diff --git a/docs/modules/release-notes/pages/0.32.adoc b/docs/modules/release-notes/pages/0.32.adoc
index 45caa83c..699bb4ef 100644
--- a/docs/modules/release-notes/pages/0.32.adoc
+++ b/docs/modules/release-notes/pages/0.32.adoc
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ XXX
 
 Things to watch out for when upgrading.
 
+=== Removed Java APIs
+
+The following APIs have been removed without replacement.
+
+* `org.pkl.config.java.Config#makeConfig` (pr:https://github.com/apple/pkl/pull/1531[])
+
 .XXX
 [%collapsible]
 ====
diff --git a/pkl-config-java/src/main/java/org/pkl/config/java/Config.java b/pkl-config-java/src/main/java/org/pkl/config/java/Config.java
index 77552733..090d52db 100644
--- a/pkl-config-java/src/main/java/org/pkl/config/java/Config.java
+++ b/pkl-config-java/src/main/java/org/pkl/config/java/Config.java
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@
  */
 package org.pkl.config.java;
 
+import static org.pkl.config.java.ConfigUtils.makeConfig;
+
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.lang.reflect.Type;
-import java.util.Map;
 import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.pkl.config.java.mapper.ConversionException;
 import org.pkl.config.java.mapper.ValueMapper;
-import org.pkl.core.Composite;
 import org.pkl.core.Evaluator;
 import org.pkl.core.PklBinaryDecoder;
 
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import org.pkl.core.PklBinaryDecoder;
  * using {@link #get(String)}. To consume the node's composite or scalar value, convert the value to
  * the desired Java type, using one of the provided {@link #as} methods.
  */
+@SuppressWarnings("unused")
 public interface Config {
   /**
    * The dot-separated name of this node. For example, the node reached using {@code
@@ -110,14 +111,4 @@ public interface Config {
   static Config fromPklBinary(InputStream inputStream) {
     return fromPklBinary(inputStream, ValueMapper.preconfigured());
   }
-
-  static Config makeConfig(Object decoded, ValueMapper mapper) {
-    if (decoded instanceof Composite composite) {
-      return new CompositeConfig("", mapper, composite);
-    }
-    if (decoded instanceof Map<?, ?> map) {
-      return new MapConfig("", mapper, map);
-    }
-    return new LeafConfig("", mapper, decoded);
-  }
 }
diff --git a/pkl-config-java/src/main/java/org/pkl/config/java/ConfigEvaluatorImpl.java b/pkl-config-java/src/main/java/org/pkl/config/java/ConfigEvaluatorImpl.java
index 937c0d56..41c40677 100644
--- a/pkl-config-java/src/main/java/org/pkl/config/java/ConfigEvaluatorImpl.java
+++ b/pkl-config-java/src/main/java/org/pkl/config/java/ConfigEvaluatorImpl.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright © 2024-2025 Apple Inc. and the Pkl project authors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright © 2024-2026 Apple Inc. and the Pkl project authors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
  */
 package org.pkl.config.java;
 
+import static org.pkl.config.java.ConfigUtils.makeConfig;
+
 import org.pkl.config.java.mapper.ValueMapper;
 import org.pkl.core.Evaluator;
 import org.pkl.core.ModuleSource;
@@ -37,13 +39,13 @@ final class ConfigEvaluatorImpl implements ConfigEvaluator {
   @Override
   public Config evaluateOutputValue(ModuleSource moduleSource) {
     var value = evaluator.evaluateOutputValue(moduleSource);
-    return Config.makeConfig(value, mapper);
+    return makeConfig(value, mapper);
   }
 
   @Override
   public Config evaluateExpression(ModuleSource moduleSource, String expression) {
     var value = evaluator.evaluateExpression(moduleSource, expression);
-    return Config.makeConfig(value, mapper);
+    return makeConfig(value, mapper);
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/pkl-config-java/src/main/java/org/pkl/config/java/ConfigUtils.java b/pkl-config-java/src/main/java/org/pkl/config/java/ConfigUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6c911018
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkl-config-java/src/main/java/org/pkl/config/java/ConfigUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. and the Pkl project authors. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.pkl.config.java;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+import org.pkl.config.java.mapper.ValueMapper;
+import org.pkl.core.Composite;
+
+class ConfigUtils {
+  private ConfigUtils() {}
+
+  static Config makeConfig(Object decoded, ValueMapper mapper) {
+    if (decoded instanceof Composite composite) {
+      return new CompositeConfig("", mapper, composite);
+    }
+    if (decoded instanceof Map<?, ?> map) {
+      return new MapConfig("", mapper, map);
+    }
+    return new LeafConfig("", mapper, decoded);
+  }
+}