diff --git a/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/DB.java b/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/DB.java
index b5438eb08..44bd4fdb2 100644
--- a/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/DB.java
+++ b/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/DB.java
@@ -131,14 +131,6 @@ public final class DB {
     return getDefault().expressionFactory();
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Deprecated migrate to expressionFactory().
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  public static ExpressionFactory getExpressionFactory() {
-    return expressionFactory();
-  }
-
   /**
    * Return the next identity value for a given bean type.
    * <p>
@@ -661,14 +653,6 @@ public final class DB {
     return getDefault().reference(beanType, id);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Deprecated migrate to beanId().
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  public static <T> T getReference(Class<T> beanType, Object id) {
-    return reference(beanType, id);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Sort the list using the sortByClause which can contain a comma delimited
    * list of property names and keywords asc, desc, nullsHigh and nullsLow.
@@ -775,16 +759,6 @@ public final class DB {
     return getDefault().sqlQuery(sql);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Deprecated - migrate to sqlQuery().
-   * <p>
-   * This is an alias for {@link #sqlQuery(String)}.
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  public static SqlQuery createSqlQuery(String sql) {
-    return sqlQuery(sql);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Look to execute a native sql insert update or delete statement.
    * <p>
@@ -802,16 +776,6 @@ public final class DB {
     return getDefault().sqlUpdate(sql);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Deprecated - migrate to sqlUpdate().
-   * <p>
-   * This is an alias for {@link #sqlUpdate(String)}.
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  public static SqlUpdate createSqlUpdate(String sql) {
-    return sqlUpdate(sql);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Create a CallableSql to execute a given stored procedure.
    *
@@ -1172,14 +1136,6 @@ public final class DB {
     return getDefault().beanState(bean);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Deprecated migrate to beanState().
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  public static BeanState getBeanState(Object bean) {
-    return beanState(bean);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Return the value of the Id property for a given bean.
    */
@@ -1187,14 +1143,6 @@ public final class DB {
     return getDefault().beanId(bean);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Deprecated migrate to beanId().
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  public static Object getBeanId(Object bean) {
-    return beanId(bean);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Load and lock the bean using {@code select for update}.
    * <p>
@@ -1210,14 +1158,6 @@ public final class DB {
     getDefault().lock(bean);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Deprecated migrate to cacheManager().
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  public static ServerCacheManager getServerCacheManager() {
-    return getDefault().cacheManager();
-  }
-
   /**
    * Return the manager of the level 2 cache ("L2" cache).
    */
@@ -1233,14 +1173,6 @@ public final class DB {
     return getDefault().backgroundExecutor();
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Deprecated migrate to backgroundExecutor().
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  public static BackgroundExecutor getBackgroundExecutor() {
-    return backgroundExecutor();
-  }
-
   /**
    * Return the JsonContext for reading/writing JSON.
    */