diff --git a/doc/classes/EditorProperty.xml b/doc/classes/EditorProperty.xml
index 6e3557af17a..9c0c2555c87 100644
--- a/doc/classes/EditorProperty.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/EditorProperty.xml
@@ -38,12 +38,6 @@
 				Gets the edited property. If your editor is for a single property (added via [method EditorInspectorPlugin.parse_property]), then this will return the property.
 			</description>
 		</method>
-		<method name="get_tooltip_text" qualifiers="const">
-			<return type="String" />
-			<description>
-				Must be implemented to provide a custom tooltip to the property editor.
-			</description>
-		</method>
 		<method name="set_bottom_editor">
 			<return type="void" />
 			<argument index="0" name="editor" type="Control" />
diff --git a/editor/editor_inspector.cpp b/editor/editor_inspector.cpp
index 179ac61fccb..c0257cbfcc4 100644
--- a/editor/editor_inspector.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_inspector.cpp
@@ -699,7 +699,6 @@ void EditorProperty::_update_pin_flags() {
 }
 
 Control *EditorProperty::make_custom_tooltip(const String &p_text) const {
-	tooltip_text = p_text;
 	EditorHelpBit *help_bit = memnew(EditorHelpBit);
 	help_bit->add_style_override("panel", get_stylebox("panel", "TooltipPanel"));
 	help_bit->get_rich_text()->set_fixed_size_to_width(360 * EDSCALE);
@@ -721,10 +720,6 @@ Control *EditorProperty::make_custom_tooltip(const String &p_text) const {
 	return help_bit;
 }
 
-String EditorProperty::get_tooltip_text() const {
-	return tooltip_text;
-}
-
 void EditorProperty::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_label", "text"), &EditorProperty::set_label);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_label"), &EditorProperty::get_label);
@@ -752,8 +747,6 @@ void EditorProperty::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("_unhandled_key_input"), &EditorProperty::_unhandled_key_input);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("_focusable_focused"), &EditorProperty::_focusable_focused);
 
-	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_tooltip_text"), &EditorProperty::get_tooltip_text);
-
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("add_focusable", "control"), &EditorProperty::add_focusable);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_bottom_editor", "editor"), &EditorProperty::set_bottom_editor);
 
@@ -979,7 +972,6 @@ void EditorInspectorCategory::_notification(int p_what) {
 }
 
 Control *EditorInspectorCategory::make_custom_tooltip(const String &p_text) const {
-	tooltip_text = p_text;
 	EditorHelpBit *help_bit = memnew(EditorHelpBit);
 	help_bit->add_style_override("panel", get_stylebox("panel", "TooltipPanel"));
 	help_bit->get_rich_text()->set_fixed_size_to_width(360 * EDSCALE);
@@ -1015,14 +1007,6 @@ Size2 EditorInspectorCategory::get_minimum_size() const {
 	return ms;
 }
 
-void EditorInspectorCategory::_bind_methods() {
-	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_tooltip_text"), &EditorInspectorCategory::get_tooltip_text);
-}
-
-String EditorInspectorCategory::get_tooltip_text() const {
-	return tooltip_text;
-}
-
 EditorInspectorCategory::EditorInspectorCategory() {
 }
 
diff --git a/editor/editor_inspector.h b/editor/editor_inspector.h
index 5f4e39622ff..dd16ac941a8 100644
--- a/editor/editor_inspector.h
+++ b/editor/editor_inspector.h
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ private:
 	Control *bottom_editor;
 	PopupMenu *menu;
 
-	mutable String tooltip_text;
-
 	void _update_pin_flags();
 
 protected:
@@ -175,8 +173,6 @@ public:
 	void set_object_and_property(Object *p_object, const StringName &p_property);
 	virtual Control *make_custom_tooltip(const String &p_text) const;
 
-	String get_tooltip_text() const;
-
 	void set_draw_top_bg(bool p_draw) { draw_top_bg = p_draw; }
 
 	bool can_revert_to_default() const { return can_revert; }
@@ -218,18 +214,14 @@ class EditorInspectorCategory : public Control {
 	Ref<Texture> icon;
 	String label;
 	Color bg_color;
-	mutable String tooltip_text;
 
 protected:
 	void _notification(int p_what);
-	static void _bind_methods();
 
 public:
 	virtual Size2 get_minimum_size() const;
 	virtual Control *make_custom_tooltip(const String &p_text) const;
 
-	String get_tooltip_text() const;
-
 	EditorInspectorCategory();
 };
 
diff --git a/scene/main/viewport.cpp b/scene/main/viewport.cpp
index ae329e1e9cf..c791d837e89 100644
--- a/scene/main/viewport.cpp
+++ b/scene/main/viewport.cpp
@@ -2236,8 +2236,6 @@ void Viewport::_gui_input_event(Ref<InputEvent> p_event) {
 						if (tooltip == gui.tooltip_label->get_text()) {
 							is_tooltip_shown = true;
 						}
-					} else if (tooltip == String(gui.tooltip_popup->call("get_tooltip_text"))) {
-						is_tooltip_shown = true;
 					}
 				} else {
 					_gui_cancel_tooltip();