diff --git a/lib/private/Activity/Manager.php b/lib/private/Activity/Manager.php
index 1b64fa59a9..9e70b6f465 100644
--- a/lib/private/Activity/Manager.php
+++ b/lib/private/Activity/Manager.php
@@ -197,31 +197,6 @@ class Manager implements IManager {
 		}
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @param string $app           The app where this event is associated with
-	 * @param string $subject       A short description of the event
-	 * @param array  $subjectParams Array with parameters that are filled in the subject
-	 * @param string $message       A longer description of the event
-	 * @param array  $messageParams Array with parameters that are filled in the message
-	 * @param string $file          The file including path where this event is associated with
-	 * @param string $link          A link where this event is associated with
-	 * @param string $affectedUser  Recipient of the activity
-	 * @param string $type          Type of the notification
-	 * @param int    $priority      Priority of the notification
-	 */
-	public function publishActivity($app, $subject, $subjectParams, $message, $messageParams, $file, $link, $affectedUser, $type, $priority) {
-		$event = $this->generateEvent();
-		$event->setApp($app)
-			->setType($type)
-			->setAffectedUser($affectedUser)
-			->setSubject($subject, $subjectParams)
-			->setMessage($message, $messageParams)
-			->setObject('', 0, $file)
-			->setLink($link);
-
-		$this->publish($event);
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * In order to improve lazy loading a closure can be registered which will be called in case
 	 * activity consumers are actually requested
diff --git a/lib/public/Activity/IManager.php b/lib/public/Activity/IManager.php
index 2ccb4c6592..90959a5709 100644
--- a/lib/public/Activity/IManager.php
+++ b/lib/public/Activity/IManager.php
@@ -70,22 +70,6 @@ interface IManager {
 	 */
 	public function publish(IEvent $event);
 
-	/**
-	 * @param string $app           The app where this event is associated with
-	 * @param string $subject       A short description of the event
-	 * @param array  $subjectParams Array with parameters that are filled in the subject
-	 * @param string $message       A longer description of the event
-	 * @param array  $messageParams Array with parameters that are filled in the message
-	 * @param string $file          The file including path where this event is associated with
-	 * @param string $link          A link where this event is associated with
-	 * @param string $affectedUser  Recipient of the activity
-	 * @param string $type          Type of the notification
-	 * @param int    $priority      Priority of the notification
-	 * @since 6.0.0
-	 * @deprecated 8.2.0 Grab an IEvent from generateEvent() instead and use the publish() method
-	 */
-	public function publishActivity($app, $subject, $subjectParams, $message, $messageParams, $file, $link, $affectedUser, $type, $priority);
-
 	/**
 	 * In order to improve lazy loading a closure can be registered which will be called in case
 	 * activity consumers are actually requested
diff --git a/tests/lib/Activity/ManagerTest.php b/tests/lib/Activity/ManagerTest.php
index a1877d3fcc..b80d6fa01b 100644
--- a/tests/lib/Activity/ManagerTest.php
+++ b/tests/lib/Activity/ManagerTest.php
@@ -390,58 +390,6 @@ class ManagerTest extends TestCase {
 
 		$this->activityManager->publish($event);
 	}
-
-	public function testDeprecatedPublishActivity() {
-		$event = $this->activityManager->generateEvent();
-		$event->setApp('test_app')
-			->setType('test_type')
-			->setAffectedUser('test_affected')
-			->setAuthor('test_author')
-			->setTimestamp(1337)
-			->setSubject('test_subject', ['test_subject_param'])
-			->setMessage('test_message', ['test_message_param'])
-			->setObject('test_object_type', 42, 'test_object_name')
-			->setLink('test_link')
-		;
-
-		$consumer = $this->getMockBuilder('OCP\Activity\IConsumer')
-			->disableOriginalConstructor()
-			->getMock();
-		$consumer->expects($this->once())
-			->method('receive')
-			->willReturnCallback(function(\OCP\Activity\IEvent $event) {
-				$this->assertSame('test_app', $event->getApp(), 'App not set correctly');
-				$this->assertSame('test_type', $event->getType(), 'Type not set correctly');
-				$this->assertSame('test_affected', $event->getAffectedUser(), 'Affected user not set correctly');
-				$this->assertSame('test_subject', $event->getSubject(), 'Subject not set correctly');
-				$this->assertSame(['test_subject_param'], $event->getSubjectParameters(), 'Subject parameter not set correctly');
-				$this->assertSame('test_message', $event->getMessage(), 'Message not set correctly');
-				$this->assertSame(['test_message_param'], $event->getMessageParameters(), 'Message parameter not set correctly');
-				$this->assertSame('test_object_name', $event->getObjectName(), 'Object name not set correctly');
-				$this->assertSame('test_link', $event->getLink(), 'Link not set correctly');
-
-				// The following values can not be used via publishActivity()
-				$this->assertLessThanOrEqual(time() + 2, $event->getTimestamp(), 'Timestamp not set correctly');
-				$this->assertGreaterThanOrEqual(time() - 2, $event->getTimestamp(), 'Timestamp not set correctly');
-				$this->assertSame('', $event->getAuthor(), 'Author not set correctly');
-				$this->assertSame('', $event->getObjectType(), 'Object type should not be set');
-				$this->assertSame(0, $event->getObjectId(), 'Object ID should not be set');
-			});
-		$this->activityManager->registerConsumer(function () use ($consumer) {
-			return $consumer;
-		});
-
-		$this->activityManager->publishActivity(
-			$event->getApp(),
-			$event->getSubject(), $event->getSubjectParameters(),
-			$event->getMessage(), $event->getMessageParameters(),
-			$event->getObjectName(),
-			$event->getLink(),
-			$event->getAffectedUser(),
-			$event->getType(),
-			\OCP\Activity\IExtension::PRIORITY_MEDIUM
-		);
-	}
 }
 
 class SimpleExtension implements \OCP\Activity\IExtension {