diff --git a/data/avro-schema/src/main/resources/avro/net/corda/data/ledger/persistence/FindUnconsumedVisibleExactStates.avsc b/data/avro-schema/src/main/resources/avro/net/corda/data/ledger/persistence/FindUnconsumedVisibleExactStates.avsc
deleted file mode 100644
index 1f192264c0..0000000000
--- a/data/avro-schema/src/main/resources/avro/net/corda/data/ledger/persistence/FindUnconsumedVisibleExactStates.avsc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "type": "record",
-  "name": "FindUnconsumedStatesByExactType",
-  "doc": "Retrieve the unconsumed visible states of specific type. This only retrieves exact type excluding its states of subclass unlike {@link FindUnconsumedStatesByType}. One of several types of ledger persistence request {@link LedgerPersistenceRequest}",
-  "namespace": "net.corda.data.ledger.persistence",
-  "fields": [
-    {
-      "name": "stateClassName",
-      "type": "string",
-      "doc": "The fully qualified state class name"
-    }
-  ]
-}
diff --git a/data/avro-schema/src/main/resources/avro/net/corda/data/ledger/persistence/LedgerPersistenceRequest.avsc b/data/avro-schema/src/main/resources/avro/net/corda/data/ledger/persistence/LedgerPersistenceRequest.avsc
index cddfd596f0..d2a1676686 100644
--- a/data/avro-schema/src/main/resources/avro/net/corda/data/ledger/persistence/LedgerPersistenceRequest.avsc
+++ b/data/avro-schema/src/main/resources/avro/net/corda/data/ledger/persistence/LedgerPersistenceRequest.avsc
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
         "net.corda.data.ledger.persistence.PersistTransactionIfDoesNotExist",
         "net.corda.data.ledger.persistence.FindTransaction",
         "net.corda.data.ledger.persistence.FindUnconsumedStatesByType",
-        "net.corda.data.ledger.persistence.FindUnconsumedStatesByExactType",
         "net.corda.data.ledger.persistence.ResolveStateRefs",
         "net.corda.data.ledger.persistence.UpdateTransactionStatus",
         "net.corda.data.persistence.FindWithNamedQuery",
diff --git a/ledger/ledger-utxo/src/main/java/net/corda/v5/ledger/utxo/UtxoLedgerService.java b/ledger/ledger-utxo/src/main/java/net/corda/v5/ledger/utxo/UtxoLedgerService.java
index fc90f4cc31..10887cbf94 100644
--- a/ledger/ledger-utxo/src/main/java/net/corda/v5/ledger/utxo/UtxoLedgerService.java
+++ b/ledger/ledger-utxo/src/main/java/net/corda/v5/ledger/utxo/UtxoLedgerService.java
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public interface UtxoLedgerService {
      * Only use this method if subclasses of {@code type} must be returned.
      * <p>
      * Use {@link #findUnconsumedStatesByExactType(Class<T>)} to return exact instances of the input {@code type}.
-     * This method is more performant than {@link #findUnconsumedStatesByType(Class<T>)}.
+     * This method is more performant than {@link #findUnconsumedStatesByExactType(Class, Integer, Instant)}.
      * <p>
      * Use {@link #query(String, Class)} for a more performant method of retrieving subclasses of a specified type.
      *
@@ -106,17 +106,6 @@ public interface UtxoLedgerService {
     @Suspendable
     <T extends ContractState> List<StateAndRef<T>> findUnconsumedStatesByType(@NotNull Class<T> type);
 
-    /**
-     * Finds unconsumed states of the specified {@link ContractState} type in the vault.
-     *
-     * @param <T>  The underlying {@link ContractState} type.
-     * @param type The {@link ContractState} type to find in the vault.
-     * @return Returns a {@link List} of {@link StateAndRef} of unconsumed states of the specified type, or an empty list if no states could be found.
-     */
-    @NotNull
-    @Suspendable
-    <T extends ContractState> List<StateAndRef<T>> findUnconsumedStatesByExactType(@NotNull Class<T> type);
-
     /**
      * Finds unconsumed states of the specified {@link ContractState} type in the vault.
      * <p>