diff --git a/api/shadow.api b/api/shadow.api
index 907cb3006..eb5e4c6ce 100644
--- a/api/shadow.api
+++ b/api/shadow.api
@@ -150,12 +150,9 @@ public class com/github/jengelman/gradle/plugins/shadow/relocation/SimpleRelocat
 
 public abstract interface class com/github/jengelman/gradle/plugins/shadow/tasks/DependencyFilter : java/io/Serializable {
 	public abstract fun dependency (Ljava/lang/Object;)Lorg/gradle/api/specs/Spec;
-	public abstract fun dependency (Lorg/gradle/api/artifacts/Dependency;)Lorg/gradle/api/specs/Spec;
 	public abstract fun exclude (Lorg/gradle/api/specs/Spec;)V
 	public abstract fun include (Lorg/gradle/api/specs/Spec;)V
 	public abstract fun project (Ljava/lang/Object;)Lorg/gradle/api/specs/Spec;
-	public abstract fun project (Ljava/lang/String;)Lorg/gradle/api/specs/Spec;
-	public abstract fun project (Ljava/util/Map;)Lorg/gradle/api/specs/Spec;
 	public abstract fun resolve (Ljava/util/Collection;)Lorg/gradle/api/file/FileCollection;
 	public abstract fun resolve (Lorg/gradle/api/artifacts/Configuration;)Lorg/gradle/api/file/FileCollection;
 }
diff --git a/docs/changes/README.md b/docs/changes/README.md
index 226935ee1..fe4105901 100644
--- a/docs/changes/README.md
+++ b/docs/changes/README.md
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
 
 - Fix relocation exclusion for file patterns like `kotlin/kotlin.kotlin_builtins`. ([#1313](https://github.com/GradleUp/shadow/pull/1313))
 
+**Removed**
+
+- **BREAKING CHANGE:** Reduce dependency and project overloads in `DependencyFilter`. ([#1328](https://github.com/GradleUp/shadow/pull/1328))
+
 
 ## [v9.0.0-beta10] (2025-03-05)
 
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/github/jengelman/gradle/plugins/shadow/internal/AbstractDependencyFilter.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/github/jengelman/gradle/plugins/shadow/internal/AbstractDependencyFilter.kt
index a81189fef..9743ccbf4 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/github/jengelman/gradle/plugins/shadow/internal/AbstractDependencyFilter.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/github/jengelman/gradle/plugins/shadow/internal/AbstractDependencyFilter.kt
@@ -47,21 +47,14 @@ internal sealed class AbstractDependencyFilter(
 
   override fun project(notation: Any): Spec<ResolvedDependency> {
     @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
-    return when (notation) {
-      is ProjectDependency -> dependency(notation)
-      is Provider<*> -> project(notation.get() as String)
-      is String -> project(notation)
-      is Map<*, *> -> project(notation as Map<String, *>)
-      else -> error("Unsupported notation type: ${notation::class.java}")
+    val realNotation = when (notation) {
+      is ProjectDependency -> return notation.toSpec()
+      is Provider<*> -> mapOf("path" to notation.get())
+      is String -> mapOf("path" to notation)
+      is Map<*, *> -> notation as Map<String, Any>
+      else -> throw IllegalArgumentException("Unsupported notation type: ${notation::class.java}")
     }
-  }
-
-  override fun project(notation: Map<String, *>): Spec<ResolvedDependency> {
-    return dependency(project.dependencies.project(notation))
-  }
-
-  override fun project(path: String): Spec<ResolvedDependency> {
-    return project(mapOf("path" to path))
+    return project.dependencies.project(realNotation).toSpec()
   }
 
   override fun dependency(dependencyNotation: Any): Spec<ResolvedDependency> {
@@ -69,15 +62,7 @@ internal sealed class AbstractDependencyFilter(
       is Provider<*> -> dependencyNotation.get()
       else -> dependencyNotation
     }
-    return dependency(project.dependencies.create(realNotation))
-  }
-
-  override fun dependency(dependency: Dependency): Spec<ResolvedDependency> {
-    return Spec<ResolvedDependency> { resolvedDependency ->
-      (dependency.group == null || resolvedDependency.moduleGroup.matches(dependency.group!!.toRegex())) &&
-        resolvedDependency.moduleName.matches(dependency.name.toRegex()) &&
-        (dependency.version == null || resolvedDependency.moduleVersion.matches(dependency.version!!.toRegex()))
-    }
+    return project.dependencies.create(realNotation).toSpec()
   }
 
   protected fun ResolvedDependency.isIncluded(): Boolean {
@@ -85,4 +70,12 @@ internal sealed class AbstractDependencyFilter(
     val exclude = excludeSpecs.isNotEmpty() && excludeSpecs.any { it.isSatisfiedBy(this) }
     return include && !exclude
   }
+
+  private fun Dependency.toSpec(): Spec<ResolvedDependency> {
+    return Spec<ResolvedDependency> { resolvedDependency ->
+      (group == null || resolvedDependency.moduleGroup.matches(group!!.toRegex())) &&
+        resolvedDependency.moduleName.matches(name.toRegex()) &&
+        (version == null || resolvedDependency.moduleVersion.matches(version!!.toRegex()))
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/github/jengelman/gradle/plugins/shadow/tasks/DependencyFilter.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/github/jengelman/gradle/plugins/shadow/tasks/DependencyFilter.kt
index cf74e3b23..d17f806ae 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/github/jengelman/gradle/plugins/shadow/tasks/DependencyFilter.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/github/jengelman/gradle/plugins/shadow/tasks/DependencyFilter.kt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins.shadow.tasks
 
 import java.io.Serializable
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.Configuration
-import org.gradle.api.artifacts.Dependency
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.ResolvedDependency
 import org.gradle.api.file.FileCollection
 import org.gradle.api.specs.Spec
@@ -34,23 +33,8 @@ public interface DependencyFilter : Serializable {
    */
   public fun project(notation: Any): Spec<ResolvedDependency>
 
-  /**
-   * Create a [Spec] that matches the provided project [notation].
-   */
-  public fun project(notation: Map<String, *>): Spec<ResolvedDependency>
-
-  /**
-   * Create a [Spec] that matches the provided project [path].
-   */
-  public fun project(path: String): Spec<ResolvedDependency>
-
   /**
    * Create a [Spec] that matches the provided [dependencyNotation].
    */
   public fun dependency(dependencyNotation: Any): Spec<ResolvedDependency>
-
-  /**
-   * Create a [Spec] that matches the provided [dependency].
-   */
-  public fun dependency(dependency: Dependency): Spec<ResolvedDependency>
 }