diff --git a/source/addonHandler/__init__.py b/source/addonHandler/__init__.py
index 374c74f44da..c61a32cee79 100644
--- a/source/addonHandler/__init__.py
+++ b/source/addonHandler/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # A part of NonVisual Desktop Access (NVDA)
-# Copyright (C) 2012-2021 Rui Batista, NV Access Limited, Noelia Ruiz Martínez,
+# Copyright (C) 2012-2022 Rui Batista, NV Access Limited, Noelia Ruiz Martínez,
 # Joseph Lee, Babbage B.V., Arnold Loubriat, Łukasz Golonka
 # This file is covered by the GNU General Public License.
 # See the file COPYING for more details.
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 from . import addonVersionCheck
 from .addonVersionCheck import isAddonCompatible
 import extensionPoints
-import buildVersion
 
 
 MANIFEST_FILENAME = "manifest.ini"
@@ -121,15 +120,6 @@ def cleanupRemovedDisabledAddons(self) -> None:
 state = AddonsState()
 
 
-# Deprecated - use `state.save` and `state.load` instead.
-if buildVersion.version_year < 2022:
-	def saveState():
-		state.save()
-
-	def loadState():
-		state.load()
-
-
 def getRunningAddons():
 	""" Returns currently loaded add-ons.
 	"""
diff --git a/user_docs/en/changes.t2t b/user_docs/en/changes.t2t
index e8edb748cbd..77a3d39ac9a 100644
--- a/user_docs/en/changes.t2t
+++ b/user_docs/en/changes.t2t
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ This ensures code will honor the Windows user setting for swapping the primary m
 - SCons now builds with multiple concurrent jobs, equal to the number of logical processors in the system.
 This can dramatically decrease build times on multi core systems. (#13226)
 - ``characterProcessing.SYMLVL_*`` constants are removed - please use ``characterProcessing.SymbolLevel.*`` instead. (#13248)
+- Functions ``loadState`` and ``saveState`` are removed from addonHandler - please use ``addonHandler.state.load`` and ``addonHandler.state.save`` instead. (#13245)
 -