diff --git a/UPGRADE.md b/UPGRADE.md
index ea4b0f23760..6252cce4b28 100644
--- a/UPGRADE.md
+++ b/UPGRADE.md
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
  * Removed `Table::addUnnamedForeignKeyConstraint()` and `Table::addNamedForeignKeyConstraint()`.
  * Removed `Table::renameColumn()`.
  * Removed `SQLParserUtils::getPlaceholderPositions()`.
+ * Removed `AbstractSchemaManager::getFilterSchemaAssetsExpression()`, `Configuration::getFilterSchemaAssetsExpression()`
+   and `Configuration::getFilterSchemaAssetsExpression()`.
  * `SQLParserUtils::*_TOKEN` constants made private.
 
 ## BC BREAK `AbstractSchemaManager::extractDoctrineTypeFromComment()` changed, `::removeDoctrineTypeFromComment()` removed
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Configuration.php b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Configuration.php
index 7cbca89a26a..9fe9382b89f 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Configuration.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Configuration.php
@@ -85,18 +85,6 @@ public function setFilterSchemaAssetsExpression($filterExpression)
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Returns filter schema assets expression.
-     *
-     * @deprecated Use Configuration::getSchemaAssetsFilter() instead
-     *
-     * @return string|null
-     */
-    public function getFilterSchemaAssetsExpression()
-    {
-        return $this->_attributes['filterSchemaAssetsExpression'] ?? null;
-    }
-
     /**
      * @param string $filterExpression
      */
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Schema/AbstractSchemaManager.php b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Schema/AbstractSchemaManager.php
index d3e38a3d161..44929e79f83 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Schema/AbstractSchemaManager.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/DBAL/Schema/AbstractSchemaManager.php
@@ -233,16 +233,6 @@ protected function filterAssetNames($assetNames)
         return array_values(array_filter($assetNames, $filter));
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @deprecated Use Configuration::getSchemaAssetsFilter() instead
-     *
-     * @return string|null
-     */
-    protected function getFilterSchemaAssetsExpression()
-    {
-        return $this->_conn->getConfiguration()->getFilterSchemaAssetsExpression();
-    }
-
     /**
      * Lists the tables for this connection.
      *
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Functional/Schema/PostgreSqlSchemaManagerTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Functional/Schema/PostgreSqlSchemaManagerTest.php
index 21900371795..df130ca1caf 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Functional/Schema/PostgreSqlSchemaManagerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Functional/Schema/PostgreSqlSchemaManagerTest.php
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 use function array_map;
 use function array_pop;
 use function count;
+use function preg_match;
 use function strtolower;
 
 class PostgreSqlSchemaManagerTest extends SchemaManagerFunctionalTestCase
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ protected function tearDown() : void
             return;
         }
 
-        $this->connection->getConfiguration()->setFilterSchemaAssetsExpression(null);
+        $this->connection->getConfiguration()->setSchemaAssetsFilter(null);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -214,11 +215,15 @@ public function testFilterSchemaExpression()
         $column    = $testTable->addColumn('id', 'integer');
         $this->schemaManager->createTable($testTable);
 
-        $this->connection->getConfiguration()->setFilterSchemaAssetsExpression('#^dbal204_#');
+        $this->connection->getConfiguration()->setSchemaAssetsFilter(static function (string $name) : bool {
+            return preg_match('#^dbal204_#', $name) === 1;
+        });
         $names = $this->schemaManager->listTableNames();
         self::assertCount(2, $names);
 
-        $this->connection->getConfiguration()->setFilterSchemaAssetsExpression('#^dbal204_test#');
+        $this->connection->getConfiguration()->setSchemaAssetsFilter(static function (string $name) : bool {
+            return preg_match('#^dbal204_test#', $name) === 1;
+        });
         $names = $this->schemaManager->listTableNames();
         self::assertCount(1, $names);
     }
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Schema/DB2SchemaManagerTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Schema/DB2SchemaManagerTest.php
index a653430697e..96591d843d2 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Schema/DB2SchemaManagerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/DBAL/Schema/DB2SchemaManagerTest.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 use PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\MockObject;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 use function in_array;
+use function preg_match;
 
 /**
  * @covers \Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\DB2SchemaManager
@@ -52,7 +53,9 @@ protected function setUp() : void
      */
     public function testListTableNamesFiltersAssetNamesCorrectly()
     {
-        $this->conn->getConfiguration()->setFilterSchemaAssetsExpression('/^(?!T_)/');
+        $this->conn->getConfiguration()->setSchemaAssetsFilter(static function (string $name) : bool {
+            return preg_match('/^(?!T_)/', $name) === 1;
+        });
         $this->conn->expects($this->once())->method('fetchAll')->will($this->returnValue([
             ['name' => 'FOO'],
             ['name' => 'T_FOO'],
@@ -69,37 +72,6 @@ public function testListTableNamesFiltersAssetNamesCorrectly()
         );
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @return void
-     *
-     * @group DBAL-2701
-     */
-    public function testAssetFilteringSetsACallable()
-    {
-        $filterExpression = '/^(?!T_)/';
-        $this->conn->getConfiguration()->setFilterSchemaAssetsExpression($filterExpression);
-        $this->conn->expects($this->once())->method('fetchAll')->will($this->returnValue([
-            ['name' => 'FOO'],
-            ['name' => 'T_FOO'],
-            ['name' => 'BAR'],
-            ['name' => 'T_BAR'],
-        ]));
-
-        self::assertSame(
-            [
-                'FOO',
-                'BAR',
-            ],
-            $this->manager->listTableNames()
-        );
-
-        $callable = $this->conn->getConfiguration()->getSchemaAssetsFilter();
-        self::assertIsCallable($callable);
-
-        // BC check: Test that regexp expression is still preserved & accessible.
-        $this->assertEquals($filterExpression, $this->conn->getConfiguration()->getFilterSchemaAssetsExpression());
-    }
-
     /**
      * @return void
      */
@@ -124,85 +96,5 @@ public function testListTableNamesFiltersAssetNamesCorrectlyWithCallable()
             ],
             $this->manager->listTableNames()
         );
-
-        $this->assertNull($this->conn->getConfiguration()->getFilterSchemaAssetsExpression());
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @return void
-     */
-    public function testSettingNullExpressionWillResetCallable()
-    {
-        $accepted = ['T_FOO', 'T_BAR'];
-        $this->conn->getConfiguration()->setSchemaAssetsFilter(static function ($assetName) use ($accepted) {
-            return in_array($assetName, $accepted);
-        });
-
-        $this->conn->expects($this->atLeastOnce())->method('fetchAll')->will($this->returnValue([
-            ['name' => 'FOO'],
-            ['name' => 'T_FOO'],
-            ['name' => 'BAR'],
-            ['name' => 'T_BAR'],
-        ]));
-
-        self::assertSame(
-            [
-                'T_FOO',
-                'T_BAR',
-            ],
-            $this->manager->listTableNames()
-        );
-
-        $this->conn->getConfiguration()->setFilterSchemaAssetsExpression(null);
-
-        self::assertSame(
-            [
-                'FOO',
-                'T_FOO',
-                'BAR',
-                'T_BAR',
-            ],
-            $this->manager->listTableNames()
-        );
-
-        $this->assertNull($this->conn->getConfiguration()->getSchemaAssetsFilter());
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @return void
-     */
-    public function testSettingNullAsCallableClearsExpression()
-    {
-        $filterExpression = '/^(?!T_)/';
-        $this->conn->getConfiguration()->setFilterSchemaAssetsExpression($filterExpression);
-
-        $this->conn->expects($this->exactly(2))->method('fetchAll')->will($this->returnValue([
-            ['name' => 'FOO'],
-            ['name' => 'T_FOO'],
-            ['name' => 'BAR'],
-            ['name' => 'T_BAR'],
-        ]));
-
-        self::assertSame(
-            [
-                'FOO',
-                'BAR',
-            ],
-            $this->manager->listTableNames()
-        );
-
-        $this->conn->getConfiguration()->setSchemaAssetsFilter(null);
-
-        self::assertSame(
-            [
-                'FOO',
-                'T_FOO',
-                'BAR',
-                'T_BAR',
-            ],
-            $this->manager->listTableNames()
-        );
-
-        $this->assertNull($this->conn->getConfiguration()->getFilterSchemaAssetsExpression());
     }
 }