diff --git a/libs/x-content/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/xcontent/XContentParser.java b/libs/x-content/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/xcontent/XContentParser.java
index 94172087f1611..82a663bd9dc5d 100644
--- a/libs/x-content/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/xcontent/XContentParser.java
+++ b/libs/x-content/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/xcontent/XContentParser.java
@@ -136,11 +136,9 @@ enum NumberType {
 
     Map<String, String> mapStrings() throws IOException;
 
-    Map<String, String> mapStringsOrdered() throws IOException;
-
     /**
      * Returns an instance of {@link Map} holding parsed map.
-     * Serves as a replacement for the "map", "mapOrdered", "mapStrings" and "mapStringsOrdered" methods above.
+     * Serves as a replacement for the "map", "mapOrdered" and "mapStrings" methods above.
      *
      * @param mapFactory factory for creating new {@link Map} objects
      * @param mapValueParser parser for parsing a single map value
diff --git a/libs/x-content/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/xcontent/XContentSubParser.java b/libs/x-content/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/xcontent/XContentSubParser.java
index 252bfea7ca9c0..9a8686001e2dc 100644
--- a/libs/x-content/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/xcontent/XContentSubParser.java
+++ b/libs/x-content/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/xcontent/XContentSubParser.java
@@ -108,11 +108,6 @@ public Map<String, String> mapStrings() throws IOException {
         return parser.mapStrings();
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public Map<String, String> mapStringsOrdered() throws IOException {
-        return parser.mapStringsOrdered();
-    }
-
     @Override
     public <T> Map<String, T> map(
             Supplier<Map<String, T>> mapFactory, CheckedFunction<XContentParser, T, IOException> mapValueParser) throws IOException {
diff --git a/libs/x-content/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/xcontent/support/AbstractXContentParser.java b/libs/x-content/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/xcontent/support/AbstractXContentParser.java
index 66c98b93e4a63..264af205e488b 100644
--- a/libs/x-content/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/xcontent/support/AbstractXContentParser.java
+++ b/libs/x-content/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/xcontent/support/AbstractXContentParser.java
@@ -276,11 +276,6 @@ public Map<String, String> mapStrings() throws IOException {
         return readMapStrings(this);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public Map<String, String> mapStringsOrdered() throws IOException {
-        return readOrderedMapStrings(this);
-    }
-
     @Override
     public <T> Map<String, T> map(
             Supplier<Map<String, T>> mapFactory, CheckedFunction<XContentParser, T, IOException> mapValueParser) throws IOException {
@@ -303,8 +298,6 @@ public List<Object> listOrderedMap() throws IOException {
 
     static final Supplier<Map<String, String>> SIMPLE_MAP_STRINGS_FACTORY = HashMap::new;
 
-    static final Supplier<Map<String, String>> ORDERED_MAP_STRINGS_FACTORY = LinkedHashMap::new;
-
     static Map<String, Object> readMap(XContentParser parser) throws IOException {
         return readMap(parser, SIMPLE_MAP_FACTORY);
     }
@@ -314,11 +307,7 @@ static Map<String, Object> readOrderedMap(XContentParser parser) throws IOExcept
     }
 
     static Map<String, String> readMapStrings(XContentParser parser) throws IOException {
-        return readMapStrings(parser, SIMPLE_MAP_STRINGS_FACTORY);
-    }
-
-    static Map<String, String> readOrderedMapStrings(XContentParser parser) throws IOException {
-        return readMapStrings(parser, ORDERED_MAP_STRINGS_FACTORY);
+        return readGenericMap(parser, SIMPLE_MAP_STRINGS_FACTORY, XContentParser::text);
     }
 
     static List<Object> readList(XContentParser parser) throws IOException {
@@ -333,10 +322,6 @@ static Map<String, Object> readMap(XContentParser parser, Supplier<Map<String, O
         return readGenericMap(parser, mapFactory, p -> readValue(p, mapFactory));
     }
 
-    static Map<String, String> readMapStrings(XContentParser parser, Supplier<Map<String, String>> mapFactory) throws IOException {
-        return readGenericMap(parser, mapFactory, XContentParser::text);
-    }
-
     static <T> Map<String, T> readGenericMap(
             XContentParser parser,
             Supplier<Map<String, T>> mapFactory,
diff --git a/libs/x-content/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/common/xcontent/XContentParserTests.java b/libs/x-content/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/common/xcontent/XContentParserTests.java
index 85f2e47ecccea..8493877b14842 100644
--- a/libs/x-content/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/common/xcontent/XContentParserTests.java
+++ b/libs/x-content/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/common/xcontent/XContentParserTests.java
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ private Map<String, String> readMapStrings(String source) throws IOException {
             assertThat(parser.currentName(), equalTo("foo"));
             token = parser.nextToken();
             assertThat(token, equalTo(XContentParser.Token.START_OBJECT));
-            return randomBoolean() ? parser.mapStringsOrdered() : parser.mapStrings();
+            return parser.mapStrings();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/watcher/support/xcontent/WatcherXContentParser.java b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/watcher/support/xcontent/WatcherXContentParser.java
index 1d155a5f0c02d..20b0086c1e4e2 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/watcher/support/xcontent/WatcherXContentParser.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/watcher/support/xcontent/WatcherXContentParser.java
@@ -120,11 +120,6 @@ public Map<String, String> mapStrings() throws IOException {
         return parser.mapStrings();
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public Map<String, String> mapStringsOrdered() throws IOException {
-        return parser.mapStringsOrdered();
-    }
-
     @Override
     public <T> Map<String, T> map(
             Supplier<Map<String, T>> mapFactory, CheckedFunction<XContentParser, T, IOException> mapValueParser) throws IOException {