diff --git a/speech_recognition/__init__.py b/speech_recognition/__init__.py
index 140d8cba..dc1b95a5 100644
--- a/speech_recognition/__init__.py
+++ b/speech_recognition/__init__.py
@@ -1401,7 +1401,6 @@ def flush(self, *args, **kwargs):
     Recognizer.recognize_whisper = whisper.recognize
     Recognizer.recognize_faster_whisper = faster_whisper.recognize
     Recognizer.recognize_openai = openai.recognize
-    Recognizer.recognize_whisper_api = openai.recognize  # Deprecated
     Recognizer.recognize_groq = groq.recognize