diff --git a/cssselect/xpath.py b/cssselect/xpath.py
index 4255f66..ee59f89 100644
--- a/cssselect/xpath.py
+++ b/cssselect/xpath.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 
 import re
 import typing
-import warnings
 from typing import Optional
 
 from cssselect.parser import (
@@ -38,17 +37,6 @@
 )
 
 
-@typing.no_type_check
-def _unicode_safe_getattr(obj, name, default=None):
-    warnings.warn(
-        "_unicode_safe_getattr is deprecated and will be removed in the"
-        " next release, use getattr() instead",
-        DeprecationWarning,
-        stacklevel=2,
-    )
-    return getattr(obj, name, default)
-
-
 class ExpressionError(SelectorError, RuntimeError):
     """Unknown or unsupported selector (eg. pseudo-class)."""