diff --git a/sonar-project.properties b/sonar-project.properties
index 4f82af0c641..0a770a9bafb 100644
--- a/sonar-project.properties
+++ b/sonar-project.properties
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ sonar.test.exclusions=\
 
 sonar.typescript.tsconfigPath=tsconfig.json
 
-sonar.issue.ignore.multicriteria=S1640,S3437,S4502,S4684,S4032,S5778,S1133,S119,UndocumentedApi,S5976,S2068,S117,S5738,S2083,S6206,S6564,S4649,S7027,S7091
+sonar.issue.ignore.multicriteria=S1640,S3437,S4502,S4684,S4032,S5778,S1133,S119,UndocumentedApi,S5976,S2068,S117,S2083,S6206,S6564,S4649,S7027,S7091
 
 # Rule: Replace map by enum map
 sonar.issue.ignore.multicriteria.S1640.resourceKey=src/main/java/**/*
@@ -84,10 +84,6 @@ sonar.issue.ignore.multicriteria.S2068.ruleKey=java:S2068
 sonar.issue.ignore.multicriteria.S117.resourceKey=src/main/java/**/*
 sonar.issue.ignore.multicriteria.S117.ruleKey=java:S117
 
-# Rule: avoid calling deprecated methods
-sonar.issue.ignore.multicriteria.S5738.resourceKey=src/**/java/**/*
-sonar.issue.ignore.multicriteria.S5738.ruleKey=java:S5738
-
 # Rule: Allow writing to user controlled paths
 sonar.issue.ignore.multicriteria.S2083.resourceKey=src/main/java/**/*
 sonar.issue.ignore.multicriteria.S2083.ruleKey=javasecurity:S2083
diff --git a/src/main/java/tech/jhipster/lite/module/domain/packagejson/JHipsterModulePackageJson.java b/src/main/java/tech/jhipster/lite/module/domain/packagejson/JHipsterModulePackageJson.java
index c326253607e..1e090c18f27 100644
--- a/src/main/java/tech/jhipster/lite/module/domain/packagejson/JHipsterModulePackageJson.java
+++ b/src/main/java/tech/jhipster/lite/module/domain/packagejson/JHipsterModulePackageJson.java
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package tech.jhipster.lite.module.domain.packagejson;
 
 import java.util.*;
-import java.util.stream.Stream;
 import tech.jhipster.lite.module.domain.JHipsterModule.JHipsterModuleBuilder;
 import tech.jhipster.lite.module.domain.npm.NpmVersionSourceFactory;
 import tech.jhipster.lite.shared.error.domain.Assert;
@@ -195,23 +194,6 @@ public JHipsterModulePackageJsonBuilder removeDevDependency(PackageName packageN
       return this;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Add a type to the {@code package.json}.
-     *
-     * @param moduleFormat the moduleFormat
-     * @return the builder itself
-     * @deprecated Use {@link #type(NodeModuleFormat)} instead
-     */
-    @Deprecated(forRemoval = true, since = "1.17.0")
-    public JHipsterModulePackageJsonBuilder addType(String moduleFormat) {
-      nodeModuleFormat = Stream.of(NodeModuleFormat.values())
-        .filter(enumValue -> enumValue.name().equalsIgnoreCase(moduleFormat))
-        .findFirst()
-        .orElseThrow();
-
-      return this;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Defines the module format ("type") in the {@code package.json}.
      *
diff --git a/src/test/java/tech/jhipster/lite/module/infrastructure/secondary/FileSystemPackageJsonHandlerTest.java b/src/test/java/tech/jhipster/lite/module/infrastructure/secondary/FileSystemPackageJsonHandlerTest.java
index 529fa76a132..8fc1f4d5d4c 100644
--- a/src/test/java/tech/jhipster/lite/module/infrastructure/secondary/FileSystemPackageJsonHandlerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/tech/jhipster/lite/module/infrastructure/secondary/FileSystemPackageJsonHandlerTest.java
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ void shouldReplaceExistingType() {
     void deprecatedApiShouldWork() {
       JHipsterProjectFolder folder = projectWithPackageJson("src/test/resources/projects/empty-node/package.json");
 
-      packageJson.handle(Indentation.DEFAULT, folder, packageJson(p -> p.addType("module")), emptyModuleContext());
+      packageJson.handle(Indentation.DEFAULT, folder, packageJson(p -> p.type(MODULE)), emptyModuleContext());
 
       assertPackageJsonContent(
         folder,