diff --git a/include/libssh/sftp.h b/include/libssh/sftp.h
index 6d6d71a2..0293f29b 100644
--- a/include/libssh/sftp.h
+++ b/include/libssh/sftp.h
@@ -47,12 +47,6 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-#ifdef __GNUC__
-#define SFTP_DEPRECATED __attribute__ ((deprecated))
-#else
-#define SFTP_DEPRECATED
-#endif
-
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #ifndef uid_t
   typedef uint32_t uid_t;
@@ -381,11 +375,6 @@ LIBSSH_API void sftp_attributes_free(sftp_attributes file);
  */
 LIBSSH_API int sftp_closedir(sftp_dir dir);
 
-/**
- * @deprecated          Use sftp_closedir() instead.
- */
-LIBSSH_API int sftp_dir_close(sftp_dir dir) SFTP_DEPRECATED;
-
 /**
  * @brief Close an open file handle.
  *
@@ -397,11 +386,6 @@ LIBSSH_API int sftp_dir_close(sftp_dir dir) SFTP_DEPRECATED;
  */
 LIBSSH_API int sftp_close(sftp_file file);
 
-/**
- * @deprecated          Use sftp_close() instead.
- */
-LIBSSH_API int sftp_file_close(sftp_file file) SFTP_DEPRECATED;
-
 /**
  * @brief Open a file on the server.
  *
@@ -578,11 +562,6 @@ LIBSSH_API uint64_t sftp_tell64(sftp_file file);
  */
 LIBSSH_API void sftp_rewind(sftp_file file);
 
-/**
- * @deprecated          Use sftp_unlink() instead.
- */
-LIBSSH_API int sftp_rm(sftp_session sftp, const char *file) SFTP_DEPRECATED;
-
 /**
  * @brief Unlink (delete) a file.
  *
diff --git a/libssh/sftp.c b/libssh/sftp.c
index 46bcce32..f657e4a1 100644
--- a/libssh/sftp.c
+++ b/libssh/sftp.c
@@ -1453,10 +1453,6 @@ static int sftp_handle_close(sftp_session sftp, ssh_string handle) {
   return -1;
 }
 
-int sftp_file_close(sftp_file file) {
-  return sftp_close(file);
-}
-
 /* Close an open file handle. */
 int sftp_close(sftp_file file){
   int err = SSH_NO_ERROR;
@@ -1472,10 +1468,6 @@ int sftp_close(sftp_file file){
   return err;
 }
 
-int sftp_dir_close(sftp_dir dir) {
-  return sftp_closedir(dir);
-}
-
 /* Close an open directory. */
 int sftp_closedir(sftp_dir dir){
   int err = SSH_NO_ERROR;
@@ -1922,11 +1914,6 @@ void sftp_rewind(sftp_file file) {
   file->offset = 0;
 }
 
-/* deprecated */
-int sftp_rm(sftp_session sftp, const char *file) {
-  return sftp_unlink(sftp, file);
-}
-
 /* code written by Nick */
 int sftp_unlink(sftp_session sftp, const char *file) {
   sftp_status_message status = NULL;