diff --git a/AK/String.cpp b/AK/String.cpp
index 0d979a8f6c..518e1f2dc9 100644
--- a/AK/String.cpp
+++ b/AK/String.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #include <AK/Memory.h>
 #include <AK/StdLibExtras.h>
 #include <AK/String.h>
-#include <AK/StringBuilder.h>
 #include <AK/StringView.h>
 #include <AK/Vector.h>
 
@@ -232,16 +231,6 @@ template Optional<u16> String::to_uint() const;
 template Optional<u32> String::to_uint() const;
 template Optional<u64> String::to_uint() const;
 
-String String::format(const char* fmt, ...)
-{
-    StringBuilder builder;
-    va_list ap;
-    va_start(ap, fmt);
-    builder.appendvf(fmt, ap);
-    va_end(ap);
-    return builder.to_string();
-}
-
 bool String::starts_with(const StringView& str, CaseSensitivity case_sensitivity) const
 {
     return StringUtils::starts_with(*this, str, case_sensitivity);
diff --git a/AK/String.h b/AK/String.h
index 3c9b3feb01..a26edaecda 100644
--- a/AK/String.h
+++ b/AK/String.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ namespace AK {
 //
 //     s = String("some literal");
 //
-//     s = String::format("%d little piggies", m_piggies);
+//     s = String::formatted("{} little piggies", m_piggies);
 //
 //     StringBuilder builder;
 //     builder.append("abc");
@@ -265,8 +265,6 @@ public:
         return String((const char*)buffer.data(), buffer.size(), should_chomp);
     }
 
-    [[nodiscard]] static String format(const char*, ...) __attribute__((format(printf, 1, 2)));
-
     [[nodiscard]] static String vformatted(StringView fmtstr, TypeErasedFormatParams);
 
     template<typename... Parameters>