diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/core/query/KeyValueQuery.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/core/query/KeyValueQuery.java
index e08725c..5a974e0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/core/query/KeyValueQuery.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/core/query/KeyValueQuery.java
@@ -52,17 +52,6 @@ public class KeyValueQuery<T> {
 		this.sort = sort;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Get the criteria object.
-	 *
-	 * @return
-	 * @deprecated will be removed in favor of {@link #getCriteria()}.
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	public T getCritieria() {
-		return criteria;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Get the criteria object.
 	 *