diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 0b412158291..48d8030036e 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ This serves two purposes:
 ### Removed
 - Breaking: Removed the build task `\Hyde\Framework\Actions\PostBuildTasks\GenerateSearch` (see upgrade guide below)
 - Breaking: Removed the deprecated `\Hyde\Framework\Services\BuildService::transferMediaAssets()` method (see upgrade guide below)
+- Internal: Removed the deprecated global`unslash()` function, replaced with the namespaced `\Hyde\unslash()` function in https://github.com/hydephp/develop/pull/1754
 - Internal: Removed the internal `DocumentationSearchPage::generate()` method as it was unused in https://github.com/hydephp/develop/pull/1569
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/packages/framework/src/helpers.php b/packages/framework/src/helpers.php
index 73be251439e..34e8f9da12b 100644
--- a/packages/framework/src/helpers.php
+++ b/packages/framework/src/helpers.php
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 namespace {
     use Hyde\Foundation\HydeKernel;
-    use JetBrains\PhpStorm\Deprecated;
 
     if (! function_exists('hyde')) {
         /**
@@ -16,21 +15,6 @@ function hyde(): HydeKernel
         }
     }
 
-    if (! function_exists('unslash')) {
-        /**
-         * Remove trailing slashes from the start and end of a string.
-         *
-         * @deprecated This function will be replaced by {@see \Hyde\unslash()} in v2.0
-         *
-         * @codeCoverageIgnore This function is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
-         */
-        #[Deprecated(reason: 'Replaced by the \Hyde\unslash() function', replacement: '\Hyde\unslash(%parametersList%)', since: '1.7.0')]
-        function unslash(string $string): string
-        {
-            return \Hyde\unslash($string);
-        }
-    }
-
     if (defined('HYDE_COMPATIBILITY_MODE') && HYDE_COMPATIBILITY_MODE === true) {
         // Don't declare these functions when running in compatibility mode.
     } else {