diff --git a/lib/pure/os.nim b/lib/pure/os.nim
index 61bf2b02f9c..76a5631d49b 100644
--- a/lib/pure/os.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/os.nim
@@ -3522,12 +3522,3 @@ func isValidFilename*(filename: string, maxLen = 259.Positive): bool {.since: (1
     find(f.name, invalidFilenameChars) != -1): return false
   for invalid in invalidFilenames:
     if cmpIgnoreCase(f.name, invalid) == 0: return false
-
-# deprecated declarations
-when not defined(nimscript):
-  when not defined(js): # `noNimJs` doesn't work with templates, this should improve.
-    template existsFile*(args: varargs[untyped]): untyped {.deprecated: "use fileExists".} =
-      fileExists(args)
-    template existsDir*(args: varargs[untyped]): untyped {.deprecated: "use dirExists".} =
-      dirExists(args)
-  # {.deprecated: [existsFile: fileExists].} # pending bug #14819; this would avoid above mentioned issue
diff --git a/lib/system/nimscript.nim b/lib/system/nimscript.nim
index b4554d77810..0ef5fc584f3 100644
--- a/lib/system/nimscript.nim
+++ b/lib/system/nimscript.nim
@@ -136,14 +136,6 @@ proc dirExists*(dir: string): bool {.
   ## Checks if the directory `dir` exists.
   builtin
 
-template existsFile*(args: varargs[untyped]): untyped {.deprecated: "use fileExists".} =
-  # xxx: warning won't be shown for nimsscript because of current logic handling
-  # `foreignPackageNotes`
-  fileExists(args)
-
-template existsDir*(args: varargs[untyped]): untyped {.deprecated: "use dirExists".} =
-  dirExists(args)
-
 proc selfExe*(): string =
   ## Returns the currently running nim or nimble executable.
   # TODO: consider making this as deprecated alias of `getCurrentCompilerExe`