diff --git a/pyopencl/__init__.py b/pyopencl/__init__.py
index e58c934c923fc60350d70b73c7128801174ededd..f8083bc4ec68016f626eb66cfefc879e898f3156 100644
--- a/pyopencl/__init__.py
+++ b/pyopencl/__init__.py
@@ -281,52 +281,4 @@ def create_some_context(interactive=True):
 
 
 
-
-# backward compatibility ------------------------------------------------------
-def create_context_from_type(dev_type, properties=None):
-    from warnings import warn
-    warn("create_context_from_type is deprecated. Use the Context() constructor instead.",
-            DeprecationWarning)
-    return Context(dev_type=dev_type, properties=properties)
-
-def create_image_2d(context, flags, format, width, height, pitch=0, host_buffer=None):
-    from warnings import warn
-    warn("create_image_2d is deprecated. Use the Image() constructor instead.",
-            DeprecationWarning)
-    return Image(context, flags, format, (width, height), (pitch,), host_buffer)
-
-def create_image_3d(context, flags, format, width, height, depth,
-        row_pitch=0, slice_pitch=0, host_buffer=None):
-    from warnings import warn
-    warn("create_image_3d is deprecated. Use the Image() constructor instead.",
-            DeprecationWarning)
-    return Image(context, flags, format, (width, height, depth),
-            (row_pitch, slice_pitch), host_buffer)
-
-def create_program_with_source(context, source):
-    from warnings import warn
-    warn("create_program_with_source is deprecated. Use the Program() constructor instead.",
-            DeprecationWarning)
-
-    return Program(context, source)
-
-def create_program_with_binary(context, devices, binaries):
-    from warnings import warn
-    warn("create_program_with_binary is deprecated. Use the Program() constructor instead.",
-            DeprecationWarning)
-
-    return Program(context, devices, binaries)
-
-def create_buffer(context, flags, size):
-    from warnings import warn
-    warn("create_buffer is deprecated. Use the Buffer() constructor instead.",
-            DeprecationWarning)
-
-    return Buffer(context, flags, size=size)
-
-def create_host_buffer(context, flags, hostbuf):
-    from warnings import warn
-    warn("create_host_buffer is deprecated. Use the Buffer() constructor instead.",
-            DeprecationWarning)
-
-    return Buffer(context, flags, hostbuf=hostbuf)
+# vim: foldmethod=marker