diff --git a/dir.c b/dir.c
index 49e6818d25..b4f73de0bb 100644
--- a/dir.c
+++ b/dir.c
@@ -3342,14 +3342,6 @@ rb_file_directory_p(void)
 }
 #endif
 
-/* :nodoc: */
-static VALUE
-rb_dir_exists_p(VALUE obj, VALUE fname)
-{
-    rb_warn_deprecated("Dir.exists?", "Dir.exist?");
-    return rb_file_directory_p(obj, fname);
-}
-
 static void *
 nogvl_dir_empty_p(void *ptr)
 {
@@ -3478,7 +3470,6 @@ Init_Dir(void)
     rb_define_singleton_method(rb_cDir,"home", dir_s_home, -1);
 
     rb_define_singleton_method(rb_cDir,"exist?", rb_file_directory_p, 1);
-    rb_define_singleton_method(rb_cDir,"exists?", rb_dir_exists_p, 1);
     rb_define_singleton_method(rb_cDir,"empty?", rb_dir_s_empty_p, 1);
 
     rb_define_singleton_method(rb_cFile,"fnmatch", file_s_fnmatch, -1);
diff --git a/file.c b/file.c
index 0c599b0895..c64ec8cf7f 100644
--- a/file.c
+++ b/file.c
@@ -1787,23 +1787,6 @@ rb_file_exist_p(VALUE obj, VALUE fname)
     return Qtrue;
 }
 
-/* :nodoc: */
-static VALUE
-rb_file_exists_p(VALUE obj, VALUE fname)
-{
-    const char *s = "FileTest#exist?";
-    if (obj == rb_mFileTest) {
-	s = "FileTest.exist?";
-    }
-    else if (obj == rb_cFile ||
-	     (RB_TYPE_P(obj, T_CLASS) &&
-	      RTEST(rb_class_inherited_p(obj, rb_cFile)))) {
-	s = "File.exist?";
-    }
-    rb_warn_deprecated("%.*ss?", s, (int)(strlen(s)-1), s);
-    return rb_file_exist_p(obj, fname);
-}
-
 /*
  * call-seq:
  *    File.readable?(file_name)   -> true or false
@@ -6469,7 +6452,6 @@ Init_File(void)
 
     define_filetest_function("directory?", rb_file_directory_p, 1);
     define_filetest_function("exist?", rb_file_exist_p, 1);
-    define_filetest_function("exists?", rb_file_exists_p, 1);
     define_filetest_function("readable?", rb_file_readable_p, 1);
     define_filetest_function("readable_real?", rb_file_readable_real_p, 1);
     define_filetest_function("world_readable?", rb_file_world_readable_p, 1);
diff --git a/test/ruby/test_exception.rb b/test/ruby/test_exception.rb
index 0333fd52ea..c611afa4f9 100644
--- a/test/ruby/test_exception.rb
+++ b/test/ruby/test_exception.rb
@@ -961,13 +961,17 @@ $stderr = $stdout; raise "\x82\xa0"') do |outs, errs, status|
   end
 
   def test_warn_deprecated_backwards_compatibility_category
-    warning = capture_warning_warn { Dir.exists?("non-existent") }
+    skip "no method to test"
+
+    warning = capture_warning_warn { }
 
     assert_match(/deprecated/, warning[0])
   end
 
   def test_warn_deprecated_category
-    warning = capture_warning_warn(category: true) { Dir.exists?("non-existent") }
+    skip "no method to test"
+
+    warning = capture_warning_warn(category: true) { }
 
     assert_equal :deprecated, warning[0][1]
   end