diff --git a/modules/beast_core/memory/SharedPtr.h b/modules/beast_core/memory/SharedPtr.h
index 68333e93c4..e619a64805 100644
--- a/modules/beast_core/memory/SharedPtr.h
+++ b/modules/beast_core/memory/SharedPtr.h
@@ -216,14 +216,6 @@ public:
         return m_p;
     }
 
-    /** Returns the object that this pointer references if any, else nullptr.
-        DEPRECATED
-    */
-    T* getObject () const noexcept
-    {
-        return m_p;
-    }
-
 private:
     // Acquire a reference to u for the caller.
     //
diff --git a/modules/beast_core/thread/beast_Listeners.cpp b/modules/beast_core/thread/beast_Listeners.cpp
index 6854217313..620cda2d82 100644
--- a/modules/beast_core/thread/beast_Listeners.cpp
+++ b/modules/beast_core/thread/beast_Listeners.cpp
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ void ListenersBase::remove_void (void* const listener)
 
                 // Remove it from the list and manually release
                 // the reference since the list uses raw pointers.
-                m_groups.erase (m_groups.iterator_to (*group.getObject ()));
+                m_groups.erase (m_groups.iterator_to (*group);
                 group->decReferenceCount ();
 
                 // It is still possible for the group to exist at this