diff --git a/docs/configuration/merging/README.md b/docs/configuration/merging/README.md
index 3c6405237..63b82dff7 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/merging/README.md
+++ b/docs/configuration/merging/README.md
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ as expected because the `duplicatesStrategy` will exclude the duplicate service
 Want [`ResourceTransformer`][ResourceTransformer]s and `duplicatesStrategy` to work together? There are several ways to
 do it:
 
-- Use [`eachFile`][Jar.eachFile] or [`filesMatching`][Jar.filesMatching] to override the strategy for specific files.
+- Use [`filesMatching`][Jar.filesMatching] to override the strategy for specific files.
 - Keep `duplicatesStrategy = INCLUDE` and write your own [`ResourceTransformer`][ResourceTransformer] to handle duplicates.
 
 If you just want to keep the current behavior and preserve the first found resources, there is a simple built-in one
@@ -438,7 +438,6 @@ called [`PreserveFirstFoundResourceTransformer`][PreserveFirstFoundResourceTrans
 
 
 [AbstractCopyTask]: https://docs.gradle.org/current/dsl/org.gradle.api.tasks.AbstractCopyTask.html
-[Jar.eachFile]: https://docs.gradle.org/current/dsl/org.gradle.jvm.tasks.Jar.html#org.gradle.jvm.tasks.Jar:eachFile(groovy.lang.Closure)
 [Jar.filesMatching]: https://docs.gradle.org/current/dsl/org.gradle.jvm.tasks.Jar.html#org.gradle.jvm.tasks.Jar:filesMatching(java.lang.Iterable,%20org.gradle.api.Action)
 [AppendingTransformer]: ../../api/shadow/com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins.shadow.transformers/-appending-transformer/index.html
 [DuplicatesStrategy]: https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/api/file/DuplicatesStrategy.html
diff --git a/src/functionalTest/kotlin/com/github/jengelman/gradle/plugins/shadow/transformers/ServiceFileTransformerTest.kt b/src/functionalTest/kotlin/com/github/jengelman/gradle/plugins/shadow/transformers/ServiceFileTransformerTest.kt
index 4b7af4ea6..d5f597c00 100644
--- a/src/functionalTest/kotlin/com/github/jengelman/gradle/plugins/shadow/transformers/ServiceFileTransformerTest.kt
+++ b/src/functionalTest/kotlin/com/github/jengelman/gradle/plugins/shadow/transformers/ServiceFileTransformerTest.kt
@@ -225,28 +225,7 @@ class ServiceFileTransformerTest : BaseTransformerTest() {
   }
 
   @Test
-  fun strategyExcludeCanBeOverriddenByEachFile() {
-    writeDuplicatesStrategy(DuplicatesStrategy.EXCLUDE)
-    projectScriptPath.appendText(
-      """
-        $shadowJar {
-          eachFile {
-            duplicatesStrategy = DuplicatesStrategy.INCLUDE
-          }
-        }
-      """.trimIndent(),
-    )
-
-    run(shadowJarTask)
-
-    assertThat(outputShadowJar).useAll {
-      getContent(ENTRY_SERVICES_SHADE).isEqualTo(CONTENT_ONE_TWO)
-      getContent(ENTRY_SERVICES_FOO).isEqualTo("one\ntwo")
-    }
-  }
-
-  @Test
-  fun strategyExcludeCanBeOverriddenByFileMatching() {
+  fun strategyExcludeCanBeOverriddenByFilesMatching() {
     writeDuplicatesStrategy(DuplicatesStrategy.EXCLUDE)
     projectScriptPath.appendText(
       """
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/github/jengelman/gradle/plugins/shadow/tasks/ShadowJar.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/github/jengelman/gradle/plugins/shadow/tasks/ShadowJar.kt
index 0dfd6dc93..386a08e9f 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/github/jengelman/gradle/plugins/shadow/tasks/ShadowJar.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/github/jengelman/gradle/plugins/shadow/tasks/ShadowJar.kt
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ public abstract class ShadowJar : Jar() {
   /**
    * Returns the strategy to use when trying to copy more than one file to the same destination.
    *
-   * This strategy can be overridden for individual files by using [eachFile] or [filesMatching].
+   * This strategy can be overridden for individual files by using [filesMatching].
    *
    * The default value is [INCLUDE]. Different strategies will lead to different results for
    * `foo/bar` files in the JARs to be merged:
@@ -212,13 +212,12 @@ public abstract class ShadowJar : Jar() {
    * [EXCLUDE], as the service files are excluded beforehand. Want [ResourceTransformer]s and the strategy to work
    * together? There are several ways to do it:
    *
-   * - Use [eachFile] or [filesMatching] to override the strategy for specific files.
+   * - Use [filesMatching] to override the strategy for specific files.
    * - Keep `duplicatesStrategy = INCLUDE` and write your own [ResourceTransformer] to handle duplicates.
    *
    * If you just want to keep the current behavior and preserve the first found resources, there is a simple built-in one
    * called [PreserveFirstFoundResourceTransformer].
    *
-   * @see [eachFile]
    * @see [filesMatching]
    * @see [DuplicatesStrategy]
    * @see [CopySpec.duplicatesStrategy]