diff --git a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/Annotation.qll b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/Annotation.qll
index fa010ec88c0..de7dd47a93e 100644
--- a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/Annotation.qll
+++ b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/Annotation.qll
@@ -46,20 +46,6 @@ class Annotation extends @annotation, Expr {
     result = this.getType().getAnnotationElement(name)
   }
 
-  /**
-   * DEPRECATED: Getting the value of _any_ annotation element is error-prone because
-   * it could lead to selecting the value of the wrong element by accident (for example
-   * when an annotation type is extended in the future). Prefer the predicate `getValue(string)`
-   * and explicitly specify the element name. Use `getValue(_)` if it is really desired to
-   * get the value of any element.
-   *
-   * Gets a value of an annotation element. This includes default values in case
-   * no explicit value is specified. For elements with an array value type this
-   * might have an `ArrayInit` as result. To properly handle array values, prefer
-   * the predicate `getAnArrayValue`.
-   */
-  deprecated Expr getAValue() { filteredAnnotValue(this, _, result) }
-
   /**
    * Gets the value of the annotation element with the specified `name`.
    * This includes default values in case no explicit value is specified.
@@ -157,11 +143,6 @@ class Annotation extends @annotation, Expr {
    */
   Expr getAnArrayValue(string name) { result = this.getArrayValue(name, _) }
 
-  /**
-   * DEPRECATED: Predicate has been renamed to `getAnArrayValue`
-   */
-  deprecated Expr getAValue(string name) { result = this.getAnArrayValue(name) }
-
   /**
    * Gets a value of the annotation element with the specified `name`, which must be declared as an enum
    * type array. This includes default values in case no explicit value is specified.
diff --git a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/Expr.qll b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/Expr.qll
index 81c5dc64aea..c1097c67ce5 100644
--- a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/Expr.qll
+++ b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/Expr.qll
@@ -609,9 +609,6 @@ class LongLiteral extends Literal, @longliteral {
   override string getAPrimaryQlClass() { result = "LongLiteral" }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for FloatLiteral */
-deprecated class FloatingPointLiteral = FloatLiteral;
-
 /**
  * A float literal. For example, `4.2f`.
  *
diff --git a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/JDKAnnotations.qll b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/JDKAnnotations.qll
index 502aef09075..13a5aeff9c3 100644
--- a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/JDKAnnotations.qll
+++ b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/JDKAnnotations.qll
@@ -18,14 +18,6 @@ class OverrideAnnotation extends Annotation {
 class SuppressWarningsAnnotation extends Annotation {
   SuppressWarningsAnnotation() { this.getType().hasQualifiedName("java.lang", "SuppressWarnings") }
 
-  /**
-   * DEPRECATED: This predicate restricts the results to `StringLiteral`; prefer `getASuppressedWarning()`
-   * to get the name of a suppressed warning.
-   *
-   * Gets the `StringLiteral` of a warning suppressed by this annotation.
-   */
-  deprecated StringLiteral getASuppressedWarningLiteral() { result = this.getAnArrayValue("value") }
-
   /** Gets the name of a warning suppressed by this annotation. */
   string getASuppressedWarning() { result = this.getAStringArrayValue("value") }
 }
@@ -34,17 +26,6 @@ class SuppressWarningsAnnotation extends Annotation {
 class TargetAnnotation extends Annotation {
   TargetAnnotation() { this.getType().hasQualifiedName("java.lang.annotation", "Target") }
 
-  /**
-   * DEPRECATED: Getting the field access expression is rarely useful. Use `getATargetElementType()`
-   * to get the name of the target element.
-   *
-   * Gets a target expression within this annotation.
-   *
-   * For example, the field access `ElementType.FIELD` is a target expression in
-   * `@Target({ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.METHOD})`.
-   */
-  deprecated Expr getATargetExpression() { result = this.getAnArrayValue("value") }
-
   /**
    * Gets the name of a target element type.
    *
@@ -58,17 +39,6 @@ class TargetAnnotation extends Annotation {
 class RetentionAnnotation extends Annotation {
   RetentionAnnotation() { this.getType().hasQualifiedName("java.lang.annotation", "Retention") }
 
-  /**
-   * DEPRECATED: Getting the field access expression is rarely useful. Use `getRetentionPolicy()`
-   * to get the name of the retention policy.
-   *
-   * Gets the retention policy expression within this annotation.
-   *
-   * For example, the field access `RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME` is the
-   * retention policy expression in `@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)`.
-   */
-  deprecated Expr getRetentionPolicyExpression() { result = this.getValue("value") }
-
   /**
    * Gets the name of the retention policy of this annotation.
    *
diff --git a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/controlflow/internal/Preconditions.qll b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/controlflow/internal/Preconditions.qll
index 3563176f4b0..180d99e7e71 100644
--- a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/controlflow/internal/Preconditions.qll
+++ b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/controlflow/internal/Preconditions.qll
@@ -96,15 +96,6 @@ private predicate condtionCheckMethodTestingFramework(Method m, int argument, bo
   )
 }
 
-/**
- * DEPRECATED: Use `conditionCheckArgument` instead.
- * Holds if `ma` is an access to a non-overridable method that checks that its
- * first argument is equal to `checkTrue` and throws otherwise.
- */
-deprecated predicate conditionCheck(MethodAccess ma, boolean checkTrue) {
-  conditionCheckArgument(ma, 0, checkTrue)
-}
-
 /**
  * Holds if `ma` is an access to a non-overridable method that checks that its
  * zero-indexed `argument` is equal to `checkTrue` and throws otherwise.
diff --git a/java/ql/src/Telemetry/ExternalApi.qll b/java/ql/src/Telemetry/ExternalApi.qll
index d0ba2fce7d7..b6e0de2f842 100644
--- a/java/ql/src/Telemetry/ExternalApi.qll
+++ b/java/ql/src/Telemetry/ExternalApi.qll
@@ -90,9 +90,6 @@ class ExternalApi extends Callable {
   }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for ExternalApi */
-deprecated class ExternalAPI = ExternalApi;
-
 /**
  * Gets the limit for the number of results produced by a telemetry query.
  */