diff --git a/deps/npm/node_modules/request/node_modules/http-signature/node_modules/asn1/tst/ber/writer.test.js b/deps/npm/node_modules/request/node_modules/http-signature/node_modules/asn1/tst/ber/writer.test.js
index add0b9fd3cecd6..86334919f6bd83 100644
--- a/deps/npm/node_modules/request/node_modules/http-signature/node_modules/asn1/tst/ber/writer.test.js
+++ b/deps/npm/node_modules/request/node_modules/http-signature/node_modules/asn1/tst/ber/writer.test.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright 2011 Mark Cavage <mcavage@gmail.com> All rights reserved.
 
 var test = require('tap').test;
-var sys = require('sys');
 
 ///--- Globals
 
diff --git a/lib/sys.js b/lib/sys.js
deleted file mode 100644
index a34ea0b899f824..00000000000000
--- a/lib/sys.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-'use strict';
-
-const util = require('internal/util');
-
-// the sys module was renamed to 'util'.
-// this shim remains to keep old programs working.
-// sys is deprecated and shouldn't be used
-
-module.exports = require('util');
-util.printDeprecationMessage('sys is deprecated. Use util instead.');