diff --git a/fairmq/FairMQDevice.cxx b/fairmq/FairMQDevice.cxx
index d5599b39..7ee555e3 100644
--- a/fairmq/FairMQDevice.cxx
+++ b/fairmq/FairMQDevice.cxx
@@ -24,34 +24,6 @@
 using namespace std;
 using namespace fair::mq;
 
-static map<Transition, State> backwardsCompatibilityWaitForEndOfStateHelper =
-{
-    { Transition::InitDevice,   State::InitializingDevice },
-    { Transition::CompleteInit, State::Initialized },
-    { Transition::Bind,         State::Bound },
-    { Transition::Connect,      State::DeviceReady },
-    { Transition::InitTask,     State::Ready },
-    { Transition::Run,          State::Ready },
-    { Transition::Stop,         State::Ready },
-    { Transition::ResetTask,    State::DeviceReady },
-    { Transition::ResetDevice,  State::Idle }
-};
-
-static map<int, Transition> backwardsCompatibilityChangeStateHelper =
-{
-    { FairMQDevice::Event::INIT_DEVICE,           Transition::InitDevice },
-    { FairMQDevice::Event::internal_DEVICE_READY, Transition::Auto },
-    { FairMQDevice::Event::INIT_TASK,             Transition::InitTask },
-    { FairMQDevice::Event::internal_READY,        Transition::Auto },
-    { FairMQDevice::Event::RUN,                   Transition::Run },
-    { FairMQDevice::Event::STOP,                  Transition::Stop },
-    { FairMQDevice::Event::RESET_TASK,            Transition::ResetTask },
-    { FairMQDevice::Event::RESET_DEVICE,          Transition::ResetDevice },
-    { FairMQDevice::Event::internal_IDLE,         Transition::Auto },
-    { FairMQDevice::Event::END,                   Transition::End },
-    { FairMQDevice::Event::ERROR_FOUND,           Transition::ErrorFound }
-};
-
 constexpr const char* FairMQDevice::DefaultId;
 constexpr int FairMQDevice::DefaultIOThreads;
 constexpr const char* FairMQDevice::DefaultTransportName;
@@ -244,16 +216,6 @@ void FairMQDevice::TransitionTo(const fair::mq::State s)
     }
 }
 
-bool FairMQDevice::ChangeState(const int transition)
-{
-    return ChangeState(backwardsCompatibilityChangeStateHelper.at(transition));
-}
-
-void FairMQDevice::WaitForEndOfState(Transition transition)
-{
-    WaitForState(backwardsCompatibilityWaitForEndOfStateHelper.at(transition));
-}
-
 void FairMQDevice::InitWrapper()
 {
     // run initialization once CompleteInit transition is requested
diff --git a/fairmq/FairMQDevice.h b/fairmq/FairMQDevice.h
index 90b3dc47..0b1e1fcb 100644
--- a/fairmq/FairMQDevice.h
+++ b/fairmq/FairMQDevice.h
@@ -54,38 +54,6 @@ class FairMQDevice
     friend class FairMQChannel;
 
   public:
-    // backwards-compatibility enum for old state machine interface, todo: delete this
-    enum Event
-    {
-        INIT_DEVICE,
-        internal_DEVICE_READY,
-        INIT_TASK,
-        internal_READY,
-        RUN,
-        STOP,
-        RESET_TASK,
-        RESET_DEVICE,
-        internal_IDLE,
-        END,
-        ERROR_FOUND
-    };
-
-    // backwards-compatibility enum for old state machine interface, todo: delete this
-    enum State
-    {
-        OK,
-        Error,
-        IDLE,
-        INITIALIZING_DEVICE,
-        DEVICE_READY,
-        INITIALIZING_TASK,
-        READY,
-        RUNNING,
-        RESETTING_TASK,
-        RESETTING_DEVICE,
-        EXITING
-    };
-
     /// Default constructor
     FairMQDevice();
     /// Constructor with external fair::mq::ProgOptions
@@ -449,8 +417,6 @@ class FairMQDevice
     /// Called in the RUNNING state once after executing the Run()/ConditionalRun() method
     virtual void PostRun() {}
 
-    virtual void Pause() __attribute__((deprecated("PAUSE state is removed. This method is never called. To pause Run, go to READY with STOP transition and back to RUNNING with RUN to resume."))) {}
-
     /// Resets the user task (to be overloaded in child classes)
     virtual void ResetTask() {}
 
@@ -461,11 +427,6 @@ class FairMQDevice
     bool ChangeState(const fair::mq::Transition transition) { return fStateMachine.ChangeState(transition); }
     bool ChangeState(const std::string& transition) { return fStateMachine.ChangeState(fair::mq::GetTransition(transition)); }
 
-    bool ChangeState(const int transition) __attribute__((deprecated("Use ChangeState(const fair::mq::Transition transition).")));
-
-    void WaitForEndOfState(const fair::mq::Transition transition) __attribute__((deprecated("Use WaitForState(fair::mq::State expectedState).")));
-    void WaitForEndOfState(const std::string& transition) __attribute__((deprecated("Use WaitForState(fair::mq::State expectedState)."))) { WaitForState(transition); }
-
     fair::mq::State WaitForNextState() { return fStateQueue.WaitForNext(); }
     void WaitForState(fair::mq::State state) { fStateQueue.WaitForState(state); }
     void WaitForState(const std::string& state) { WaitForState(fair::mq::GetState(state)); }
@@ -478,9 +439,6 @@ class FairMQDevice
     void SubscribeToNewTransition(const std::string& key, std::function<void(const fair::mq::Transition)> callback) { fStateMachine.SubscribeToNewTransition(key, callback); }
     void UnsubscribeFromNewTransition(const std::string& key) { fStateMachine.UnsubscribeFromNewTransition(key); }
 
-    bool CheckCurrentState(const int /* state */) const __attribute__((deprecated("Use NewStatePending()."))) { return !fStateMachine.NewStatePending(); }
-    bool CheckCurrentState(const std::string& /* state */) const __attribute__((deprecated("Use NewStatePending()."))) { return !fStateMachine.NewStatePending(); }
-
     /// Returns true is a new state has been requested, signaling the current handler to stop.
     bool NewStatePending() const { return fStateMachine.NewStatePending(); }