diff --git a/lib/aasm.rb b/lib/aasm.rb
index 0a0c370..9a93b02 100644
--- a/lib/aasm.rb
+++ b/lib/aasm.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,3 @@ require 'ostruct'
     persistence
     aasm
   ).each { |file| require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'aasm', file) }
-
-# load the deprecated methods and modules
-Dir[File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'aasm', 'deprecated', '*.rb')].sort.each { |f| require File.expand_path(f) }
diff --git a/lib/aasm/aasm.rb b/lib/aasm/aasm.rb
index e79d9f5..8beca23 100644
--- a/lib/aasm/aasm.rb
+++ b/lib/aasm/aasm.rb
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ module AASM
     aasm.events(state_name)
   end
 
-  # deprecated
+  # deprecated, remove this method in v4.0.0
   def aasm_human_state
-    # warn "#aasm_human_state is deprecated and will be removed in version 3.2.0; please use #aasm.human_state instead!"
+    warn "#aasm_human_state is deprecated and will be removed in version 4.0.0; please use #aasm.human_state instead!"
     aasm.human_state
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/aasm/deprecated/aasm.rb b/lib/aasm/deprecated/aasm.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 95a70ac..0000000
--- a/lib/aasm/deprecated/aasm.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-module AASM
-
-  module ClassMethods
-    def human_event_name(*args)
-      warn "AASM.human_event_name is deprecated and will be removed in version 3.1.0; please use AASM.aasm_human_event_name instead!"
-      aasm_human_event_name(*args)
-    end
-  end
-
-  def human_state
-    warn "AASM#human_state is deprecated and will be removed in version 3.1.0; please use AASM#aasm_human_state instead!"
-    aasm_human_state
-  end
-
-end
diff --git a/spec/unit/localizer_spec.rb b/spec/unit/localizer_spec.rb
index c31dc33..c8dc178 100644
--- a/spec/unit/localizer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/localizer_spec.rb
@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@ describe AASM::Localizer, "new style" do
   let (:foo_opened) { LocalizerTestModel.new }
   let (:foo_closed) { LocalizerTestModel.new.tap { |x| x.aasm_state = :closed  } }
 
-  context 'aasm_human_state' do
+  context 'aasm.human_state' do
     it 'should return translated state value' do
-      foo_opened.aasm_human_state.should == "It's open now!"
+      foo_opened.aasm.human_state.should == "It's open now!"
     end
 
     it 'should return humanized value if not localized' do
-      foo_closed.aasm_human_state.should == "Closed"
+      foo_closed.aasm.human_state.should == "Closed"
     end
   end
 
@@ -87,13 +87,13 @@ describe AASM::Localizer, "deprecated style" do
   let (:foo_opened) { LocalizerTestModel.new }
   let (:foo_closed) { LocalizerTestModel.new.tap { |x| x.aasm_state = :closed  } }
 
-  context 'aasm_human_state' do
+  context 'aasm.human_state' do
     it 'should return translated state value' do
-      foo_opened.aasm_human_state.should == "It's open now!"
+      foo_opened.aasm.human_state.should == "It's open now!"
     end
 
     it 'should return humanized value if not localized' do
-      foo_closed.aasm_human_state.should == "Closed"
+      foo_closed.aasm.human_state.should == "Closed"
     end
   end