diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4c74b0dd448cb2..02de0a60ff4c93 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -55925,7 +55925,6 @@
 				"@wordpress/escape-html": "file:../escape-html",
 				"@wordpress/i18n": "file:../i18n",
 				"@wordpress/keycodes": "file:../keycodes",
-				"@wordpress/private-apis": "file:../private-apis",
 				"memize": "^2.1.0",
 				"rememo": "^4.0.2"
 			},
@@ -70474,7 +70473,6 @@
 				"@wordpress/escape-html": "file:../escape-html",
 				"@wordpress/i18n": "file:../i18n",
 				"@wordpress/keycodes": "file:../keycodes",
-				"@wordpress/private-apis": "file:../private-apis",
 				"memize": "^2.1.0",
 				"rememo": "^4.0.2"
 			}
diff --git a/packages/private-apis/src/implementation.js b/packages/private-apis/src/implementation.js
index de109e06a8da31..619478cf76386d 100644
--- a/packages/private-apis/src/implementation.js
+++ b/packages/private-apis/src/implementation.js
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ const CORE_MODULES_USING_PRIVATE_APIS = [
 	'@wordpress/format-library',
 	'@wordpress/patterns',
 	'@wordpress/reusable-blocks',
-	'@wordpress/rich-text',
 	'@wordpress/router',
 	'@wordpress/dataviews',
 ];
diff --git a/packages/rich-text/README.md b/packages/rich-text/README.md
index 89d4ae5be946fa..90fd15e1c905c5 100644
--- a/packages/rich-text/README.md
+++ b/packages/rich-text/README.md
@@ -299,10 +299,6 @@ _Returns_
 
 -   `RichTextValue`: A new combined value.
 
-### privateApis
-
-Private @wordpress/rich-text APIs.
-
 ### registerFormatType
 
 Registers a new format provided a unique name and an object defining its behavior.
diff --git a/packages/rich-text/package.json b/packages/rich-text/package.json
index 9f7c152ea6e172..645beb47bfa2a6 100644
--- a/packages/rich-text/package.json
+++ b/packages/rich-text/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 		"@wordpress/escape-html": "file:../escape-html",
 		"@wordpress/i18n": "file:../i18n",
 		"@wordpress/keycodes": "file:../keycodes",
-		"@wordpress/private-apis": "file:../private-apis",
 		"memize": "^2.1.0",
 		"rememo": "^4.0.2"
 	},
diff --git a/packages/rich-text/src/component/use-anchor.js b/packages/rich-text/src/component/use-anchor.js
index 8cfdedb6d1474f..ce571858a9b99f 100644
--- a/packages/rich-text/src/component/use-anchor.js
+++ b/packages/rich-text/src/component/use-anchor.js
@@ -86,6 +86,18 @@ function createVirtualAnchorElement( range, editableContentElement ) {
 	};
 }
 
+/**
+ * Get the anchor: a format element if there is a matching one based on the
+ * tagName and className or a range otherwise.
+ *
+ * @param {HTMLElement} editableContentElement The editable wrapper.
+ * @param {string}      tagName                The tag name of the format
+ *                                             element.
+ * @param {string}      className              The class name of the format
+ *                                             element.
+ *
+ * @return {HTMLElement|VirtualAnchorElement|undefined} The anchor.
+ */
 function getAnchor( editableContentElement, tagName, className ) {
 	if ( ! editableContentElement ) return;
 
@@ -112,7 +124,19 @@ function getAnchor( editableContentElement, tagName, className ) {
 	return createVirtualAnchorElement( range, editableContentElement );
 }
 
-function useAnchorBase( { editableContentElement, settings = {} } ) {
+/**
+ * This hook, to be used in a format type's Edit component, returns the active
+ * element that is formatted, or a virtual element for the selection range if
+ * no format is active. The returned value is meant to be used for positioning
+ * UI, e.g. by passing it to the `Popover` component via the `anchor` prop.
+ *
+ * @param {Object}           $1                        Named parameters.
+ * @param {HTMLElement|null} $1.editableContentElement The element containing
+ *                                                     the editable content.
+ * @param {WPFormat=}        $1.settings               The format type's settings.
+ * @return {Element|VirtualAnchorElement|undefined|null} The active element or selection range.
+ */
+export function useAnchor( { editableContentElement, settings = {} } ) {
 	const { tagName, className } = settings;
 	const [ anchor, setAnchor ] = useState( () =>
 		getAnchor( editableContentElement, tagName, className )
@@ -150,33 +174,6 @@ function useAnchorBase( { editableContentElement, settings = {} } ) {
 		};
 	}, [ editableContentElement, tagName, className, callback ] );
 
-	return {
-		anchor,
-		update: callback,
-	};
-}
-
-/**
- * This hook, to be used in a format type's Edit component, returns the active
- * element that is formatted, or a virtual element for the selection range if
- * no format is active. The returned value is meant to be used for positioning
- * UI, e.g. by passing it to the `Popover` component via the `anchor` prop.
- *
- * @param {Object}           $1                        Named parameters.
- * @param {HTMLElement|null} $1.editableContentElement The element containing
- *                                                     the editable content.
- * @param {WPFormat=}        $1.settings               The format type's settings.
- * @return {Element|VirtualAnchorElement|undefined|null} The active element or selection range.
- */
-export function useAnchor( { editableContentElement, settings = {} } ) {
-	const { anchor } = useAnchorBase( { editableContentElement, settings } );
-
+	anchor.update = callback;
 	return anchor;
 }
-
-export function useAnchorWithUpdate( {
-	editableContentElement,
-	settings = {},
-} ) {
-	return useAnchorBase( { editableContentElement, settings } );
-}
diff --git a/packages/rich-text/src/index.ts b/packages/rich-text/src/index.ts
index 57f8bad762628b..f82317d81573d0 100644
--- a/packages/rich-text/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/rich-text/src/index.ts
@@ -36,5 +36,3 @@ export {
  * documentation for more information.
  */
 export type { RichTextValue } from './types';
-
-export { privateApis } from './private-apis';
diff --git a/packages/rich-text/src/lock-unlock.js b/packages/rich-text/src/lock-unlock.js
deleted file mode 100644
index fa8c56b7d3ff64..00000000000000
--- a/packages/rich-text/src/lock-unlock.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * WordPress dependencies
- */
-import { __dangerousOptInToUnstableAPIsOnlyForCoreModules } from '@wordpress/private-apis';
-
-export const { lock, unlock } =
-	__dangerousOptInToUnstableAPIsOnlyForCoreModules(
-		'I know using unstable features means my theme or plugin will inevitably break in the next version of WordPress.',
-		'@wordpress/rich-text'
-	);
diff --git a/packages/rich-text/src/private-apis.js b/packages/rich-text/src/private-apis.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 01bb0653a5697f..00000000000000
--- a/packages/rich-text/src/private-apis.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Internal dependencies
- */
-import { useAnchorWithUpdate } from './component/use-anchor';
-import { lock } from './lock-unlock';
-
-/**
- * Private @wordpress/rich-text APIs.
- */
-export const privateApis = {};
-lock( privateApis, {
-	useAnchorWithUpdate,
-} );