diff --git a/src/de/mod.rs b/src/de/mod.rs
index 426c82fd..c4c8f8c9 100644
--- a/src/de/mod.rs
+++ b/src/de/mod.rs
@@ -300,15 +300,6 @@ where
     from_slice(s.as_bytes())
 }
 
-/// Deserialize an instance of type `T` from bytes of XML text.
-#[deprecated = "Use `from_slice` instead"]
-pub fn from_bytes<'de, T>(s: &'de [u8]) -> Result<T, DeError>
-where
-    T: Deserialize<'de>,
-{
-    from_slice(s)
-}
-
 /// Deserialize an instance of type `T` from bytes of XML text.
 pub fn from_slice<'de, T>(s: &'de [u8]) -> Result<T, DeError>
 where
@@ -400,12 +391,6 @@ where
         }
     }
 
-    /// Get a new deserializer from a regular BufRead
-    #[deprecated = "Use `Deserializer::new` instead"]
-    pub fn from_borrowing_reader(reader: R) -> Self {
-        Self::new(reader)
-    }
-
     /// Set the maximum number of events that could be skipped during deserialization
     /// of sequences.
     ///