diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/Ebean.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/Ebean.java
index b01595123..d1777b792 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/Ebean.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/Ebean.java
@@ -750,14 +750,6 @@ public final class Ebean {
     serverMgr.getDefaultServer().deleteAll(beanType, ids);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Delete all the beans from an Iterator.
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  public static int delete(Iterator<?> it) throws OptimisticLockException {
-    return serverMgr.getDefaultServer().delete(it);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Delete all the beans from a Collection.
    */
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/EbeanServer.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/EbeanServer.java
index f65c6978b..fea19cfef 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/EbeanServer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/EbeanServer.java
@@ -1223,14 +1223,6 @@ public interface EbeanServer {
    */
   void delete(Object bean) throws OptimisticLockException;
 
-  /**
-   * Deprecated - please change to iterate yourself and delete.
-   *
-   * Delete all the beans from an Iterator.
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  int delete(Iterator<?> it) throws OptimisticLockException;
-
   /**
    * Deprecated - please migrate to deleteAll().
    *
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 c1ba6530a..8499bfae3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/core/DefaultServer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/core/DefaultServer.java
@@ -1795,14 +1795,6 @@ public final class DefaultServer implements SpiEbeanServer {
     persister.delete(checkEntityBean(bean), t);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Delete all the beans in the iterator.
-   */
-  @Override
-  public int delete(Iterator<?> it) {
-    return deleteAllInternal(it, null);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Delete all the beans in the collection.
    */
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/api/TDSpiEbeanServer.java b/src/test/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/api/TDSpiEbeanServer.java
index f9032cb15..d4f7ba0c7 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/api/TDSpiEbeanServer.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/api/TDSpiEbeanServer.java
@@ -488,11 +488,6 @@ public class TDSpiEbeanServer implements SpiEbeanServer {
 
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public int delete(Iterator<?> it) throws OptimisticLockException {
-    return 0;
-  }
-
   @Override
   public int delete(Collection<?> c) throws OptimisticLockException {
     return 0;