diff --git a/sycl/pi_win_proxy_loader/pi_win_proxy_loader.cpp b/sycl/pi_win_proxy_loader/pi_win_proxy_loader.cpp
index f7561b719bd56..2376ee638c4d2 100644
--- a/sycl/pi_win_proxy_loader/pi_win_proxy_loader.cpp
+++ b/sycl/pi_win_proxy_loader/pi_win_proxy_loader.cpp
@@ -194,10 +194,6 @@ __declspec(dllexport) void *getPreloadedPlugin(
   return match->second;
 }
 
-__declspec(dllexport) void *getPreloadedPlugin(const std::string &PluginPath) {
-  return getPreloadedPlugin(std::filesystem::path(PluginPath));
-}
-
 BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HINSTANCE hinstDLL, // handle to DLL module
                     DWORD fdwReason,    // reason for calling function
                     LPVOID lpReserved)  // reserved
diff --git a/sycl/pi_win_proxy_loader/pi_win_proxy_loader.hpp b/sycl/pi_win_proxy_loader/pi_win_proxy_loader.hpp
index 0c60d03e72433..e1ab2b69611c7 100644
--- a/sycl/pi_win_proxy_loader/pi_win_proxy_loader.hpp
+++ b/sycl/pi_win_proxy_loader/pi_win_proxy_loader.hpp
@@ -14,6 +14,4 @@
 
 __declspec(dllexport) void *getPreloadedPlugin(
     const std::filesystem::path &PluginPath);
-// TODO: Remove this version during ABI breakage window
-__declspec(dllexport) void *getPreloadedPlugin(const std::string &PluginPath);
 #endif