diff --git a/src/ripple/overlay/README.md b/src/ripple/overlay/README.md
index 5f6a287d6..289c5f707 100644
--- a/src/ripple/overlay/README.md
+++ b/src/ripple/overlay/README.md
@@ -152,8 +152,7 @@ appropriate HTTP error code (e.g. by sending an HTTP 400 "Bad Request" response)
 
 Protocol versions are string of the form `XRPL/` followed by a dotted major
 and minor protocol version number, where the major number is greater than or
-equal to 2 and the minor is greater than or equal to 0. The legacy version
-`RTXP/1.2` is also supported at this time and is an alias for `XRPL/2.0`.
+equal to 2 and the minor is greater than or equal to 0.
 
 See [RFC 2616 §14.42](https://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec14.html#sec14.42)
 
diff --git a/src/ripple/overlay/impl/ProtocolVersion.cpp b/src/ripple/overlay/impl/ProtocolVersion.cpp
index 0565b8e39..4931dacb4 100644
--- a/src/ripple/overlay/impl/ProtocolVersion.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/overlay/impl/ProtocolVersion.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ namespace ripple {
 // clang-format off
 constexpr ProtocolVersion const supportedProtocolList[]
 {
-    {1, 2},
     {2, 0},
     {2, 1},
     {2, 2}
@@ -73,11 +72,6 @@ static_assert(
 std::string
 to_string(ProtocolVersion const& p)
 {
-    // The legacy protocol uses a different name. This can be removed when we
-    // migrate away from it and require 2.0 or later.
-    if (p == ProtocolVersion{1, 2})
-        return "RTXP/1.2";
-
     return "XRPL/" + std::to_string(p.first) + "." + std::to_string(p.second);
 }
 
@@ -100,12 +94,6 @@ parseProtocolVersions(boost::beast::string_view const& value)
 
     for (auto const& s : beast::rfc2616::split_commas(value))
     {
-        if (s == "RTXP/1.2")
-        {
-            result.push_back(make_protocol(1, 2));
-            continue;
-        }
-
         boost::smatch m;
 
         if (boost::regex_match(s, m, re))
diff --git a/src/ripple/overlay/impl/ProtocolVersion.h b/src/ripple/overlay/impl/ProtocolVersion.h
index 165321547..71ab0d59d 100644
--- a/src/ripple/overlay/impl/ProtocolVersion.h
+++ b/src/ripple/overlay/impl/ProtocolVersion.h
@@ -49,9 +49,8 @@ to_string(ProtocolVersion const& p);
 /** Parse a set of protocol versions.
 
     Given a comma-separated string, extract and return all those that look
-    like valid protocol versions (i.e. RTXP/1.2 and XRPL/2.0 and later). Any
-    strings that are not parseable as valid protocol strings are excluded
-    from the result set.
+    like valid protocol versions (i.e. XRPL/2.0 and later). Strings that are
+    not parseable as valid protocol strings are excluded from the result set.
 
     @return A list of all apparently valid protocol versions.
 
diff --git a/src/test/overlay/ProtocolVersion_test.cpp b/src/test/overlay/ProtocolVersion_test.cpp
index c10f54278..81845345d 100644
--- a/src/test/overlay/ProtocolVersion_test.cpp
+++ b/src/test/overlay/ProtocolVersion_test.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ public:
     run() override
     {
         testcase("Convert protocol version to string");
-        BEAST_EXPECT(to_string(make_protocol(1, 2)) == "RTXP/1.2");
         BEAST_EXPECT(to_string(make_protocol(1, 3)) == "XRPL/1.3");
         BEAST_EXPECT(to_string(make_protocol(2, 0)) == "XRPL/2.0");
         BEAST_EXPECT(to_string(make_protocol(2, 1)) == "XRPL/2.1");
@@ -62,16 +61,16 @@ public:
             // Empty string
             check("", "");
             check(
-                "RTXP/1.1,RTXP/1.3,XRPL/2.1,RTXP/1.2,XRPL/2.0",
-                "RTXP/1.2,XRPL/2.0,XRPL/2.1");
+                "RTXP/1.1,RTXP/1.2,RTXP/1.3,XRPL/2.1,XRPL/2.0",
+                "XRPL/2.0,XRPL/2.1");
             check(
                 "RTXP/0.9,RTXP/1.01,XRPL/0.3,XRPL/2.01,XRPL/19.04,Oscar/"
                 "123,NIKB",
                 "");
             check(
-                "RTXP/1.2,XRPL/2.0,RTXP/1.2,XRPL/2.0,XRPL/19.4,XRPL/7.89,XRPL/"
+                "XRPL/2.0,RTXP/1.2,XRPL/2.0,XRPL/19.4,XRPL/7.89,XRPL/"
                 "A.1,XRPL/2.01",
-                "RTXP/1.2,XRPL/2.0,XRPL/7.89,XRPL/19.4");
+                "XRPL/2.0,XRPL/7.89,XRPL/19.4");
             check(
                 "XRPL/2.0,XRPL/3.0,XRPL/4,XRPL/,XRPL,OPT XRPL/2.2,XRPL/5.67",
                 "XRPL/2.0,XRPL/3.0,XRPL/5.67");
@@ -80,8 +79,7 @@ public:
         {
             testcase("Protocol version negotiation");
 
-            BEAST_EXPECT(
-                negotiateProtocolVersion("RTXP/1.2") == make_protocol(1, 2));
+            BEAST_EXPECT(negotiateProtocolVersion("RTXP/1.2") == std::nullopt);
             BEAST_EXPECT(
                 negotiateProtocolVersion("RTXP/1.2, XRPL/2.0") ==
                 make_protocol(2, 0));