diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES-1.27 b/RELEASE-NOTES-1.27
index 1d62877a658..ab200b85542 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES-1.27
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES-1.27
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ HHVM 3.1.
 * OutputPage::out() was removed (deprecated since 1.22).
 * OutputPage::setAllowedModules() was removed (deprecated since 1.24).
 * UserrightsPage::makeGroupNameListForLog() was removed (deprecated since 1.21).
+* MediaWikiSite::newFromGlobalId() was removed (deprecated since 1.21).
 
 === Languages updated in 1.27 ===
 
diff --git a/includes/site/MediaWikiSite.php b/includes/site/MediaWikiSite.php
index 0f7e5d7e7c5..6734d5f70c9 100644
--- a/includes/site/MediaWikiSite.php
+++ b/includes/site/MediaWikiSite.php
@@ -39,20 +39,6 @@ class MediaWikiSite extends Site {
 	const PATH_FILE = 'file_path';
 	const PATH_PAGE = 'page_path';
 
-	/**
-	 * @since 1.21
-	 * @deprecated since 1.21 Just use the constructor or the factory Site::newForType
-	 *
-	 * @param int $globalId
-	 *
-	 * @return MediaWikiSite
-	 */
-	public static function newFromGlobalId( $globalId ) {
-		$site = new static();
-		$site->setGlobalId( $globalId );
-		return $site;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Constructor.
 	 *