diff --git a/include/SFML/Graphics/RenderWindow.hpp b/include/SFML/Graphics/RenderWindow.hpp
index 781dace8..fedfff42 100644
--- a/include/SFML/Graphics/RenderWindow.hpp
+++ b/include/SFML/Graphics/RenderWindow.hpp
@@ -141,33 +141,6 @@ public:
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     bool setActive(bool active = true) override;
 
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    /// \brief Copy the current contents of the window to an image
-    ///
-    /// \deprecated
-    /// Use a sf::Texture and its sf::Texture::update(const Window&)
-    /// function and copy its contents into an sf::Image instead.
-    /// \code
-    /// sf::Vector2u windowSize = window.getSize();
-    /// sf::Texture texture;
-    /// texture.create(windowSize.x, windowSize.y);
-    /// texture.update(window);
-    /// sf::Image screenshot = texture.copyToImage();
-    /// \endcode
-    ///
-    /// This is a slow operation, whose main purpose is to make
-    /// screenshots of the application. If you want to update an
-    /// image with the contents of the window and then use it for
-    /// drawing, you should rather use a sf::Texture and its
-    /// update(Window&) function.
-    /// You can also draw things directly to a texture with the
-    /// sf::RenderTexture class.
-    ///
-    /// \return Image containing the captured contents
-    ///
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[deprecated]] Image capture() const;
-
 protected:
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderWindow.cpp b/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderWindow.cpp
index 3dc4b6dd..179b1789 100644
--- a/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderWindow.cpp
@@ -102,19 +102,6 @@ bool RenderWindow::setActive(bool active)
 }
 
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-Image RenderWindow::capture() const
-{
-    Vector2u windowSize = getSize();
-
-    Texture texture;
-    texture.create(windowSize.x, windowSize.y);
-    texture.update(*this);
-
-    return texture.copyToImage();
-}
-
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void RenderWindow::onCreate()
 {