diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/java/JavaPlugin.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/java/JavaPlugin.kt
index b0df157a..9f6108d2 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/java/JavaPlugin.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/java/JavaPlugin.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import com.beust.kobalt.Variant
 import com.beust.kobalt.api.*
 import com.beust.kobalt.api.annotation.Directive
 import com.beust.kobalt.internal.BaseJvmPlugin
-import com.beust.kobalt.internal.JvmCompilerPlugin
 import com.beust.kobalt.misc.warn
 import java.io.File
 import javax.inject.Inject
@@ -68,16 +67,6 @@ class JavaPlugin @Inject constructor(val javaCompiler: JavaCompiler, override va
 
 }
 
-@Directive
-fun javaProject(vararg projects: Project, init: Project.() -> Unit): Project {
-    return Project().apply {
-        warn("javaProject{} is deprecated, please use project{}")
-        init()
-        (Kobalt.findPlugin(JvmCompilerPlugin.PLUGIN_NAME) as JvmCompilerPlugin)
-                .addDependentProjects(this, projects.toList())
-    }
-}
-
 class JavaConfig(val project: Project) {
     val compilerArgs = arrayListOf<String>()
     fun args(vararg options: String) = compilerArgs.addAll(options)
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/kotlin/KotlinPlugin.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/kotlin/KotlinPlugin.kt
index 8f16a3d4..220be8a7 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/kotlin/KotlinPlugin.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/kotlin/KotlinPlugin.kt
@@ -5,13 +5,11 @@ import com.beust.kobalt.Variant
 import com.beust.kobalt.api.*
 import com.beust.kobalt.api.annotation.Directive
 import com.beust.kobalt.internal.BaseJvmPlugin
-import com.beust.kobalt.internal.JvmCompilerPlugin
 import com.beust.kobalt.internal.KobaltSettings
 import com.beust.kobalt.internal.KotlinJarFiles
 import com.beust.kobalt.maven.DependencyManager
 import com.beust.kobalt.maven.dependency.FileDependency
 import com.beust.kobalt.misc.KobaltExecutors
-import com.beust.kobalt.misc.warn
 import javax.inject.Inject
 import javax.inject.Singleton
 
@@ -131,19 +129,6 @@ class KotlinPlugin @Inject constructor(val executors: KobaltExecutors, val depen
     }
 }
 
-/**
- * @param projects: the list of projects that need to be built before this one.
- */
-@Directive
-fun kotlinProject(vararg projects: Project, init: Project.() -> Unit): Project {
-    return Project().apply {
-        warn("kotlinProject{} is deprecated, please use project{}")
-        init()
-        (Kobalt.findPlugin(JvmCompilerPlugin.PLUGIN_NAME) as JvmCompilerPlugin)
-                .addDependentProjects(this, projects.toList())
-    }
-}
-
 class KotlinConfig(val project: Project) {
     val args = arrayListOf<String>()
     fun args(vararg options: String) = args.addAll(options)