diff --git a/.eslintrc.js b/.eslintrc.js
index e5f42eea656b9..6626a55a762d1 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/.eslintrc.js
@@ -4,21 +4,6 @@
 const glob = require( 'glob' ).sync;
 const { join } = require( 'path' );
 
-/**
- * Internal dependencies
- */
-const { version } = require( './package' );
-
-/**
- * Regular expression string matching a SemVer string with equal major/minor to
- * the current package version. Used in identifying deprecations.
- *
- * @type {string}
- */
-const majorMinorRegExp =
-	version.replace( /\.\d+$/, '' ).replace( /[\\^$.*+?()[\]{}|]/g, '\\$&' ) +
-	'(\\.\\d+)?';
-
 /**
  * The list of patterns matching files used only for development purposes.
  *
@@ -92,14 +77,6 @@ const restrictedSyntax = [
 			'ImportDeclaration[source.value=/^@wordpress\\u002F.+\\u002F/]',
 		message: 'Path access on WordPress dependencies is not allowed.',
 	},
-	{
-		selector:
-			'CallExpression[callee.name="deprecated"] Property[key.name="version"][value.value=/' +
-			majorMinorRegExp +
-			'/]',
-		message:
-			'Deprecated functions must be removed before releasing this version.',
-	},
 	{
 		selector:
 			'CallExpression[callee.object.name="page"][callee.property.name="waitFor"]',