diff --git a/History.md b/History.md
index 244c56ce8f..1bf4451ffa 100644
--- a/History.md
+++ b/History.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 ===
 
   * remove:
+    - `app.del` - use `app.delete`
     - `res.json(obj, status)` signature - use `res.json(status, obj)`
     - `res.jsonp(obj, status)` signature - use `res.jsonp(status, obj)`
     - `res.send(body, status)` signature - use `res.send(status, body)`
diff --git a/lib/application.js b/lib/application.js
index 9e4fc6674a..c44dd7908b 100644
--- a/lib/application.js
+++ b/lib/application.js
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ var http = require('http');
 var compileETag = require('./utils').compileETag;
 var compileQueryParser = require('./utils').compileQueryParser;
 var compileTrust = require('./utils').compileTrust;
-var deprecate = require('depd')('express');
 var merge = require('utils-merge');
 var resolve = require('path').resolve;
 var slice = Array.prototype.slice;
@@ -444,10 +443,6 @@ app.all = function(path){
   return this;
 };
 
-// del -> delete alias
-
-app.del = deprecate.function(app.delete, 'app.del: Use app.delete instead');
-
 /**
  * Render the given view `name` name with `options`
  * and a callback accepting an error and the
diff --git a/test/app.del.js b/test/app.del.js
deleted file mode 100644
index d419fbb158..0000000000
--- a/test/app.del.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-
-var express = require('../')
-  , request = require('supertest');
-
-describe('app.del()', function(){
-  it('should alias app.delete()', function(done){
-    var app = express();
-
-    app.del('/tobi', function(req, res){
-      res.end('deleted tobi!');
-    });
-
-    request(app)
-    .del('/tobi')
-    .expect('deleted tobi!', done);
-  })
-})
diff --git a/test/app.listen.js b/test/app.listen.js
index b6f6857893..f32c357d92 100644
--- a/test/app.listen.js
+++ b/test/app.listen.js
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ describe('app.listen()', function(){
   it('should wrap with an HTTP server', function(done){
     var app = express();
 
-    app.del('/tobi', function(req, res){
-      res.end('deleted tobi!');
+    app.get('/tobi', function(req, res){
+      res.end('got tobi!');
     });
 
     var server = app.listen(9999, function(){
diff --git a/test/app.options.js b/test/app.options.js
index 98fefe9a0b..ceb195b613 100644
--- a/test/app.options.js
+++ b/test/app.options.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ describe('OPTIONS', function(){
   it('should default to the routes defined', function(done){
     var app = express();
 
-    app.del('/', function(){});
+    app.post('/', function(){});
     app.get('/users', function(req, res){});
     app.put('/users', function(req, res){});
 
diff --git a/test/app.router.js b/test/app.router.js
index 4f170ec64a..6162489632 100644
--- a/test/app.router.js
+++ b/test/app.router.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ describe('app.router', function(){
   })
 
   describe('methods', function(){
-    methods.concat('del').forEach(function(method){
+    methods.forEach(function(method){
       if (method === 'connect') return;
 
       it('should include ' + method.toUpperCase(), function(done){