diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/MavenPluginManager.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/MavenPluginManager.java
index 06389c2633c9..f2f25bca4e19 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/MavenPluginManager.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/MavenPluginManager.java
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ MojoDescriptor getMojoDescriptor(
      * @deprecated Use {@link #checkPrerequisites(PluginDescriptor)} instead.
      */
     @Deprecated
-    void checkRequiredMavenVersion(PluginDescriptor pluginDescriptor) throws PluginIncompatibleException;
+    default void checkRequiredMavenVersion(PluginDescriptor pluginDescriptor) throws PluginIncompatibleException {
+        checkPrerequisites(pluginDescriptor);
+    }
 
     /**
      * Verifies that the specified plugin's prerequisites are met.
@@ -82,7 +84,9 @@ MojoDescriptor getMojoDescriptor(
      * @param pluginDescriptor The descriptor of the plugin to check, must not be {@code null}.
      * @since 3.9.12
      */
-    void checkPrerequisites(PluginDescriptor pluginDescriptor) throws PluginIncompatibleException;
+    default void checkPrerequisites(PluginDescriptor pluginDescriptor) throws PluginIncompatibleException {
+        checkRequiredMavenVersion(pluginDescriptor);
+    }
 
     /**
      * Sets up the class realm for the specified plugin. Both the class realm and the plugin artifacts that constitute
diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/internal/DefaultMavenPluginManager.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/internal/DefaultMavenPluginManager.java
index b3ed2123851d..85ae59530db3 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/internal/DefaultMavenPluginManager.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/internal/DefaultMavenPluginManager.java
@@ -309,12 +309,6 @@ public void checkPrerequisites(PluginDescriptor pluginDescriptor) throws PluginI
         }
     }
 
-    @Override
-    @Deprecated
-    public void checkRequiredMavenVersion(PluginDescriptor pluginDescriptor) throws PluginIncompatibleException {
-        checkPrerequisites(pluginDescriptor);
-    }
-
     public void setupPluginRealm(
             PluginDescriptor pluginDescriptor,
             MavenSession session,