diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Context.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Context.java
index 2d4e88890a..96fec7f0ad 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Context.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/Context.java
@@ -565,17 +565,6 @@ public interface Context<C extends Context<C>> extends ExecuteScope {
     @NotNull
     String render(QueryPart part);
 
-    /**
-     * Append a SQL keyword to the context's contained {@link StringBuilder}.
-     * <p>
-     * Use this to have your SQL keyword rendered in {@link RenderKeywordCase}.
-     *
-     * @deprecated - 3.10.0 - [#4990] - Use {@link DSL#keyword(String)} instead.
-     */
-    @NotNull
-    @Deprecated(forRemoval = true, since = "3.10")
-    C keyword(String keyword);
-
     /**
      * Append some SQL to the context's contained {@link StringBuilder}.
      */
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DefaultRenderContext.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DefaultRenderContext.java
index a2544fc77a..0f9446e945 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DefaultRenderContext.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/DefaultRenderContext.java
@@ -412,11 +412,6 @@ class DefaultRenderContext extends AbstractContext<RenderContext> implements Ren
         return new DefaultRenderContext(this).visit(part).render();
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public final RenderContext keyword(String keyword) {
-        return visit(DSL.keyword(keyword));
-    }
-
     @Override
     public final RenderContext sql(String s) {
         return sql(s, s == null || !cachedRenderFormatted);