diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/jvm/src/kotlin/text/StringsJVM.kt b/libraries/stdlib/jvm/src/kotlin/text/StringsJVM.kt
index 7bb6b735f3a..bd05adbd474 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/jvm/src/kotlin/text/StringsJVM.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/jvm/src/kotlin/text/StringsJVM.kt
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import java.nio.charset.Charset
 import java.nio.charset.CodingErrorAction
 import java.util.Locale
 import java.util.regex.Pattern
-import kotlin.internal.LowPriorityInOverloadResolution
 
 
 /**
@@ -285,38 +284,17 @@ public inline fun String.format(vararg args: Any?): String = java.lang.String.fo
 @kotlin.internal.InlineOnly
 public inline fun String.Companion.format(format: String, vararg args: Any?): String = java.lang.String.format(format, *args)
 
-/**
- * Uses this string as a format string and returns a string obtained by substituting the specified arguments,
- * using the specified locale.
- */
-@LowPriorityInOverloadResolution
-@kotlin.internal.InlineOnly
-public inline fun String.format(locale: Locale, vararg args: Any?): String = java.lang.String.format(locale, this, *args)
-
 /**
  * Uses this string as a format string and returns a string obtained by substituting the specified arguments,
  * using the specified locale. If [locale] is `null` then no localization is applied.
  */
-@SinceKotlin("1.4")
-@JvmName("formatNullable")
 @kotlin.internal.InlineOnly
 public inline fun String.format(locale: Locale?, vararg args: Any?): String = java.lang.String.format(locale, this, *args)
 
-/**
- * Uses the provided [format] as a format string and returns a string obtained by substituting the specified arguments,
- * using the specified locale.
- */
-@LowPriorityInOverloadResolution
-@kotlin.internal.InlineOnly
-public inline fun String.Companion.format(locale: Locale, format: String, vararg args: Any?): String =
-    java.lang.String.format(locale, format, *args)
-
 /**
  * Uses the provided [format] as a format string and returns a string obtained by substituting the specified arguments,
  * using the specified locale. If [locale] is `null` then no localization is applied.
  */
-@SinceKotlin("1.4")
-@JvmName("formatNullable")
 @kotlin.internal.InlineOnly
 public inline fun String.Companion.format(locale: Locale?, format: String, vararg args: Any?): String =
     java.lang.String.format(locale, format, *args)