diff --git a/.changeset/shaggy-beers-unite.md b/.changeset/shaggy-beers-unite.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7649203f52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/shaggy-beers-unite.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-react': minor
+---
+
+**BREAKING**: The following deprecated annotation reading helper functions were removed:
+
+- `getEntityMetadataViewUrl`, use `entity.metadata.annotations?.[ANNOTATION_VIEW_URL]` instead.
+- `getEntityMetadataEditUrl`, use `entity.metadata.annotations?.[ANNOTATION_EDIT_URL]` instead.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/api-report.md b/plugins/catalog-react/api-report.md
index 8b5e10911b..d6d56b5c81 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/api-report.md
@@ -401,12 +401,6 @@ export const favoriteEntityTooltip: (
   isStarred: boolean,
 ) => 'Remove from favorites' | 'Add to favorites';
 
-// @public @deprecated (undocumented)
-export function getEntityMetadataEditUrl(entity: Entity): string | undefined;
-
-// @public @deprecated (undocumented)
-export function getEntityMetadataViewUrl(entity: Entity): string | undefined;
-
 // @public
 export function getEntityRelations(
   entity: Entity | undefined,
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/index.ts b/plugins/catalog-react/src/index.ts
index 6d5a5ad204..2ca7d67d59 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/index.ts
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ export * from './testUtils';
 export * from './types';
 export * from './overridableComponents';
 export {
-  getEntityMetadataEditUrl,
-  getEntityMetadataViewUrl,
   getEntityRelations,
   getEntitySourceLocation,
   isOwnerOf,
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/utils/getEntityMetadataUrl.ts b/plugins/catalog-react/src/utils/getEntityMetadataUrl.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 6037fc3c4d..0000000000
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/utils/getEntityMetadataUrl.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2020 The Backstage Authors
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-import {
-  ANNOTATION_EDIT_URL,
-  ANNOTATION_VIEW_URL,
-  Entity,
-} from '@backstage/catalog-model';
-
-/**
- * @public
- * @deprecated use entity.metadata.annotations?.[ANNOTATION_VIEW_URL] instead. */
-export function getEntityMetadataViewUrl(entity: Entity): string | undefined {
-  return entity.metadata.annotations?.[ANNOTATION_VIEW_URL];
-}
-
-/**
- * @public
- * @deprecated use entity.metadata.annotations?.[ANNOTATION_EDIT_URL] instead.
- */
-export function getEntityMetadataEditUrl(entity: Entity): string | undefined {
-  return entity.metadata.annotations?.[ANNOTATION_EDIT_URL];
-}
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/utils/index.ts b/plugins/catalog-react/src/utils/index.ts
index 2672664ef8..5afc32af63 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 export * from './filters';
-export {
-  getEntityMetadataEditUrl,
-  getEntityMetadataViewUrl,
-} from './getEntityMetadataUrl';
 export { getEntityRelations } from './getEntityRelations';
 export { getEntitySourceLocation } from './getEntitySourceLocation';
 export type { EntitySourceLocation } from './getEntitySourceLocation';