diff --git a/customfield/field/select/classes/data_controller.php b/customfield/field/select/classes/data_controller.php
index 682441e6f56..73116b72eb0 100644
--- a/customfield/field/select/classes/data_controller.php
+++ b/customfield/field/select/classes/data_controller.php
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
 
 namespace customfield_select;
 
-use core_customfield\api;
-
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die;
 
 /**
@@ -53,8 +51,7 @@ class data_controller extends \core_customfield\data_controller {
     public function get_default_value() {
         $defaultvalue = $this->get_field()->get_configdata_property('defaultvalue');
         if ('' . $defaultvalue !== '') {
-            $options = field_controller::get_options_array($this->get_field());
-            $key = array_search($defaultvalue, $options);
+            $key = array_search($defaultvalue, $this->get_field()->get_options());
             if ($key !== false) {
                 return $key;
             }
@@ -70,7 +67,7 @@ class data_controller extends \core_customfield\data_controller {
     public function instance_form_definition(\MoodleQuickForm $mform) {
         $field = $this->get_field();
         $config = $field->get('configdata');
-        $options = field_controller::get_options_array($field);
+        $options = $field->get_options();
         $formattedoptions = array();
         $context = $this->get_field()->get_handler()->get_configuration_context();
         foreach ($options as $key => $option) {
@@ -120,7 +117,7 @@ class data_controller extends \core_customfield\data_controller {
             return null;
         }
 
-        $options = field_controller::get_options_array($this->get_field());
+        $options = $this->get_field()->get_options();
         if (array_key_exists($value, $options)) {
             return format_string($options[$value], true,
                 ['context' => $this->get_field()->get_handler()->get_configuration_context()]);
diff --git a/customfield/field/select/classes/field_controller.php b/customfield/field/select/classes/field_controller.php
index c47f05c1022..6f198f745c4 100644
--- a/customfield/field/select/classes/field_controller.php
+++ b/customfield/field/select/classes/field_controller.php
@@ -60,10 +60,24 @@ class field_controller extends \core_customfield\field_controller {
      *
      * @param \core_customfield\field_controller $field
      * @return array
+     *
+     * @deprecated since Moodle 3.10 - MDL-68569 please use $field->get_options
      */
     public static function get_options_array(\core_customfield\field_controller $field) : array {
-        if ($field->get_configdata_property('options')) {
-            $options = preg_split("/\s*\n\s*/", trim($field->get_configdata_property('options')));
+        debugging('get_options_array() is deprecated, please use $field->get_options() instead', DEBUG_DEVELOPER);
+
+        return $field->get_options();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return configured field options
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function get_options(): array {
+        $optionconfig = $this->get_configdata_property('options');
+        if ($optionconfig) {
+            $options = preg_split("/\s*\n\s*/", trim($optionconfig));
         } else {
             $options = array();
         }
@@ -108,7 +122,7 @@ class field_controller extends \core_customfield\field_controller {
      * @return array
      */
     public function course_grouping_format_values($values): array {
-        $options = self::get_options_array($this);
+        $options = $this->get_options();
         $ret = [];
         foreach ($values as $value) {
             if (isset($options[$value])) {
@@ -127,6 +141,6 @@ class field_controller extends \core_customfield\field_controller {
      * @return int
      */
     public function parse_value(string $value) {
-        return (int) array_search($value, self::get_options_array($this));
+        return (int) array_search($value, $this->get_options());
     }
 }
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