diff --git a/lib/path.js b/lib/path.js
index d0b3788b79..d3a2ea698f 100644
--- a/lib/path.js
+++ b/lib/path.js
@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@ exports.dirname = function (path) {
   }
 };
 
-exports.filename = function () {
-  throw new Error("path.filename is deprecated. Please use path.basename instead.");
-};
 exports.basename = function (path, ext) {
   var f = path.substr(path.lastIndexOf("/") + 1);
   if (ext && f.substr(-1 * ext.length) === ext) {