diff --git a/ktlint-api-consumer/src/main/kotlin/LintError.kt b/ktlint-api-consumer/src/main/kotlin/LintError.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 178de37a79..0000000000
--- a/ktlint-api-consumer/src/main/kotlin/LintError.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-import java.io.Serializable
-
-/**
- * Lint error.
- *
- * @param line line number (one-based)
- * @param col column number (one-based)
- * @param ruleId rule id (prepended with "<ruleSetId>:" in case of non-standard ruleset)
- * @param detail error message
- */
-public data class LintError(
-    val line: Int,
-    val col: Int,
-    val ruleId: String,
-    val detail: String,
-) : Serializable {
-    // fixme:
-    // not included in equals/hashCode for backward-compatibility with ktlint < 0.25.0
-    // subject to change in 1.0.0
-    var canBeAutoCorrected: Boolean = false
-        private set
-
-    public constructor(
-        line: Int,
-        col: Int,
-        ruleId: String,
-        detail: String,
-        canBeAutoCorrected: Boolean,
-    ) : this(line, col, ruleId, detail) {
-        this.canBeAutoCorrected = canBeAutoCorrected
-    }
-}