diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/SqmPathSource.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/SqmPathSource.java
index 35bc794f5ec0..72b504e5f816 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/SqmPathSource.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/SqmPathSource.java
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 import jakarta.persistence.metamodel.Bindable;
 
-import org.hibernate.metamodel.model.domain.JpaMetamodel;
 import org.hibernate.metamodel.model.domain.PathSource;
 import org.hibernate.query.sqm.tree.domain.SqmDomainType;
 import org.hibernate.query.sqm.tree.SqmExpressibleAccessor;
@@ -35,16 +34,6 @@ public interface SqmPathSource<J>
 	@Override
 	SqmDomainType<J> getPathType();
 
-	/**
-	 * The type of {@linkplain SqmPath path} this source creates.
-	 *
-	 * @deprecated Use {@link #getPathType()}.
-	 */
-	@Deprecated(since = "7.0", forRemoval = true)
-	default SqmDomainType<J> getSqmPathType() {
-		return getPathType();
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Find a {@link SqmPathSource} by name relative to this source.
 	 *
@@ -54,18 +43,6 @@ default SqmDomainType<J> getSqmPathType() {
 	 */
 	SqmPathSource<?> findSubPathSource(String name);
 
-	/**
-	 * Find a {@link SqmPathSource} by name relative to this source.
-	 *
-	 * @return null if the subPathSource is not found
-	 * @throws IllegalStateException to indicate that this source cannot be de-referenced
-	 * @deprecated Use {@link #findSubPathSource(String, boolean)} instead
-	 */
-	@Deprecated(forRemoval = true, since = "7.0")
-	default SqmPathSource<?> findSubPathSource(String name, JpaMetamodel metamodel) {
-		return findSubPathSource( name, true );
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Find a {@link SqmPathSource} by name relative to this source. If {@code includeSubtypes} is set
 	 * to {@code true} and this path source is polymorphic, also try finding subtype attributes.
@@ -101,29 +78,6 @@ default SqmPathSource<?> getSubPathSource(String name) {
 		return subPathSource;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Find a {@link SqmPathSource} by name relative to this source and all its subtypes.
-	 *
-	 * @throws IllegalStateException to indicate that this source cannot be de-referenced
-	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the subPathSource is not found
-	 * @deprecated Use #{@link #getSubPathSource(String, boolean)} instead
-	 */
-	@Deprecated(forRemoval = true, since = "7.0")
-	default SqmPathSource<?> getSubPathSource(String name, JpaMetamodel metamodel) {
-		final SqmPathSource<?> subPathSource = findSubPathSource( name, true );
-		if ( subPathSource == null ) {
-			throw new PathElementException(
-					String.format(
-							Locale.ROOT,
-							"Could not resolve attribute '%s' of '%s'",
-							name,
-							getExpressible().getTypeName()
-					)
-			);
-		}
-		return subPathSource;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Find a {@link SqmPathSource} by name relative to this source. If {@code subtypes} is set
 	 * to {@code true} and this path source is polymorphic, also try finding subtype attributes.
@@ -134,7 +88,7 @@ default SqmPathSource<?> getSubPathSource(String name, JpaMetamodel metamodel) {
 	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the subPathSource is not found
 	 */
 	default SqmPathSource<?> getSubPathSource(String name, boolean subtypes) {
-		final SqmPathSource<?> subPathSource = findSubPathSource( name, true );
+		final SqmPathSource<?> subPathSource = findSubPathSource( name, subtypes );
 		if ( subPathSource == null ) {
 			throw new PathElementException(
 					String.format(