diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/Channels.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/Channels.java
index 23c5ec90ab..c5ee8584fc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/Channels.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/Channels.java
@@ -303,20 +303,6 @@ public class Channels {
                 ctx.getChannel(), message, remoteAddress));
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Sends a {@code "writeComplete"} event to the first
-     * {@link ChannelUpstreamHandler} in the {@link ChannelPipeline} of
-     * the specified {@link Channel}.
-     */
-    public static void fireWriteComplete(Channel channel, int amount) {
-        if (amount == 0) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        channel.getPipeline().sendUpstream(
-                new DefaultWriteCompletionEvent(channel, (long) amount));
-    }
-
     /**
      * Sends a {@code "writeComplete"} event to the first
      * {@link ChannelUpstreamHandler} in the {@link ChannelPipeline} of
@@ -331,16 +317,6 @@ public class Channels {
                 new DefaultWriteCompletionEvent(channel, amount));
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Sends a {@code "writeComplete"} event to the
-     * {@link ChannelUpstreamHandler} which is placed in the closest upstream
-     * from the handler associated with the specified
-     * {@link ChannelHandlerContext}.
-     */
-    public static void fireWriteComplete(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, int amount) {
-        ctx.sendUpstream(new DefaultWriteCompletionEvent(ctx.getChannel(), (long) amount));
-    }
-
     /**
      * Sends a {@code "writeComplete"} event to the
      * {@link ChannelUpstreamHandler} which is placed in the closest upstream
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/DefaultWriteCompletionEvent.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/DefaultWriteCompletionEvent.java
index 96d948e1a1..846e07f0f4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/DefaultWriteCompletionEvent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/channel/DefaultWriteCompletionEvent.java
@@ -30,14 +30,6 @@ public class DefaultWriteCompletionEvent implements WriteCompletionEvent {
     private final Channel channel;
     private final long writtenAmount;
 
-    /**
-     * @deprecated Use {@link #DefaultWriteCompletionEvent(Channel, long)} instead.
-     */
-    @Deprecated
-    public DefaultWriteCompletionEvent(Channel channel, int writtenAmount) {
-        this(channel, (long) writtenAmount);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Creates a new instance.
      */