diff --git a/goldens/public-api/core/testing/index.api.md b/goldens/public-api/core/testing/index.api.md
index acf641b58be..e98ad1cd8e2 100644
--- a/goldens/public-api/core/testing/index.api.md
+++ b/goldens/public-api/core/testing/index.api.md
@@ -118,8 +118,6 @@ export interface TestBed {
     createComponent<T>(component: Type<T>): ComponentFixture<T>;
     // (undocumented)
     execute(tokens: any[], fn: Function, context?: any): any;
-    // @deprecated
-    flushEffects(): void;
     initTestEnvironment(ngModule: Type<any> | Type<any>[], platform: PlatformRef, options?: TestEnvironmentOptions): void;
     // (undocumented)
     inject<T>(token: ProviderToken<T>, notFoundValue: undefined, options: InjectOptions & {
diff --git a/packages/core/testing/src/test_bed.ts b/packages/core/testing/src/test_bed.ts
index fd6d88208a4..6ad6864a301 100644
--- a/packages/core/testing/src/test_bed.ts
+++ b/packages/core/testing/src/test_bed.ts
@@ -152,13 +152,6 @@ export interface TestBed {
 
   createComponent<T>(component: Type<T>): ComponentFixture<T>;
 
-  /**
-   * Execute any pending effects.
-   *
-   * @deprecated use `TestBed.tick()` instead
-   */
-  flushEffects(): void;
-
   /**
    * Execute any pending work required to synchronize model to the UI.
    *
@@ -398,10 +391,6 @@ export class TestBedImpl implements TestBed {
     return TestBedImpl.INSTANCE.ngModule;
   }
 
-  static flushEffects(): void {
-    return TestBedImpl.INSTANCE.flushEffects();
-  }
-
   static tick(): void {
     return TestBedImpl.INSTANCE.tick();
   }
@@ -812,15 +801,6 @@ export class TestBedImpl implements TestBed {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Execute any pending effects.
-   *
-   * @deprecated use `TestBed.tick()` instead
-   */
-  flushEffects(): void {
-    this.inject(EffectScheduler).flush();
-  }
-
   /**
    * Execute any pending work required to synchronize model to the UI.
    *