diff --git a/lib/api/src/js/trap.rs b/lib/api/src/js/trap.rs
index 15211c7f750..f104757cd1c 100644
--- a/lib/api/src/js/trap.rs
+++ b/lib/api/src/js/trap.rs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ impl RuntimeError {
 
     /// Raises a custom user Error
     #[deprecated(since = "2.1.1", note = "return a Result from host functions instead")]
-    pub fn raise(error: Box<dyn Error + Send + Sync>) -> ! {
+    fn raise(error: Box<dyn Error + Send + Sync>) -> ! {
         let error = Self::user(error);
         let js_error: JsValue = error.into();
         wasm_bindgen::throw_val(js_error)
diff --git a/lib/compiler/src/engine/trap/error.rs b/lib/compiler/src/engine/trap/error.rs
index e2c26c031be..76ae212fb41 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/src/engine/trap/error.rs
+++ b/lib/compiler/src/engine/trap/error.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use backtrace::Backtrace;
 use std::error::Error;
 use std::fmt;
 use std::sync::Arc;
-use wasmer_vm::{raise_user_trap, Trap, TrapCode};
+use wasmer_vm::{Trap, TrapCode};
 
 /// A struct representing an aborted instruction execution, with a message
 /// indicating the cause.
@@ -106,12 +106,6 @@ impl RuntimeError {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Raises a custom user Error
-    #[deprecated(since = "2.1.1", note = "return a Result from host functions instead")]
-    pub fn raise(error: Box<dyn Error + Send + Sync>) -> ! {
-        unsafe { raise_user_trap(error) }
-    }
-
     /// Creates a custom user Error.
     ///
     /// This error object can be passed through Wasm frames and later retrieved