diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/DrawingRecord.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/DrawingRecord.java
index c55cafa44b..a0eb3f233f 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/DrawingRecord.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/DrawingRecord.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public final class DrawingRecord extends StandardRecord implements Cloneable {
      * @deprecated POI 3.9
      */
     @Deprecated
-    public void processContinueRecord(byte[] record) {
+    void processContinueRecord(byte[] record) {
         //don't merge continue record with the drawing record, it must be serialized separately
         contd = record;
     }
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/util/SheetUtil.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/util/SheetUtil.java
index ae4ef10576..8f1345230c 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/util/SheetUtil.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/util/SheetUtil.java
@@ -332,20 +332,6 @@ public class SheetUtil {
         if (font.getUnderline() == Font.U_SINGLE ) str.addAttribute(TextAttribute.UNDERLINE, TextAttribute.UNDERLINE_ON, startIdx, endIdx);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Check if the cell is in the specified cell range
-     *
-     * @param cr    the cell range to check in
-     * @param rowIx the row to check
-     * @param colIx the column to check
-     * @return true if the range contains the cell [rowIx, colIx]
-     * @deprecated 3.15 beta 2. Use {@link CellRangeAddressBase#isInRange(int, int)}.
-     */
-    @Deprecated
-    public static boolean containsCell(CellRangeAddress cr, int rowIx, int colIx) {
-        return cr.isInRange(rowIx,  colIx);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Return the cell, without taking account of merged regions.
      * <p>