diff --git a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwmf/draw/HwmfGraphics.java b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwmf/draw/HwmfGraphics.java
index 2716696de..f29231318 100644
--- a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwmf/draw/HwmfGraphics.java
+++ b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwmf/draw/HwmfGraphics.java
@@ -316,30 +316,10 @@ public class HwmfGraphics {
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     *
-     * @param text
-     * @param bounds
-     * @deprecated use {@link #drawString(byte[], Rectangle2D)}
-     */
-    public void drawString(String text, Rectangle2D bounds) {
-        drawString(text, bounds, null);
-    }
-
     public void drawString(byte[] text, Rectangle2D bounds) {
         drawString(text, bounds, null);
     }
 
-    /**
-     *
-     * @param text
-     * @param bounds
-     * @deprecated use {@link #drawString(byte[], Rectangle2D, int[])}
-     */
-    public void drawString(String text, Rectangle2D bounds, int dx[]) {
-        drawString(text.getBytes(DEFAULT_CHARSET), bounds, dx);
-    }
-
     public void drawString(byte[] text, Rectangle2D bounds, int dx[]) {
         HwmfFont font = prop.getFont();
         if (font == null || text == null || text.length == 0) {