diff --git a/packages/bazel/index.bzl b/packages/bazel/index.bzl
index 9d1bb3d2ad..1783855bfc 100644
--- a/packages/bazel/index.bzl
+++ b/packages/bazel/index.bzl
@@ -14,10 +14,3 @@ ng_module = _ng_module
 ng_package = _ng_package
 # DO NOT ADD PUBLIC API without including in the documentation generation
 # Run `yarn bazel build //packages/bazel/docs` to verify
-
-def ng_setup_workspace():
-    print("""DEPRECATION WARNING:
-    ng_setup_workspace is no longer needed, and will be removed in a future release.
-    We assume you will fetch rules_nodejs in your WORKSPACE file, and no other dependencies remain here.
-    Simply remove any calls to this function and the corresponding load statement.
-    """)