diff --git a/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt/hyperopt_auto.py b/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt/hyperopt_auto.py
index 4520f4a22..d1de3945d 100644
--- a/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt/hyperopt_auto.py
+++ b/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt/hyperopt_auto.py
@@ -71,15 +71,6 @@ class HyperOptAuto(IHyperOpt):
             )
             return []
 
-    def buy_indicator_space(self) -> list["Dimension"]:
-        return self.get_indicator_space("buy")
-
-    def sell_indicator_space(self) -> list["Dimension"]:
-        return self.get_indicator_space("sell")
-
-    def protection_space(self) -> list["Dimension"]:
-        return self.get_indicator_space("protection")
-
     def generate_roi_table(self, params: dict) -> dict[int, float]:
         return self._get_func("generate_roi_table")(params)
 
diff --git a/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt/hyperopt_optimizer.py b/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt/hyperopt_optimizer.py
index ca067b057..bf5fbdd90 100644
--- a/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt/hyperopt_optimizer.py
+++ b/freqtrade/optimize/hyperopt/hyperopt_optimizer.py
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ class HyperOptimizer:
                 # Enable Protections if protection space is selected.
                 self.config["enable_protections"] = True
                 self.backtesting.enable_protections = True
-                self.spaces[space] = self.custom_hyperopt.protection_space()
+                self.spaces[space] = self.custom_hyperopt.get_indicator_space(space)
             elif space == "roi":
                 self.spaces[space] = self.custom_hyperopt.roi_space()
             elif space == "stoploss":