diff --git a/book/src/jsonrpc-api.md b/book/src/jsonrpc-api.md
index a008f52b90..74e24a5884 100644
--- a/book/src/jsonrpc-api.md
+++ b/book/src/jsonrpc-api.md
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ Methods
 * [confirmTransaction](#confirmtransaction)
 * [getAccountInfo](#getaccountinfo)
 * [getBalance](#getbalance)
-* [getConfirmationTime](#getconfirmationTime)
 * [getLastId](#getlastid)
 * [getSignatureStatus](#getsignaturestatus)
 * [getTransactionCount](#gettransactioncount)
@@ -202,25 +201,6 @@ curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1, "m
 {"jsonrpc":"2.0","result":268,"id":1}
 ```
 
----
-### getConfirmationTime
-Returns the current cluster confirmation time in milliseconds
-
-##### Parameters:
-None
-
-##### Results:
-* `integer` - confirmation time in milliseconds, as unsigned 64-bit integer
-
-##### Example:
-```bash
-// Request
-curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1, "method":"getConfirmationTime"}' http://localhost:8899
-
-// Result
-{"jsonrpc":"2.0","result":500,"id":1}
-```
-
 ---
 
 ### requestAirdrop
diff --git a/ci/localnet-sanity.sh b/ci/localnet-sanity.sh
index 6440faed2f..2056be2c3b 100755
--- a/ci/localnet-sanity.sh
+++ b/ci/localnet-sanity.sh
@@ -351,15 +351,6 @@ while [[ $iteration -le $iterations ]]; do
     timeout 60s scripts/wallet-sanity.sh $walletRpcEndpoint
   ) || flag_error_if_no_leader_rotation
 
-  echo "--- RPC API: bootstrap-leader getConfirmationTime ($iteration)"
-  (
-    set -x
-    curl --retry 5 --retry-delay 2 --retry-connrefused \
-      -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-      -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1, "method":"getConfirmationTime"}' \
-      http://localhost:8899
-  ) || flag_error
-
   iteration=$((iteration + 1))
 
   if [[ $restartInterval != never && $((iteration % restartInterval)) -eq 0 ]]; then
diff --git a/src/rpc_request.rs b/src/rpc_request.rs
index 04c2666f1f..b53c2d09a5 100644
--- a/src/rpc_request.rs
+++ b/src/rpc_request.rs
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ pub enum RpcRequest {
     ConfirmTransaction,
     GetAccountInfo,
     GetBalance,
-    GetConfirmationTime,
     GetLastId,
     GetSignatureStatus,
     GetTransactionCount,
@@ -146,7 +145,6 @@ impl RpcRequest {
             RpcRequest::ConfirmTransaction => "confirmTransaction",
             RpcRequest::GetAccountInfo => "getAccountInfo",
             RpcRequest::GetBalance => "getBalance",
-            RpcRequest::GetConfirmationTime => "getConfirmationTime",
             RpcRequest::GetLastId => "getLastId",
             RpcRequest::GetSignatureStatus => "getSignatureStatus",
             RpcRequest::GetTransactionCount => "getTransactionCount",
@@ -215,11 +213,6 @@ mod tests {
         let request = test_request.build_request_json(1, Some(addr));
         assert_eq!(request["method"], "getBalance");
 
-        let test_request = RpcRequest::GetConfirmationTime;
-        let request = test_request.build_request_json(1, None);
-        assert_eq!(request["method"], "getConfirmationTime");
-        assert_eq!(request["params"], json!(null));
-
         let test_request = RpcRequest::GetLastId;
         let request = test_request.build_request_json(1, None);
         assert_eq!(request["method"], "getLastId");