diff --git a/gson/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/Gson.java b/gson/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/Gson.java
index 058d0bef823c629ca6264de512d5cc631547e968..3b208336d6e0a033b42b4f8198121689aa39ef77 100644
--- a/gson/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/Gson.java
+++ b/gson/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/Gson.java
@@ -408,16 +408,7 @@ public final class Gson {
   public GsonBuilder newBuilder() {
     return new GsonBuilder(this);
   }
-
-  /**
-   * @deprecated This method by accident exposes an internal Gson class; it might be removed in a
-   *     future version.
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  public Excluder excluder() {
-    return excluder;
-  }
-
+  
   /**
    * Returns the field naming strategy used by this Gson instance.
    *