b26aa6c7a7659265807054741583d..f49dbd26fd16f8c51771df73fa96cea5346586d8 100644
--- a/core/includes/form.inc
+++ b/core/includes/form.inc
@@ -104,18 +104,6 @@ function drupal_form_submit($form_arg, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
   \Drupal::formBuilder()->submitForm($form_arg, $form_state);
 }
 
-/**
- * Retrieves the structured array that defines a given form.
- *
- * @deprecated in Drupal 8.x-dev, will be removed before Drupal 8.0.
- *   Use \Drupal::formBuilder()->retrieveForm().
- *
- * @see \Drupal\Core\Form\FormBuilderInterface::retrieveForm().
- */
-function drupal_retrieve_form($form_id, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
-  return \Drupal::formBuilder()->retrieveForm($form_id, $form_state);
-
-}
 /**
  * Processes a form submission.
  *