diff --git a/xarray/namedarray/daskmanager.py b/xarray/namedarray/daskmanager.py
index df8681ec290..c2b0ed6f72b 100644
--- a/xarray/namedarray/daskmanager.py
+++ b/xarray/namedarray/daskmanager.py
@@ -41,25 +41,6 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
     def is_chunked_array(self, data: duckarray[Any, Any]) -> bool:
         return is_duck_dask_array(data)
 
-    def normalize_chunks(
-        self,
-        chunks: T_Chunks | _NormalizedChunks,
-        shape: tuple[int, ...] | None = None,
-        limit: int | None = None,
-        dtype: _DType_co | None = None,
-        previous_chunks: _NormalizedChunks | None = None,
-    ) -> Any:
-        """Called by open_dataset"""
-        from dask.array.core import normalize_chunks
-
-        return normalize_chunks(
-            chunks,
-            shape=shape,
-            limit=limit,
-            dtype=dtype,
-            previous_chunks=previous_chunks,
-        )  # type: ignore[no-untyped-call]
-
     def from_array(
         self, data: Any, chunks: T_Chunks | _NormalizedChunks, **kwargs: Any
     ) -> DaskArray | Any:
diff --git a/xarray/namedarray/parallelcompat.py b/xarray/namedarray/parallelcompat.py
index c84813e2001..1451ddf7c5c 100644
--- a/xarray/namedarray/parallelcompat.py
+++ b/xarray/namedarray/parallelcompat.py
@@ -21,10 +21,8 @@
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from xarray.namedarray._typing import (
         _Chunks,
-        _DType,
         _DType_co,
         _NormalizedChunks,
-        _ShapeType,
         duckarray,
     )
 
@@ -218,43 +216,6 @@ def is_chunked_array(self, data: duckarray[Any, Any]) -> bool:
         """
         return isinstance(data, self.array_cls)
 
-    @abstractmethod
-    def normalize_chunks(
-        self,
-        chunks: _Chunks | _NormalizedChunks,
-        shape: _ShapeType | None = None,
-        limit: int | None = None,
-        dtype: _DType | None = None,
-        previous_chunks: _NormalizedChunks | None = None,
-    ) -> _NormalizedChunks:
-        """
-        Normalize given chunking pattern into an explicit tuple of tuples representation.
-
-        Exposed primarily because different chunking backends may want to make different decisions about how to
-        automatically chunk along dimensions not given explicitly in the input chunks.
-
-        Called internally by xarray.open_dataset.
-
-        Parameters
-        ----------
-        chunks : tuple, int, dict, or string
-            The chunks to be normalized.
-        shape : Tuple[int]
-            The shape of the array
-        limit : int (optional)
-            The maximum block size to target in bytes,
-            if freedom is given to choose
-        dtype : np.dtype
-        previous_chunks : Tuple[Tuple[int]], optional
-            Chunks from a previous array that we should use for inspiration when
-            rechunking dimensions automatically.
-
-        See Also
-        --------
-        dask.array.core.normalize_chunks
-        """
-        raise NotImplementedError()
-
     @abstractmethod
     def from_array(
         self, data: duckarray[Any, Any], chunks: _Chunks, **kwargs: Any
diff --git a/xarray/tests/test_parallelcompat.py b/xarray/tests/test_parallelcompat.py
index a9d85bee862..57a9eae8730 100644
--- a/xarray/tests/test_parallelcompat.py
+++ b/xarray/tests/test_parallelcompat.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import numpy as np
 import pytest
 
-from xarray.core.types import T_Chunks, T_DuckArray, T_NormalizedChunks
+from xarray.core.types import T_DuckArray, T_NormalizedChunks
 from xarray.namedarray._typing import _Chunks
 from xarray.namedarray.core import NamedArray
 from xarray.namedarray.daskmanager import DaskManager
@@ -79,18 +79,6 @@ def __init__(self):
     def is_chunked_array(self, data: Any) -> bool:
         return isinstance(data, DummyChunkedArray)
 
-    def normalize_chunks(
-        self,
-        chunks: T_Chunks | T_NormalizedChunks,
-        shape: tuple[int, ...] | None = None,
-        limit: int | None = None,
-        dtype: np.dtype | None = None,
-        previous_chunks: T_NormalizedChunks | None = None,
-    ) -> T_NormalizedChunks:
-        from dask.array.core import normalize_chunks
-
-        return normalize_chunks(chunks, shape, limit, dtype, previous_chunks)
-
     def from_array(
         self, data: T_DuckArray | np.typing.ArrayLike, chunks: _Chunks, **kwargs
     ) -> DummyChunkedArray: