diff --git a/.changeset/odd-spoons-design.md b/.changeset/odd-spoons-design.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1d0ca96015
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/odd-spoons-design.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend': minor
+---
+
+**BREAKING**: Removed the following deprecated symbols:
+
+- `catalogBuilder.setRefreshInterval`, use `catalogBuilder.setProcessingInterval` instead.
+- `catalogBuilder.setRefreshIntervalSeconds`, use `catalogBuilder.setProcessingIntervalSeconds` instead.
+- `createRandomRefreshInterval`, use `createRandomProcessingInterval` instead.
+- `RefreshIntervalFunction`, use `ProcessingIntervalFunction` instead.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/api-report.md b/plugins/catalog-backend/api-report.md
index 714fdffb87..7623aada69 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/api-report.md
@@ -142,10 +142,6 @@ export class CatalogBuilder {
     processingInterval: ProcessingIntervalFunction,
   ): CatalogBuilder;
   setProcessingIntervalSeconds(seconds: number): CatalogBuilder;
-  // @deprecated
-  setRefreshInterval(refreshInterval: RefreshIntervalFunction): CatalogBuilder;
-  // @deprecated
-  setRefreshIntervalSeconds(seconds: number): CatalogBuilder;
 }
 
 // @alpha
@@ -327,12 +323,6 @@ export function createRandomProcessingInterval(options: {
   maxSeconds: number;
 }): ProcessingIntervalFunction;
 
-// @public @deprecated
-export function createRandomRefreshInterval(options: {
-  minSeconds: number;
-  maxSeconds: number;
-}): RefreshIntervalFunction;
-
 // @public
 export function createRouter(options: RouterOptions): Promise<express.Router>;
 
@@ -814,9 +804,6 @@ export type RecursivePartial<T> = {
     : T[P];
 };
 
-// @public @deprecated
-export type RefreshIntervalFunction = () => number;
-
 // @public
 export type RefreshOptions = {
   entityRef: string;
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/processing/index.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/processing/index.ts
index aec6a5d71c..315cea37d7 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/processing/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/processing/index.ts
@@ -23,11 +23,5 @@ export type {
 } from './types';
 export { DefaultCatalogProcessingOrchestrator } from './DefaultCatalogProcessingOrchestrator';
 
-export {
-  createRandomRefreshInterval,
-  createRandomProcessingInterval,
-} from './refresh';
-export type {
-  RefreshIntervalFunction,
-  ProcessingIntervalFunction,
-} from './refresh';
+export { createRandomProcessingInterval } from './refresh';
+export type { ProcessingIntervalFunction } from './refresh';
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/processing/refresh.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/processing/refresh.ts
index 941c338912..f9f596cdb9 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/processing/refresh.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/processing/refresh.ts
@@ -14,35 +14,12 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-/**
- * Function that returns the catalog refresh interval in seconds.
- * @deprecated use {@link ProcessingIntervalFunction} instead
- * @public
- */
-export type RefreshIntervalFunction = () => number;
-
 /**
  * Function that returns the catalog processing interval in seconds.
  * @public
  */
 export type ProcessingIntervalFunction = () => number;
 
-/**
- * Creates a function that returns a random refresh interval between minSeconds and maxSeconds.
- * @returns A {@link RefreshIntervalFunction} that provides the next refresh interval
- * @deprecated use {@link createRandomProcessingInterval} instead
- * @public
- */
-export function createRandomRefreshInterval(options: {
-  minSeconds: number;
-  maxSeconds: number;
-}): RefreshIntervalFunction {
-  const { minSeconds, maxSeconds } = options;
-  return () => {
-    return Math.random() * (maxSeconds - minSeconds) + minSeconds;
-  };
-}
-
 /**
  * Creates a function that returns a random processing interval between minSeconds and maxSeconds.
  * @returns A {@link ProcessingIntervalFunction} that provides the next processing interval
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/CatalogBuilder.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/CatalogBuilder.ts
index 79edf3b221..8dd507c74e 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/CatalogBuilder.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/service/CatalogBuilder.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ import { DefaultCatalogProcessingOrchestrator } from '../processing/DefaultCatal
 import { Stitcher } from '../stitching/Stitcher';
 import {
   createRandomProcessingInterval,
-  RefreshIntervalFunction,
   ProcessingIntervalFunction,
 } from '../processing/refresh';
 import { createRouter } from './createRouter';
@@ -179,25 +178,6 @@ export class CatalogBuilder {
     return this;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Refresh interval determines how often entities should be refreshed.
-   * Seconds provided will be multiplied by 1.5
-   * The default refresh duration is 100-150 seconds.
-   * setting this too low will potentially deplete request quotas to upstream services.
-   *
-   * @deprecated use {@link CatalogBuilder#setProcessingIntervalSeconds} instead
-   */
-  setRefreshIntervalSeconds(seconds: number): CatalogBuilder {
-    this.env.logger.warn(
-      '[DEPRECATION] - CatalogBuilder.setRefreshIntervalSeconds is deprecated. Use CatalogBuilder.setProcessingIntervalSeconds instead.',
-    );
-    this.processingInterval = createRandomProcessingInterval({
-      minSeconds: seconds,
-      maxSeconds: seconds * 1.5,
-    });
-    return this;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Processing interval determines how often entities should be processed.
    * Seconds provided will be multiplied by 1.5
@@ -212,20 +192,6 @@ export class CatalogBuilder {
     return this;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Overwrites the default refresh interval function used to spread
-   * entity updates in the catalog.
-   *
-   * @deprecated use {@link CatalogBuilder#setProcessingInterval} instead
-   */
-  setRefreshInterval(refreshInterval: RefreshIntervalFunction): CatalogBuilder {
-    this.env.logger.warn(
-      '[DEPRECATION] - CatalogBuilder.setRefreshInterval is deprecated. Use CatalogBuilder.setProcessingInterval instead.',
-    );
-    this.processingInterval = refreshInterval;
-    return this;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Overwrites the default processing interval function used to spread
    * entity updates in the catalog.