diff --git a/lib/private/Mail/Mailer.php b/lib/private/Mail/Mailer.php
index 18636e183d0dc..bdc4d6760e068 100644
--- a/lib/private/Mail/Mailer.php
+++ b/lib/private/Mail/Mailer.php
@@ -232,9 +232,6 @@ public function send(IMessage $message): array {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * @deprecated 26.0.0 Implicit validation is done in \OC\Mail\Message::setRecipients
-	 *                    via \Symfony\Component\Mime\Address::__construct
-	 *
 	 * @param string $email Email address to be validated
 	 * @return bool True if the mail address is valid, false otherwise
 	 */