diff --git a/cli/koji_cli/commands.py b/cli/koji_cli/commands.py
index a0d4ba03..c1f84ea3 100644
--- a/cli/koji_cli/commands.py
+++ b/cli/koji_cli/commands.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
 import koji
 from koji.util import to_list, base64encode
 from koji_cli.lib import _, activate_session, parse_arches, \
-        _unique_path, _running_in_bg, _progress_callback, watch_tasks, \
+        _running_in_bg, _progress_callback, watch_tasks, \
         arg_filter, linked_upload, list_task_output_all_volumes, \
         print_task_headers, print_task_recurse, download_file, watch_logs, \
         error, warn, greetings, _list_tasks, unique_path
diff --git a/cli/koji_cli/lib.py b/cli/koji_cli/lib.py
index 5d779542..5c62be14 100644
--- a/cli/koji_cli/lib.py
+++ b/cli/koji_cli/lib.py
@@ -412,12 +412,6 @@ def unique_path(prefix):
                       ''.join([random.choice(string.ascii_letters) for i in range(8)]))
 
 
-def _unique_path(prefix):
-    koji.util.deprecated('_unique_path is deprecated, use unique_path instead.'
-                         ' See: https://pagure.io/koji/issue/975')
-    return unique_path(prefix)
-
-
 def _format_size(size):
     if (size / 1073741824 >= 1):
         return "%0.2f GiB" % (size / 1073741824.0)