diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a0d674f4a..f3fa857dd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -76,8 +76,6 @@ Currently, the `@compat` macro supports the following syntaxes:
 
 * Single-argument `permutedims(x)` for matrices and vectors ([#24839]).
 
-* `isbits(t::Type)` is now `isbitstype(t)` ([#26850]).
-
 * `something` to get the first argument different from `nothing`, unwrapping those
   of the `Some` type ([#27258]).
 
diff --git a/src/Compat.jl b/src/Compat.jl
index 10dbaff0d..4db7e5b1a 100644
--- a/src/Compat.jl
+++ b/src/Compat.jl
@@ -78,12 +78,6 @@ end
     end
 end
 
-# https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/pull/26850
-if !isdefined(Base, :isbitstype) # 0.7.0-DEV.4905
-    export isbitstype
-    isbitstype(::Type{T}) where {T} = isbits(T)
-end
-
 # 0.7.0-DEV.4762
 @static if !isdefined(Base, Symbol("@cfunction"))
     macro cfunction(f, rt, tup)
diff --git a/test/old.jl b/test/old.jl
index 3278f69ad..42a0667f2 100644
--- a/test/old.jl
+++ b/test/old.jl
@@ -1083,3 +1083,7 @@ end
 @test isletter('a')
 @test isletter('β')
 @test !isletter('3')
+
+# 0.7.0-DEV.4905
+@test isbitstype(Int)
+@test !isbitstype(Vector{Int})
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index 3cea59941..1f4f7dc67 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -82,10 +82,6 @@ end
 
 @test codeunit("foo") == codeunit(SubString("fooαβγ",1,3)) == UInt8
 
-# 0.7.0-DEV.4905
-@test isbitstype(Int)
-@test !isbitstype(Vector{Int})
-
 # 0.7.0-DEV.4762
 let ptr = @cfunction(+, Int, (Int, Int))
     @test ptr isa Ptr{Cvoid}