diff --git a/MySQLdb/__init__.py b/MySQLdb/__init__.py
index f56d8101..b567363b 100644
--- a/MySQLdb/__init__.py
+++ b/MySQLdb/__init__.py
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@
     string_literal,
     MySQLError,
     DataError,
-    escape,
-    escape_string,
     DatabaseError,
     InternalError,
     Warning,
@@ -164,8 +162,6 @@ def Connect(*args, **kwargs):
     "converters",
     "cursors",
     "debug",
-    "escape",
-    "escape_string",
     "get_client_info",
     "paramstyle",
     "string_literal",