diff --git a/fhir-model/src/main/java/com/ibm/fhir/model/parser/FHIRParser.java b/fhir-model/src/main/java/com/ibm/fhir/model/parser/FHIRParser.java
index 759df951fdc..27af438fc3f 100644
--- a/fhir-model/src/main/java/com/ibm/fhir/model/parser/FHIRParser.java
+++ b/fhir-model/src/main/java/com/ibm/fhir/model/parser/FHIRParser.java
@@ -18,12 +18,6 @@
  * Parse FHIR resource representations into fhir-model objects
  */
 public interface FHIRParser {
-    /**
-     * Property name for a property that controls whether the parser will ignore or throw an exception on unrecognized elements
-     */
-    @Deprecated
-    public static final String PROPERTY_IGNORE_UNRECOGNIZED_ELEMENTS = "com.ibm.fhir.model.parser.ignoreUnrecognizedElements";
-
     /**
      * Read a resource from the passed InputStream. This method does not close the passed InputStream.
      *