diff --git a/metadata-service/services/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/recommendation/candidatesource/RecommendationSource.java b/metadata-service/services/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/recommendation/candidatesource/RecommendationSource.java
index 5175177906..f7279a3468 100644
--- a/metadata-service/services/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/recommendation/candidatesource/RecommendationSource.java
+++ b/metadata-service/services/src/main/java/com/linkedin/metadata/recommendation/candidatesource/RecommendationSource.java
@@ -82,10 +82,4 @@ public interface RecommendationSource {
             .setRenderType(getRenderType())
             .setContent(new RecommendationContentArray(recommendations)));
   }
-
-  // retaining this for backward compatibility
-  default Optional<RecommendationModule> getRecommendationModule(
-      @Nonnull OperationContext opContext, @Nonnull RecommendationRequestContext requestContext) {
-    return getRecommendationModule(opContext, requestContext);
-  }
 }