diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/src/org/eclipse/jgit/archive/TarFormat.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/src/org/eclipse/jgit/archive/TarFormat.java
index 7559ada86..9379f022e 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/src/org/eclipse/jgit/archive/TarFormat.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/src/org/eclipse/jgit/archive/TarFormat.java
@@ -88,15 +88,6 @@ public ArchiveOutputStream createArchiveOutputStream(OutputStream s,
 		return applyFormatOptions(out, o);
 	}
 
-	/** {@inheritDoc} */
-	@Deprecated
-	@Override
-	public void putEntry(ArchiveOutputStream out,
-			String path, FileMode mode, ObjectLoader loader)
-			throws IOException {
-		putEntry(out, null, path, mode,loader);
-	}
-
 	/** {@inheritDoc} */
 	@Override
 	public void putEntry(ArchiveOutputStream out,
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/src/org/eclipse/jgit/archive/Tbz2Format.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/src/org/eclipse/jgit/archive/Tbz2Format.java
index 2f95f6d74..fa6a7b055 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/src/org/eclipse/jgit/archive/Tbz2Format.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/src/org/eclipse/jgit/archive/Tbz2Format.java
@@ -82,15 +82,6 @@ public ArchiveOutputStream createArchiveOutputStream(OutputStream s,
 		return tarFormat.createArchiveOutputStream(out, o);
 	}
 
-	/** {@inheritDoc} */
-	@Deprecated
-	@Override
-	public void putEntry(ArchiveOutputStream out,
-			String path, FileMode mode, ObjectLoader loader)
-			throws IOException {
-		putEntry(out, null, path, mode,loader);
-	}
-
 	/** {@inheritDoc} */
 	@Override
 	public void putEntry(ArchiveOutputStream out,
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/src/org/eclipse/jgit/archive/TgzFormat.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/src/org/eclipse/jgit/archive/TgzFormat.java
index b22a62d07..368b4f246 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/src/org/eclipse/jgit/archive/TgzFormat.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/src/org/eclipse/jgit/archive/TgzFormat.java
@@ -82,15 +82,6 @@ public ArchiveOutputStream createArchiveOutputStream(OutputStream s,
 		return tarFormat.createArchiveOutputStream(out, o);
 	}
 
-	/** {@inheritDoc} */
-	@Deprecated
-	@Override
-	public void putEntry(ArchiveOutputStream out,
-			String path, FileMode mode, ObjectLoader loader)
-			throws IOException {
-		putEntry(out, null, path, mode,loader);
-	}
-
 	/** {@inheritDoc} */
 	@Override
 	public void putEntry(ArchiveOutputStream out,
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/src/org/eclipse/jgit/archive/TxzFormat.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/src/org/eclipse/jgit/archive/TxzFormat.java
index d23d2b657..36616eda8 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/src/org/eclipse/jgit/archive/TxzFormat.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/src/org/eclipse/jgit/archive/TxzFormat.java
@@ -82,15 +82,6 @@ public ArchiveOutputStream createArchiveOutputStream(OutputStream s,
 		return tarFormat.createArchiveOutputStream(out, o);
 	}
 
-	/** {@inheritDoc} */
-	@Deprecated
-	@Override
-	public void putEntry(ArchiveOutputStream out,
-			String path, FileMode mode, ObjectLoader loader)
-			throws IOException {
-		putEntry(out, null, path, mode,loader);
-	}
-
 	/** {@inheritDoc} */
 	@Override
 	public void putEntry(ArchiveOutputStream out,
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/src/org/eclipse/jgit/archive/ZipFormat.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/src/org/eclipse/jgit/archive/ZipFormat.java
index dc8fb4457..8483801c9 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/src/org/eclipse/jgit/archive/ZipFormat.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.archive/src/org/eclipse/jgit/archive/ZipFormat.java
@@ -83,15 +83,6 @@ public ArchiveOutputStream createArchiveOutputStream(OutputStream s,
 		return applyFormatOptions(new ZipArchiveOutputStream(s), o);
 	}
 
-	/** {@inheritDoc} */
-	@Deprecated
-	@Override
-	public void putEntry(ArchiveOutputStream out,
-			String path, FileMode mode, ObjectLoader loader)
-			throws IOException {
-		putEntry(out, null, path, mode,loader);
-	}
-
 	/** {@inheritDoc} */
 	@Override
 	public void putEntry(ArchiveOutputStream out,
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/api/ArchiveCommandTest.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/api/ArchiveCommandTest.java
index edab96b97..1300f98d8 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/api/ArchiveCommandTest.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/api/ArchiveCommandTest.java
@@ -228,11 +228,6 @@ public MockOutputStream createArchiveOutputStream(OutputStream s,
 			return new MockOutputStream();
 		}
 
-		@Override
-		public void putEntry(MockOutputStream out, String path, FileMode mode, ObjectLoader loader) {
-			putEntry(out, null, path, mode, loader);
-		}
-
 		@Override
 		public void putEntry(MockOutputStream out, ObjectId tree, String path, FileMode mode, ObjectLoader loader) {
 			String content = mode != FileMode.TREE ? new String(loader.getBytes()) : null;
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/ArchiveCommand.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/ArchiveCommand.java
index 10397f8ac..27bb5a90b 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/ArchiveCommand.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/ArchiveCommand.java
@@ -152,30 +152,6 @@ public static interface Format<T extends Closeable> {
 		T createArchiveOutputStream(OutputStream s, Map<String, Object> o)
 				throws IOException;
 
-		/**
-		 * Write an entry to an archive.
-		 *
-		 * @param out
-		 *            archive object from createArchiveOutputStream
-		 * @param path
-		 *            full filename relative to the root of the archive (with
-		 *            trailing '/' for directories)
-		 * @param mode
-		 *            mode (for example FileMode.REGULAR_FILE or
-		 *            FileMode.SYMLINK)
-		 * @param loader
-		 *            blob object with data for this entry (null for
-		 *            directories)
-		 * @throws IOException
-		 *             thrown by the underlying output stream for I/O errors
-		 * @deprecated use
-		 *             {@link #putEntry(Closeable, ObjectId, String, FileMode, ObjectLoader)}
-		 *             instead
-		 */
-		@Deprecated
-		void putEntry(T out, String path, FileMode mode,
-					  ObjectLoader loader) throws IOException;
-
 		/**
 		 * Write an entry to an archive.
 		 *