diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cask/config.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cask/config.rb
index 30a5c521cb207..a091d84a6de5b 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cask/config.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cask/config.rb
@@ -188,23 +188,6 @@ def merge(other)
       self.class.new(explicit: other.explicit.merge(explicit))
     end
 
-    # Get explicit configuration as a string.
-    #
-    # @api internal
-    #
-    # TODO: This is only used by `homebrew/bundle`, so move it there.
-    sig { returns(String) }
-    def explicit_s
-      explicit.map do |key, value|
-        # inverse of #env - converts :languages config key back to --language flag
-        if key == :languages
-          key = "language"
-          value = T.cast(explicit.fetch(:languages, []), T::Array[String]).join(",")
-        end
-        "#{key}: \"#{value.to_s.sub(/^#{Dir.home}/, "~")}\""
-      end.join(", ")
-    end
-
     sig { params(options: T.untyped).returns(String) }
     def to_json(*options)
       {
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/cask/config_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/cask/config_spec.rb
index bf7ba9b15820e..732b0fa2f5a7b 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/cask/config_spec.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/cask/config_spec.rb
@@ -71,10 +71,6 @@
     it "returns array of preferred languages" do
       expect(config.explicit[:languages]).to eq(["zh-TW", "en"])
     end
-
-    it "returns string of explicit config keys and values" do
-      expect(config.explicit_s).to eq('appdir: "/explicit/path/to/apps", language: "zh-TW,en"')
-    end
   end
 
   context "when installing a cask and then adding a global default dir" do