diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/ListUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/ListUtils.java
index fd50c05267..04744234ac 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/ListUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/ListUtils.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Objects;
-import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.apache.commons.collections4.bag.HashBag;
 import org.apache.commons.collections4.functors.DefaultEquator;
@@ -174,38 +173,6 @@ public static <E> List<E> fixedSizeList(final List<E> list) {
         return FixedSizeList.fixedSizeList(list);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Finds and returns a list of duplicate elements in the given list.
-     * <p>
-     * This method uses two sets: one for tracking seen elements and one for
-     * collecting duplicates. It iterates through the list once and collects
-     * duplicates in a result list.
-     * </p>
-     *
-     * @param <E> the type of elements in the list
-     * @param list the list to check for duplicates, must not be null
-     * @return a list of duplicate elements, or an empty list if no duplicates are found
-     * @throws NullPointerException if the list is null
-     * @since 4.5.0-M3
-     */
-    public static <E> List<E> findDuplicates(final List<E> list) {
-        Objects.requireNonNull(list, "The input list must not be null.");
-
-        Set<E> seen = new HashSet<>();
-        Set<E> duplicates = new HashSet<>();
-        List<E> result = new ArrayList<>();
-
-        for (E element : list) {
-            if (!seen.add(element)) {
-                if (duplicates.add(element)) {
-                    result.add(element);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        return result;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Gets the first element of a list.
      * <p>
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/IterableUtilsTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/IterableUtilsTest.java
index b2b394bbeb..6af4da29e7 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/IterableUtilsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/IterableUtilsTest.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.apache.commons.collections4.bag.HashBag;
@@ -300,6 +301,92 @@ public void testDuplicatSetAllSameInDeque() {
         assertEquals(new HashSet<>(Arrays.asList(5)), IterableUtils.duplicateSet(input));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testDuplicateListMixedElementTypes() {
+        final List<Object> input = Arrays.asList(1, "a", 2, "a", 3, "b", "b");
+        final List<Object> expected = Arrays.asList("a", "b");
+        assertEquals(expected, IterableUtils.duplicateList(input));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testDuplicateListNestedCollections() {
+        final List<List<Integer>> input = Arrays.asList(
+            Arrays.asList(1, 2, 3),
+            Arrays.asList(1, 2, 3),
+            Arrays.asList(4, 5, 6),
+            Arrays.asList(4, 5, 6)
+        );
+        final List<List<Integer>> expected = Arrays.asList(
+            Arrays.asList(1, 2, 3),
+            Arrays.asList(4, 5, 6)
+        );
+        assertEquals(expected, IterableUtils.duplicateList(input));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testDuplicateListCustomObjects() {
+        class Person {
+            String name;
+            int age;
+
+            Person(String name, int age) {
+                this.name = name;
+                this.age = age;
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public boolean equals(Object o) {
+                if (this == o) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+                if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+                Person person = (Person) o;
+                return age == person.age && name.equals(person.name);
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public int hashCode() {
+                return Objects.hash(name, age);
+            }
+        }
+
+        final List<Person> input = Arrays.asList(
+            new Person("Linus", 30),
+            new Person("Torvalds", 25),
+            new Person("Linus", 30),
+            new Person("Tim", 35),
+            new Person("Torvalds", 25)
+        );
+        final List<Person> expected = Arrays.asList(
+            new Person("Linus", 30),
+            new Person("Torvalds", 25)
+        );
+        assertEquals(expected, IterableUtils.duplicateList(input));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testDuplicateListLargeScaleData() {
+        final List<Integer> input = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (int i = 0; i < 1000; i++) {
+            input.add(i % 100);
+        }
+        final List<Integer> expected = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
+            expected.add(i);
+        }
+        final List<Integer> actual = IterableUtils.duplicateList(input);
+        assertEquals(expected, actual);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testDuplicateListImmutableCollections() {
+        final List<Integer> input = Collections.unmodifiableList(Arrays.asList(1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 4));
+        final List<Integer> expected = Arrays.asList(1, 2);
+        assertEquals(expected, IterableUtils.duplicateList(input));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testFind() {
         Predicate<Number> testPredicate = equalPredicate(4);
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/ListUtilsTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/ListUtilsTest.java
index 3403f06dc9..70c0b3426b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/ListUtilsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/ListUtilsTest.java
@@ -103,49 +103,6 @@ public void testEquals() {
         assertFalse(ListUtils.isEqualList(list1, list2));
     }
 
-    @Test
-    public void testFindDuplicatesWithDuplicates() {
-        List<Integer> input = Arrays.asList(1, 2, 3, 2, 4, 5, 3);
-        List<Integer> expected = Arrays.asList(2, 3);
-        List<Integer> actual = ListUtils.findDuplicates(input);
-        assertEquals(expected, actual, "The list should contain only the duplicate elements.");
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testFindDuplicatesNoDuplicates() {
-        List<Integer> input = Arrays.asList(1, 2, 3, 4, 5);
-        assertTrue(ListUtils.findDuplicates(input).isEmpty(), "The list should be empty as the input list has no duplicates.");
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testFindDuplicatesEmptyList() {
-        List<Integer> input = Arrays.asList();
-        assertTrue(ListUtils.findDuplicates(input).isEmpty(), "The list should be empty as the input list is empty.");
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testFindDuplicatesSingleElement() {
-        List<Integer> input = Arrays.asList(1);
-        assertTrue(ListUtils.findDuplicates(input).isEmpty(), "The list should be empty as there is only one element.");
-    }
-
-
-    @Test
-    public void testFindDuplicatesMultipleDuplicates() {
-        List<Integer> input = Arrays.asList(1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4);
-        List<Integer> expected = Arrays.asList(1, 2, 3, 4);
-        List<Integer> actual = ListUtils.findDuplicates(input);
-        assertEquals(expected, actual, "The list should contain all duplicate elements.");
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testFindDuplicatesAllSameElements() {
-        List<Integer> input = Arrays.asList(5, 5, 5, 5);
-        List<Integer> expected = Arrays.asList(5);
-        List<Integer> actual = ListUtils.findDuplicates(input);
-        assertEquals(expected, actual, "The list should contain the single element as all elements are the same.");
-    }
-
     @Test
     public void testGetFirst() {
         assertEquals(a, ListUtils.getFirst(fullList));