diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fd9b9e926..4148fec95 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org).
 
 - Nothing yet.
 
+### Removed
+
+- The following items were deprecated in release 2 and are now removed.
+- Writer\Xls\Style\ColorMap (no longer needed).
+- Reader\Xml::trySimpleXMLLoadString (should not have been public, no public replacement).
+- Calculation\Calculation::_translateFormulaToLocale (use method name translateFormulaToLocale without leading underscore).
+- Calculation\Calculation::_translateFormulaToEnglish (use method name translateFormulaToEnglish without leading underscore).
+
 ### Moved
 
 - Nothing yet.
diff --git a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Calculation/Calculation.php b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Calculation/Calculation.php
index 120b197af..6fa1dde2c 100644
--- a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Calculation/Calculation.php
+++ b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Calculation/Calculation.php
@@ -3318,16 +3318,6 @@ class Calculation
 
     private static ?array $functionReplaceToLocale;
 
-    /**
-     * @deprecated 1.30.0 use translateFormulaToLocale() instead
-     *
-     * @codeCoverageIgnore
-     */
-    public function _translateFormulaToLocale(string $formula): string
-    {
-        return $this->translateFormulaToLocale($formula);
-    }
-
     public function translateFormulaToLocale(string $formula): string
     {
         $formula = preg_replace(self::CALCULATION_REGEXP_STRIP_XLFN_XLWS, '', $formula) ?? '';
@@ -3365,16 +3355,6 @@ class Calculation
 
     private static ?array $functionReplaceToExcel;
 
-    /**
-     * @deprecated 1.30.0 use translateFormulaToEnglish() instead
-     *
-     * @codeCoverageIgnore
-     */
-    public function _translateFormulaToEnglish(string $formula): string
-    {
-        return $this->translateFormulaToEnglish($formula);
-    }
-
     public function translateFormulaToEnglish(string $formula): string
     {
         if (self::$functionReplaceFromLocale === null) {
diff --git a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Xml.php b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Xml.php
index e86fcd4c7..e0f218747 100644
--- a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Xml.php
+++ b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Reader/Xml.php
@@ -107,20 +107,6 @@ class Xml extends BaseReader
         return $valid;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Check if the file is a valid SimpleXML.
-     *
-     * @return false|SimpleXMLElement
-     *
-     * @deprecated 2.0.1 Should never have had public visibility
-     *
-     * @codeCoverageIgnore
-     */
-    public function trySimpleXMLLoadString(string $filename, string $fileOrString = 'file'): SimpleXMLElement|bool
-    {
-        return $this->trySimpleXMLLoadStringPrivate($filename, $fileOrString);
-    }
-
     /** @return false|SimpleXMLElement */
     private function trySimpleXMLLoadStringPrivate(string $filename, string $fileOrString = 'file'): SimpleXMLElement|bool
     {
diff --git a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Writer/Xls/Style/ColorMap.php b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Writer/Xls/Style/ColorMap.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 209d13bce..000000000
--- a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Writer/Xls/Style/ColorMap.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,98 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Writer\Xls\Style;
-
-use PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Style\Color;
-
-/*
- * Static array incorrectly used by Xls Writer for Conditional Styles.
- *
- * @deprecated since version 2.2
- *
- * @codecoverageignore
- */
-
-class ColorMap
-{
-    /**
-     * @var array<string, int>
-     */
-    private static array $colorMap = [
-        '#000000' => 0x08,
-        '#FFFFFF' => 0x09,
-        '#FF0000' => 0x0A,
-        '#00FF00' => 0x0B,
-        '#0000FF' => 0x0C,
-        '#FFFF00' => 0x0D,
-        '#FF00FF' => 0x0E,
-        '#00FFFF' => 0x0F,
-        '#800000' => 0x10,
-        '#008000' => 0x11,
-        '#000080' => 0x12,
-        '#808000' => 0x13,
-        '#800080' => 0x14,
-        '#008080' => 0x15,
-        '#C0C0C0' => 0x16,
-        '#808080' => 0x17,
-        '#9999FF' => 0x18,
-        '#993366' => 0x19,
-        '#FFFFCC' => 0x1A,
-        '#CCFFFF' => 0x1B,
-        '#660066' => 0x1C,
-        '#FF8080' => 0x1D,
-        '#0066CC' => 0x1E,
-        '#CCCCFF' => 0x1F,
-        //        '#000080' => 0x20,
-        //        '#FF00FF' => 0x21,
-        //        '#FFFF00' => 0x22,
-        //        '#00FFFF' => 0x23,
-        //        '#800080' => 0x24,
-        //        '#800000' => 0x25,
-        //        '#008080' => 0x26,
-        //        '#0000FF' => 0x27,
-        '#00CCFF' => 0x28,
-        //        '#CCFFFF' => 0x29,
-        '#CCFFCC' => 0x2A,
-        '#FFFF99' => 0x2B,
-        '#99CCFF' => 0x2C,
-        '#FF99CC' => 0x2D,
-        '#CC99FF' => 0x2E,
-        '#FFCC99' => 0x2F,
-        '#3366FF' => 0x30,
-        '#33CCCC' => 0x31,
-        '#99CC00' => 0x32,
-        '#FFCC00' => 0x33,
-        '#FF9900' => 0x34,
-        '#FF6600' => 0x35,
-        '#666699' => 0x36,
-        '#969696' => 0x37,
-        '#003366' => 0x38,
-        '#339966' => 0x39,
-        '#003300' => 0x3A,
-        '#333300' => 0x3B,
-        '#993300' => 0x3C,
-        //        '#993366' => 0x3D,
-        '#333399' => 0x3E,
-        '#333333' => 0x3F,
-    ];
-
-    public static function lookup(Color $color, int $defaultIndex = 0x00): int
-    {
-        $colorRgb = strtoupper($color->getRGB());
-        if (is_string($colorRgb) && array_key_exists("#{$colorRgb}", self::$colorMap)) {
-            return self::$colorMap["#{$colorRgb}"];
-        }
-
-//      TODO Try and map RGB value to nearest colour within the define pallette
-//        $red =  Color::getRed($colorRgb, false);
-//        $green = Color::getGreen($colorRgb, false);
-//        $blue = Color::getBlue($colorRgb, false);
-
-//        $paletteSpace = 3;
-//        $newColor = ($red * $paletteSpace / 256) * ($paletteSpace * $paletteSpace) +
-//            ($green * $paletteSpace / 256) * $paletteSpace +
-//            ($blue * $paletteSpace / 256);
-
-        return $defaultIndex;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Calculation/TranslationTest.php b/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Calculation/TranslationTest.php
index ec9a2acaf..a3b846023 100644
--- a/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Calculation/TranslationTest.php
+++ b/tests/PhpSpreadsheetTests/Calculation/TranslationTest.php
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ class TranslationTest extends TestCase
             self::markTestSkipped("Unable to set locale to {$locale}");
         }
 
-        $translatedFormula = Calculation::getInstance()->_translateFormulaToLocale($formula);
+        $translatedFormula = Calculation::getInstance()->translateFormulaToLocale($formula);
         self::assertSame($expectedResult, $translatedFormula);
 
-        $restoredFormula = Calculation::getInstance()->_translateFormulaToEnglish($translatedFormula);
+        $restoredFormula = Calculation::getInstance()->translateFormulaToEnglish($translatedFormula);
         self::assertSame(preg_replace(Calculation::CALCULATION_REGEXP_STRIP_XLFN_XLWS, '', $formula), $restoredFormula);
     }