diff --git a/include/CLI/Option.hpp b/include/CLI/Option.hpp
index 14d10bbe3..3fb8fabda 100644
--- a/include/CLI/Option.hpp
+++ b/include/CLI/Option.hpp
@@ -313,26 +313,6 @@ class Option : public OptionBase<Option> {
         return needs(opt1, args...);
     }
 
-#ifndef CLI11_CPP20
-    /// Sets required options \deprecated
-    CLI11_DEPRECATED("Use needs instead of requires (eventual keyword clash)")
-    Option *requires(Option *opt) { return needs(opt); }
-
-    /// Can find a string if needed \deprecated
-    template <typename T = App> Option *requires(std::string opt_name) {
-        for(const Option_p &opt : dynamic_cast<T *>(parent_)->options_)
-            if(opt.get() != this && opt->check_name(opt_name))
-                return needs(opt.get());
-        throw IncorrectConstruction::MissingOption(opt_name);
-    }
-
-    /// Any number supported, any mix of string and Opt \deprecated
-    template <typename A, typename B, typename... ARG> Option *requires(A opt, B opt1, ARG... args) {
-        requires(opt);
-        return requires(opt1, args...);
-    }
-#endif
-
     /// Sets excluded options
     Option *excludes(Option *opt) {
         excludes_.insert(opt);
diff --git a/tests/AppTest.cpp b/tests/AppTest.cpp
index 5b1e0d925..c7edee3f3 100644
--- a/tests/AppTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/AppTest.cpp
@@ -1234,43 +1234,6 @@ TEST_F(TApp, NeedsMixedFlags) {
     run();
 }
 
-#ifndef CLI11_CPP20
-
-TEST_F(TApp, RequiresMixedFlags) {
-    CLI::Option *opt1 = app.add_flag("--opt1");
-    app.add_flag("--opt2");
-    app.add_flag("--opt3");
-    app.add_flag("--optall")->requires(opt1, "--opt2", "--opt3");
-
-    run();
-
-    app.reset();
-    args = {"--opt1"};
-    run();
-
-    app.reset();
-    args = {"--opt2"};
-    run();
-
-    app.reset();
-    args = {"--optall"};
-    EXPECT_THROW(run(), CLI::RequiresError);
-
-    app.reset();
-    args = {"--optall", "--opt1"};
-    EXPECT_THROW(run(), CLI::RequiresError);
-
-    app.reset();
-    args = {"--optall", "--opt2", "--opt1"};
-    EXPECT_THROW(run(), CLI::RequiresError);
-
-    app.reset();
-    args = {"--optall", "--opt1", "--opt2", "--opt3"};
-    run();
-}
-
-#endif
-
 TEST_F(TApp, NeedsChainedFlags) {
     CLI::Option *opt1 = app.add_flag("--opt1");
     CLI::Option *opt2 = app.add_flag("--opt2")->needs(opt1);
diff --git a/tests/CreationTest.cpp b/tests/CreationTest.cpp
index 2d6e55fbb..f7ddb62d1 100644
--- a/tests/CreationTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/CreationTest.cpp
@@ -168,13 +168,6 @@ TEST_F(TApp, IncorrectConstructionNeedsCannotFind) {
     EXPECT_THROW(cat->needs("--nothing"), CLI::IncorrectConstruction);
 }
 
-#ifndef CLI11_CPP20
-TEST_F(TApp, IncorrectConstructionRequiresCannotFind) {
-    auto cat = app.add_flag("--cat");
-    EXPECT_THROW(cat->requires("--nothing"), CLI::IncorrectConstruction);
-}
-#endif
-
 TEST_F(TApp, IncorrectConstructionExcludesCannotFind) {
     auto cat = app.add_flag("--cat");
     EXPECT_THROW(cat->excludes("--nothing"), CLI::IncorrectConstruction);