diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFCell.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFCell.java
index 10734219a6..b1cf8a4845 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFCell.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFCell.java
@@ -418,18 +418,6 @@ public class HSSFCell extends CellBase {
     {
         return _cellType;
     }
-    
-    /**
-     * get the cells type (numeric, formula or string)
-     * @since POI 3.15 beta 3
-     */
-    @Deprecated
-    @Removal(version = "4.2")
-    @Override
-    public CellType getCellTypeEnum()
-    {
-        return getCellType();
-    }
 
     /**
      * set a numeric value for the cell
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/Cell.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/Cell.java
index 4f344ba8e9..533f21a92f 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/Cell.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/Cell.java
@@ -111,10 +111,16 @@ public interface Cell {
     CellType getCellType();
 
     /**
-     * Return the cell type.
+     * Return the cell type.  Tables in an array formula return
+     * {@link CellType#FORMULA} for all cells, even though the formula is only defined
+     * in the OOXML file for the top left cell of the array.
+     * <p>
+     * NOTE: POI does not support data table formulas.
+     * Cells in a data table appear to POI as plain cells typed from their cached value.
      *
      * @return the cell type
      * @since POI 3.15 beta 3
+     * @deprecated will be removed in 4.2
      * Will be renamed to <code>getCellType()</code> when we make the CellType enum transition in POI 4.0. See bug 59791.
      */
     @Deprecated
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/CellBase.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/CellBase.java
index 14d0555f80..46fa21f3f4 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/CellBase.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/CellBase.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import org.apache.poi.ss.formula.FormulaParseException;
 import org.apache.poi.ss.util.CellAddress;
 import org.apache.poi.ss.util.CellRangeAddress;
 import org.apache.poi.ss.util.CellReference;
+import org.apache.poi.util.Removal;
 
 /**
  * Common implementation-independent logic shared by all implementations of {@link Cell}.
@@ -125,6 +126,16 @@ public abstract class CellBase implements Cell {
         setCellFormulaImpl(formula);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    @Removal(version = "4.2")
+    @Override
+    public final CellType getCellTypeEnum() {
+        return getCellType();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Implementation-specific setting the formula. Formula is not null.
      * Shall not change the value.
diff --git a/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/streaming/SXSSFCell.java b/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/streaming/SXSSFCell.java
index 54b8236f72..be01f3ef54 100644
--- a/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/streaming/SXSSFCell.java
+++ b/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/streaming/SXSSFCell.java
@@ -128,21 +128,6 @@ public class SXSSFCell extends CellBase {
         return _value.getType();
     }
     
-    /**
-     * Return the cell type.
-     *
-     * @return the cell type
-     * @since POI 3.15 beta 3
-     * @deprecated use <code>getCellType</code> instead
-     */
-    @Deprecated
-    @Removal(version = "4.2")
-    @Override
-    public CellType getCellTypeEnum()
-    {
-        return getCellType();
-    }
-
     /**
      * Only valid for formula cells
      * @return one of ({@link CellType#NUMERIC}, {@link CellType#STRING},
diff --git a/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/XSSFCell.java b/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/XSSFCell.java
index f49121982d..42c34da85a 100644
--- a/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/XSSFCell.java
+++ b/src/ooxml/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/XSSFCell.java
@@ -712,25 +712,6 @@ public final class XSSFCell extends CellBase {
         return getBaseCellType(true);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Return the cell type.  Tables in an array formula return 
-     * {@link CellType#FORMULA} for all cells, even though the formula is only defined
-     * in the OOXML file for the top left cell of the array. 
-     * <p>
-     * NOTE: POI does not support data table formulas.
-     * Cells in a data table appear to POI as plain cells typed from their cached value.
-     *
-     * @return the cell type
-     * @since POI 3.15 beta 3
-     * @deprecated use <code>getCellType</code> instead
-     */
-    @Deprecated
-    @Removal(version = "4.2")
-    @Override
-    public CellType getCellTypeEnum() {
-        return getCellType();
-    }
-
     /**
      * Only valid for formula cells
      * @return one of ({@link CellType#NUMERIC}, {@link CellType#STRING},