diff --git a/Document/Index/ArticleIndexer.php b/Document/Index/ArticleIndexer.php
index e9940973..fa201bc3 100644
--- a/Document/Index/ArticleIndexer.php
+++ b/Document/Index/ArticleIndexer.php
@@ -429,9 +429,15 @@ public function remove(ArticleDocument $document/*, ?string $locale = null*/): v
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @deprecated
+     * @see ArticleIndexer::replaceWithGhostData
+     */
     public function removeLocale(ArticleDocument $document, string $locale): void
     {
-        $this->remove($document, $locale);
+        @\trigger_error('Calling ArticleIndexer::removeLocale() is deprecated and will be removed in future. Use ArticleIndexer::replaceWithGhostData() instead.', \E_USER_DEPRECATED);
+
+        $this->replaceWithGhostData($document, $locale);
     }
 
     public function replaceWithGhostData(ArticleDocument $document, string $locale): void
diff --git a/Document/Subscriber/ArticleSubscriber.php b/Document/Subscriber/ArticleSubscriber.php
index fcc535f7..1aec28ab 100644
--- a/Document/Subscriber/ArticleSubscriber.php
+++ b/Document/Subscriber/ArticleSubscriber.php
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ public function handleRemoveLocaleLive(RemoveLocaleEvent $event)
             return;
         }
 
-        $this->liveIndexer->removeLocale($document, $event->getLocale());
+        $this->liveIndexer->remove($document, $event->getLocale());
         $this->liveIndexer->flush();
     }