diff --git a/core/object/script_language.h b/core/object/script_language.h
index 9b2612a332..aef6f6046d 100644
--- a/core/object/script_language.h
+++ b/core/object/script_language.h
@@ -273,7 +273,6 @@ public:
 	virtual bool is_using_templates() { return false; }
 	virtual bool validate(const String &p_script, const String &p_path = "", List<String> *r_functions = nullptr, List<ScriptError> *r_errors = nullptr, List<Warning> *r_warnings = nullptr, HashSet<int> *r_safe_lines = nullptr) const = 0;
 	virtual String validate_path(const String &p_path) const { return ""; }
-	virtual Script *create_script() const = 0;
 	virtual bool supports_builtin_mode() const = 0;
 	virtual bool supports_documentation() const { return false; }
 	virtual bool can_inherit_from_file() const { return false; }
diff --git a/core/object/script_language_extension.h b/core/object/script_language_extension.h
index b74261e92c..e10c666b82 100644
--- a/core/object/script_language_extension.h
+++ b/core/object/script_language_extension.h
@@ -361,13 +361,8 @@ public:
 	}
 
 	EXBIND1RC(String, validate_path, const String &)
-	GDVIRTUAL0RC_REQUIRED(Object *, _create_script)
-	Script *create_script() const override {
-		Object *ret = nullptr;
-		GDVIRTUAL_CALL(_create_script, ret);
-		return Object::cast_to<Script>(ret);
-	}
 #ifndef DISABLE_DEPRECATED
+	GDVIRTUAL0RC(Object *, _create_script)
 	GDVIRTUAL0RC(bool, _has_named_classes)
 #endif
 	EXBIND0RC(bool, supports_builtin_mode)
diff --git a/doc/classes/ScriptLanguageExtension.xml b/doc/classes/ScriptLanguageExtension.xml
index 74aea17a36..78f2ef7a6c 100644
--- a/doc/classes/ScriptLanguageExtension.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/ScriptLanguageExtension.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 			<description>
 			</description>
 		</method>
-		<method name="_create_script" qualifiers="virtual required const">
+		<method name="_create_script" qualifiers="virtual const" deprecated="This method is not called by the engine.">
 			<return type="Object" />
 			<description>
 			</description>
diff --git a/modules/gdscript/gdscript.h b/modules/gdscript/gdscript.h
index 3af83ba8ad..390c95aaef 100644
--- a/modules/gdscript/gdscript.h
+++ b/modules/gdscript/gdscript.h
@@ -608,7 +608,6 @@ public:
 	virtual Ref<Script> make_template(const String &p_template, const String &p_class_name, const String &p_base_class_name) const override;
 	virtual Vector<ScriptTemplate> get_built_in_templates(const StringName &p_object) override;
 	virtual bool validate(const String &p_script, const String &p_path = "", List<String> *r_functions = nullptr, List<ScriptLanguage::ScriptError> *r_errors = nullptr, List<ScriptLanguage::Warning> *r_warnings = nullptr, HashSet<int> *r_safe_lines = nullptr) const override;
-	virtual Script *create_script() const override;
 	virtual bool supports_builtin_mode() const override;
 	virtual bool supports_documentation() const override;
 	virtual bool can_inherit_from_file() const override { return true; }
diff --git a/modules/gdscript/gdscript_editor.cpp b/modules/gdscript/gdscript_editor.cpp
index ad8e8afb3c..e4467513e6 100644
--- a/modules/gdscript/gdscript_editor.cpp
+++ b/modules/gdscript/gdscript_editor.cpp
@@ -246,10 +246,6 @@ int GDScriptLanguage::find_function(const String &p_function, const String &p_co
 	return -1;
 }
 
-Script *GDScriptLanguage::create_script() const {
-	return memnew(GDScript);
-}
-
 /* DEBUGGER FUNCTIONS */
 
 thread_local int GDScriptLanguage::_debug_parse_err_line = -1;
diff --git a/modules/mono/csharp_script.cpp b/modules/mono/csharp_script.cpp
index 242f95268b..1db2a7c7c0 100644
--- a/modules/mono/csharp_script.cpp
+++ b/modules/mono/csharp_script.cpp
@@ -400,10 +400,6 @@ String CSharpLanguage::validate_path(const String &p_path) const {
 	return "";
 }
 
-Script *CSharpLanguage::create_script() const {
-	return memnew(CSharpScript);
-}
-
 bool CSharpLanguage::supports_builtin_mode() const {
 	return false;
 }
diff --git a/modules/mono/csharp_script.h b/modules/mono/csharp_script.h
index 5909c8d8bb..84e351da08 100644
--- a/modules/mono/csharp_script.h
+++ b/modules/mono/csharp_script.h
@@ -518,7 +518,6 @@ public:
 		return true;
 	}
 	String validate_path(const String &p_path) const override;
-	Script *create_script() const override;
 	bool supports_builtin_mode() const override;
 	/* TODO? */ int find_function(const String &p_function, const String &p_code) const override {
 		return -1;