diff --git a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/api/commands/CompositeCommand.java b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/api/commands/CompositeCommand.java
index 3f9ea39ef..8301b13b3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/api/commands/CompositeCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/bentobox/api/commands/CompositeCommand.java
@@ -513,18 +513,6 @@ public abstract class CompositeCommand extends Command implements PluginIdentifi
         return onlyPlayer;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Convenience method to check if a user is a player
-     * @param user - the User
-     * @return true if sender is a player
-     * @deprecated use {@link User#isPlayer()}
-     * @forRemoval 1.18.0
-     */
-    @Deprecated
-    protected boolean isPlayer(User user) {
-        return user.isPlayer();
-    }
-
     /**
      * Sets whether this command should only be run by players.
      * If this is set to {@code true}, this command will only be runnable by objects implementing {@link Player}.