diff --git a/java/code/src/com/redhat/rhn/frontend/xmlrpc/sync/content/ContentSyncHandler.java b/java/code/src/com/redhat/rhn/frontend/xmlrpc/sync/content/ContentSyncHandler.java
index 0ce30ba84567..26e3b550306a 100644
--- a/java/code/src/com/redhat/rhn/frontend/xmlrpc/sync/content/ContentSyncHandler.java
+++ b/java/code/src/com/redhat/rhn/frontend/xmlrpc/sync/content/ContentSyncHandler.java
@@ -85,27 +85,6 @@ public List<MgrSyncChannelDto> listChannels(User loggedInUser) {
         return csm.listChannels();
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @Deprecated
-     * Synchronize channels between the Customer Center and the #product() database.
-     * This method is one step of the whole refresh cycle.
-     *
-     * @param loggedInUser the currently logged in user
-     * @param mirrorUrl optional mirror URL
-     * @return Integer
-     * @throws ContentSyncException in case of an error
-     *
-     * @apidoc.doc (Deprecated) Synchronize channels between the Customer Center
-     *             and the #product() database.
-     * @apidoc.param #session_key()
-     * @apidoc.param #param_desc("string", "mirrorUrl", "Sync from mirror temporarily")
-     * @apidoc.returntype #return_int_success()
-     */
-    public Integer synchronizeChannels(User loggedInUser, String mirrorUrl)
-            throws ContentSyncException {
-        return 1;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Synchronize channel families between the Customer Center
      * and the #product() database.
diff --git a/java/conf/rhn_java.conf b/java/conf/rhn_java.conf
index 23e59320197b..c42d828fdb83 100644
--- a/java/conf/rhn_java.conf
+++ b/java/conf/rhn_java.conf
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ java.customer_service_email =
 java.development_environment = 0
 
 # the version of API
-java.apiversion = 27
+java.apiversion = 28
 
 # lifetime for sandboxes, in days
 java.sandbox_lifetime = 3
diff --git a/java/spacewalk-java.changes.mcalmer.issv3-disable-pages b/java/spacewalk-java.changes.mcalmer.issv3-disable-pages
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3cc9d63da831
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/spacewalk-java.changes.mcalmer.issv3-disable-pages
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Bump API version to 28 while removing deprecated functions