diff --git a/lib/posix/init.lua b/lib/posix/init.lua
index cf51bf3..e66af04 100644
--- a/lib/posix/init.lua
+++ b/lib/posix/init.lua
@@ -325,14 +325,6 @@ do
          end
       end
    end
-
-   -- Inject deprecated APIs (overwriting submodules) for backwards compatibility.
-   for k, v in next, (require 'posix.deprecated') do
-      M[k] = v
-   end
-   for k, v in next, (require 'posix.compat') do
-      M[k] = v
-   end
 end