diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.cc b/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.cc
index 4561431797..ed5f6af920 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.cc
@@ -3939,29 +3939,6 @@ bool FieldDescriptor::has_optional_keyword() const {
                               is_optional() && !containing_oneof());
 }
 
-FieldDescriptor::CppStringType FieldDescriptor::cpp_string_type() const {
-  ABSL_DCHECK(cpp_type() == FieldDescriptor::CPPTYPE_STRING);
-  switch (features().GetExtension(pb::cpp).string_type()) {
-    case pb::CppFeatures::VIEW:
-      return CppStringType::kView;
-    case pb::CppFeatures::CORD:
-      // In open-source, protobuf CORD is only supported for singular bytes
-      // fields.
-      if (type() != FieldDescriptor::TYPE_BYTES || is_repeated() ||
-          is_extension()) {
-        return CppStringType::kString;
-      }
-      return CppStringType::kCord;
-    case pb::CppFeatures::STRING:
-      return CppStringType::kString;
-    default:
-      // If features haven't been resolved, this is a dynamic build not for C++
-      // codegen.  Just use string type.
-      ABSL_DCHECK(!features().GetExtension(pb::cpp).has_string_type());
-      return CppStringType::kString;
-  }
-}
-
 // Location methods ===============================================
 
 bool FileDescriptor::GetSourceLocation(const std::vector<int>& path,
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.h b/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.h
index 08a3d5c510..28db34d95e 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.h
@@ -875,10 +875,6 @@ class PROTOBUF_EXPORT FieldDescriptor : private internal::SymbolBase,
   const char* cpp_type_name() const;  // Name of the C++ type.
   Label label() const;                // optional/required/repeated
 
-#ifndef SWIG
-  CppStringType cpp_string_type() const;  // The C++ string type of this field.
-#endif
-
   bool is_required() const;  // shorthand for label() == LABEL_REQUIRED
   bool is_optional() const;  // shorthand for label() == LABEL_OPTIONAL
   bool is_repeated() const;  // shorthand for label() == LABEL_REPEATED
@@ -2936,21 +2932,22 @@ PROTOBUF_EXPORT bool HasPreservingUnknownEnumSemantics(
 
 PROTOBUF_EXPORT bool HasHasbit(const FieldDescriptor* field);
 
-#ifndef SWIG
 // For a string field, returns the effective ctype.  If the actual ctype is
 // not supported, returns the default of STRING.
 template <typename FieldDesc = FieldDescriptor,
           typename FieldOpts = FieldOptions>
 typename FieldOpts::CType EffectiveStringCType(const FieldDesc* field) {
-  // TODO Replace this function with FieldDescriptor::string_type;
-  switch (field->cpp_string_type()) {
-    case FieldDescriptor::CppStringType::kCord:
-      return FieldOpts::CORD;
-    default:
-      return FieldOpts::STRING;
+  ABSL_DCHECK(field->cpp_type() == FieldDescriptor::CPPTYPE_STRING);
+  // Open-source protobuf release only supports STRING ctype and CORD for
+  // sinuglar bytes.
+  if (field->type() == FieldDescriptor::TYPE_BYTES && !field->is_repeated() &&
+      field->options().ctype() == FieldOpts::CORD && !field->is_extension()) {
+    return FieldOpts::CORD;
   }
+  return FieldOpts::STRING;
 }
 
+#ifndef SWIG
 enum class Utf8CheckMode : uint8_t {
   kStrict = 0,  // Parsing will fail if non UTF-8 data is in string fields.
   kVerify = 1,  // Only log an error but parsing will succeed.
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/descriptor_lite.h b/src/google/protobuf/descriptor_lite.h
index e1a90b7fa6..db5805affe 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/descriptor_lite.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/descriptor_lite.h
@@ -78,17 +78,6 @@ class FieldDescriptorLite {
     MAX_LABEL = 3,  // Constant useful for defining lookup tables
                     // indexed by Label.
   };
-
-  // Identifies the storage type of a C++ string field.  This corresponds to
-  // pb.CppFeatures.StringType, but is compatible with ctype prior to Edition
-  // 2024.  0 is reserved for errors.
-#ifndef SWIG
-  enum class CppStringType {
-    kView = 1,
-    kCord = 2,
-    kString = 3,
-  };
-#endif
 };
 
 }  // namespace internal
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/descriptor_unittest.cc b/src/google/protobuf/descriptor_unittest.cc
index f4d3137099..0c13b3a2b4 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/descriptor_unittest.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/descriptor_unittest.cc
@@ -7594,9 +7594,6 @@ TEST_F(FeaturesTest, Proto2Features) {
   EXPECT_TRUE(message->FindFieldByName("req")->is_required());
   EXPECT_TRUE(file->enum_type(0)->is_closed());
 
-  EXPECT_EQ(message->FindFieldByName("str")->cpp_string_type(),
-            FieldDescriptor::CppStringType::kString);
-
   // Check round-trip consistency.
   FileDescriptorProto proto;
   file->CopyTo(&proto);
@@ -9713,73 +9710,6 @@ TEST_F(FeaturesTest, EnumFeatureHelpers) {
   EXPECT_FALSE(HasPreservingUnknownEnumSemantics(field_legacy_closed));
 }
 
-TEST_F(FeaturesTest, FieldCppStringType) {
-  BuildDescriptorMessagesInTestPool();
-  const std::string file_contents = absl::Substitute(
-      R"pb(
-        name: "foo.proto"
-        syntax: "editions"
-        edition: EDITION_2024
-        message_type {
-          name: "Foo"
-          field {
-            name: "view"
-            number: 1
-            label: LABEL_OPTIONAL
-            type: TYPE_STRING
-          }
-          field {
-            name: "str"
-            number: 2
-            label: LABEL_OPTIONAL
-            type: TYPE_STRING
-            options {
-              features {
-                [pb.cpp] { string_type: STRING }
-              }
-            }
-          }
-          field {
-            name: "cord"
-            number: 3
-            label: LABEL_OPTIONAL
-            type: TYPE_STRING
-            options {
-              features {
-                [pb.cpp] { string_type: CORD }
-              }
-            }
-          }
-          field {
-            name: "cord_bytes"
-            number: 4
-            label: LABEL_OPTIONAL
-            type: TYPE_BYTES
-            options {
-              features {
-                [pb.cpp] { string_type: CORD }
-              }
-            }
-          } $0
-        }
-      )pb",
-      ""
-  );
-  const FileDescriptor* file = BuildFile(file_contents);
-  const Descriptor* message = file->message_type(0);
-  const FieldDescriptor* view = message->field(0);
-  const FieldDescriptor* str = message->field(1);
-  const FieldDescriptor* cord = message->field(2);
-  const FieldDescriptor* cord_bytes = message->field(3);
-
-  EXPECT_EQ(view->cpp_string_type(), FieldDescriptor::CppStringType::kView);
-  EXPECT_EQ(str->cpp_string_type(), FieldDescriptor::CppStringType::kString);
-  EXPECT_EQ(cord_bytes->cpp_string_type(),
-            FieldDescriptor::CppStringType::kCord);
-  EXPECT_EQ(cord->cpp_string_type(), FieldDescriptor::CppStringType::kString);
-
-}
-
 TEST_F(FeaturesTest, MergeFeatureValidationFailed) {
   BuildDescriptorMessagesInTestPool();
   BuildFileInTestPool(pb::TestFeatures::descriptor()->file());