diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/Ebean.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/Ebean.java
index 88e975c60..fae449bcf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/Ebean.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/Ebean.java
@@ -1487,13 +1487,5 @@ public final class Ebean {
   public static JsonContext json() {
     return serverMgr.getDefaultServer().json();
   }
-  
-  /**
-   * Return the JsonContext for reading/writing JSON.
-   * @deprecated Please use #json instead.
-   */
-  public static JsonContext createJsonContext() {
-    return json();
-  }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/EbeanServer.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/EbeanServer.java
index 1fe6b7393..cdfc5a2bf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/EbeanServer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/EbeanServer.java
@@ -1745,12 +1745,6 @@ public interface EbeanServer {
    */
   void runCacheWarming(Class<?> beanType);
 
-  /**
-   * Return the JsonContext for reading/writing JSON.
-   * @deprecated Please use #json instead.
-   */
-  JsonContext createJsonContext();
-
   /**
    * Return the JsonContext for reading/writing JSON.
    * <p>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/core/DefaultServer.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/core/DefaultServer.java
index 84ee791f9..1ae352161 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/core/DefaultServer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/core/DefaultServer.java
@@ -1974,12 +1974,6 @@ public final class DefaultServer implements SpiEbeanServer {
     // immutable thread safe so return shared instance
     return jsonContext;
   }
-
-  @Override
-  public JsonContext createJsonContext() {
-    return json();
-  }
-
   
   @Override
   public void collectQueryStats(ObjectGraphNode node, long loadedBeanCount, long timeMicros) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/api/TDSpiEbeanServer.java b/src/test/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/api/TDSpiEbeanServer.java
index e540746df..69d26b4f6 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/api/TDSpiEbeanServer.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/api/TDSpiEbeanServer.java
@@ -648,11 +648,6 @@ public class TDSpiEbeanServer implements SpiEbeanServer {
 
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public JsonContext createJsonContext() {
-    return null;
-  }
-
   @Override
   public JsonContext json() {
     return null;