diff --git a/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/pkg/builditem/CompiledJavaVersionBuildItem.java b/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/pkg/builditem/CompiledJavaVersionBuildItem.java
index ee2ab28b42d4d..33d544f1fadd4 100644
--- a/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/pkg/builditem/CompiledJavaVersionBuildItem.java
+++ b/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/pkg/builditem/CompiledJavaVersionBuildItem.java
@@ -24,10 +24,13 @@ public JavaVersion getJavaVersion() {
 
     public interface JavaVersion {
 
+        @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
         Status isExactlyJava11();
 
+        @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
         Status isJava11OrHigher();
 
+        @Deprecated(forRemoval = true)
         Status isJava17OrHigher();
 
         Status isJava21OrHigher();
diff --git a/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/pkg/steps/AppCDSBuildStep.java b/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/pkg/steps/AppCDSBuildStep.java
index c9ca54d8d6262..87267e781a429 100644
--- a/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/pkg/steps/AppCDSBuildStep.java
+++ b/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/pkg/steps/AppCDSBuildStep.java
@@ -75,28 +75,10 @@ public void build(Optional<AppCDSRequestedBuildItem> appCDsRequested,
             }
         }
 
-        boolean useArchiveClassesAtExit = compiledJavaVersion.getJavaVersion()
-                .isJava17OrHigher() == CompiledJavaVersionBuildItem.JavaVersion.Status.TRUE;
-
-        Path classesListPath = null;
-        if (!useArchiveClassesAtExit) {
-            classesListPath = createClassesList(jarResult, outputTarget, javaBinPath, containerImage,
-                    appCDsRequested.get().getAppCDSDir(), packageConfig.isFastJar());
-            if (classesListPath == null) {
-                return;
-            }
-            log.debugf("'%s' successfully created.", CLASSES_LIST_FILE_NAME);
-        }
-
         Path appCDSPath;
         log.info("Launching AppCDS creation process.");
-        if (useArchiveClassesAtExit) {
-            appCDSPath = createAppCDSFromExit(jarResult, outputTarget, javaBinPath, containerImage,
-                    packageConfig.isFastJar());
-        } else {
-            appCDSPath = createAppCDSFromClassesList(jarResult, outputTarget, javaBinPath, containerImage, classesListPath,
-                    packageConfig.isFastJar());
-        }
+        appCDSPath = createAppCDSFromExit(jarResult, outputTarget, javaBinPath, containerImage,
+                packageConfig.isFastJar());
 
         if (appCDSPath == null) {
             log.warn("Unable to create AppCDS.");
diff --git a/extensions/container-image/container-image-docker/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/container/image/docker/deployment/DockerProcessor.java b/extensions/container-image/container-image-docker/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/container/image/docker/deployment/DockerProcessor.java
index 959b6b2618ee9..bc8ca177fa232 100644
--- a/extensions/container-image/container-image-docker/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/container/image/docker/deployment/DockerProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/container-image/container-image-docker/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/container/image/docker/deployment/DockerProcessor.java
@@ -87,8 +87,7 @@ public void dockerBuildFromJar(DockerConfig dockerConfig,
         Optional<DockerFileBaseInformationProvider.DockerFileBaseInformation> dockerFileBaseInformation = dockerFileBaseInformationProvider
                 .determine(dockerfilePaths.getDockerfilePath());
 
-        if ((compiledJavaVersion.getJavaVersion().isJava17OrHigher() == CompiledJavaVersionBuildItem.JavaVersion.Status.TRUE)
-                && dockerFileBaseInformation.isPresent() && (dockerFileBaseInformation.get().getJavaVersion() < 17)) {
+        if (dockerFileBaseInformation.isPresent() && (dockerFileBaseInformation.get().getJavaVersion() < 17)) {
             throw new IllegalStateException(
                     String.format(
                             "The project is built with Java 17 or higher, but the selected Dockerfile (%s) is using a lower Java version in the base image (%s). Please ensure you are using the proper base image in the Dockerfile.",