diff --git a/framework/web/User.php b/framework/web/User.php
index 086b3c5dc63..5f80fc8bcd4 100644
--- a/framework/web/User.php
+++ b/framework/web/User.php
@@ -788,20 +788,6 @@ public function checkRedirectAcceptable()
         return false;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Returns auth manager associated with the user component.
-     *
-     * By default this is the `authManager` application component.
-     * You may override this method to return a different auth manager instance if needed.
-     * @return \yii\rbac\ManagerInterface
-     * @since 2.0.6
-     * @deprecated since version 2.0.9, to be removed in 2.1. Use [[getAccessChecker()]] instead.
-     */
-    protected function getAuthManager()
-    {
-        return Yii::$app->getAuthManager();
-    }
-
     /**
      * Returns the access checker used for checking access.
      * @return CheckAccessInterface
@@ -809,6 +795,6 @@ protected function getAuthManager()
      */
     protected function getAccessChecker()
     {
-        return $this->accessChecker !== null ? $this->accessChecker : $this->getAuthManager();
+        return $this->accessChecker !== null ? $this->accessChecker : Yii::$app->getAuthManager();
     }
 }