diff --git a/BREAKING_CHANGES.md b/BREAKING_CHANGES.md
index 532583c80fb977..ab0269011c0d6c 100644
--- a/BREAKING_CHANGES.md
+++ b/BREAKING_CHANGES.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Breaking Changes
 
+## 0.0.245
+
+### Ruff's public `check` method was removed ([#2709](https://github.com/charliermarsh/ruff/pull/2709))
+
+Previously, Ruff exposed a `check` method as a public Rust API. This method was used by few,
+if any clients, and was not well documented or supported. As such, it has been removed, with
+the intention of adding a stable public API in the future.
+
 ## 0.0.238
 
 ### `select`, `extend-select`, `ignore`, and `extend-ignore` have new semantics ([#2312](https://github.com/charliermarsh/ruff/pull/2312))
diff --git a/crates/ruff/src/lib.rs b/crates/ruff/src/lib.rs
index 75c30a207d9e24..8a84e0616dcab1 100644
--- a/crates/ruff/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff/src/lib.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
 //!
 //! [Ruff]: https://github.com/charliermarsh/ruff
 
+use cfg_if::cfg_if;
+pub use rule_selector::RuleSelector;
+pub use rules::pycodestyle::rules::IOError;
+pub use violation::{AutofixKind, Availability as AutofixAvailability};
+
 mod assert_yaml_snapshot;
 mod ast;
 mod autofix;
@@ -34,20 +39,12 @@ mod vendor;
 mod violation;
 mod visibility;
 
-use cfg_if::cfg_if;
-pub use rule_selector::RuleSelector;
-pub use rules::pycodestyle::rules::IOError;
-pub use violation::{AutofixKind, Availability as AutofixAvailability};
-
 cfg_if! {
-    if #[cfg(not(target_family = "wasm"))] {
-        pub mod packaging;
-
-        mod lib_native;
-        pub use lib_native::check;
-    } else {
+    if #[cfg(target_family = "wasm")] {
         mod lib_wasm;
         pub use lib_wasm::check;
+    } else {
+        pub mod packaging;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/ruff/src/lib_native.rs b/crates/ruff/src/lib_native.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 128c6f948b86ea..00000000000000
--- a/crates/ruff/src/lib_native.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-use std::path::Path;
-
-use anyhow::Result;
-use path_absolutize::path_dedot;
-use rustpython_parser::lexer::LexResult;
-
-use crate::linter::check_path;
-use crate::registry::Diagnostic;
-use crate::resolver::Relativity;
-use crate::rustpython_helpers::tokenize;
-use crate::settings::configuration::Configuration;
-use crate::settings::{flags, pyproject, Settings};
-use crate::source_code::{Indexer, Locator, Stylist};
-use crate::{directives, packaging, resolver};
-
-/// Load the relevant `Settings` for a given `Path`.
-fn resolve(path: &Path) -> Result<Settings> {
-    if let Some(pyproject) = pyproject::find_settings_toml(path)? {
-        // First priority: `pyproject.toml` in the current `Path`.
-        Ok(resolver::resolve_settings(&pyproject, &Relativity::Parent)?.lib)
-    } else if let Some(pyproject) = pyproject::find_user_settings_toml() {
-        // Second priority: user-specific `pyproject.toml`.
-        Ok(resolver::resolve_settings(&pyproject, &Relativity::Cwd)?.lib)
-    } else {
-        // Fallback: default settings.
-        Settings::from_configuration(Configuration::default(), &path_dedot::CWD)
-    }
-}
-
-/// Run Ruff over Python source code directly.
-pub fn check(path: &Path, contents: &str, autofix: bool) -> Result<Vec<Diagnostic>> {
-    // Load the relevant `Settings` for the given `Path`.
-    let settings = resolve(path)?;
-
-    // Tokenize once.
-    let tokens: Vec<LexResult> = tokenize(contents);
-
-    // Map row and column locations to byte slices (lazily).
-    let locator = Locator::new(contents);
-
-    // Detect the current code style (lazily).
-    let stylist = Stylist::from_contents(contents, &locator);
-
-    // Extra indices from the code.
-    let indexer: Indexer = tokens.as_slice().into();
-
-    // Extract the `# noqa` and `# isort: skip` directives from the source.
-    let directives =
-        directives::extract_directives(&tokens, directives::Flags::from_settings(&settings));
-
-    // Generate diagnostics.
-    let result = check_path(
-        path,
-        packaging::detect_package_root(path, &settings.namespace_packages),
-        contents,
-        tokens,
-        &locator,
-        &stylist,
-        &indexer,
-        &directives,
-        &settings,
-        autofix.into(),
-        flags::Noqa::Enabled,
-    );
-
-    Ok(result.data)
-}