diff --git a/FWCore/ServiceRegistry/interface/ActivityRegistry.h b/FWCore/ServiceRegistry/interface/ActivityRegistry.h
index 3b1d2fccce7cf..9e72cced9b951 100644
--- a/FWCore/ServiceRegistry/interface/ActivityRegistry.h
+++ b/FWCore/ServiceRegistry/interface/ActivityRegistry.h
@@ -549,152 +549,6 @@ namespace edm {
     void watchPostESModule(PostESModule::slot_type const& iSlot) { postESModuleSignal_.connect_front(iSlot); }
     AR_WATCH_USING_METHOD_2(watchPostESModule)
 
-    // OLD DELETE THIS
-    typedef signalslot::ObsoleteSignal<void(EventID const&, Timestamp const&)> PreProcessEvent;
-    /// signal is emitted after the Event has been created by the InputSource but before any modules have seen the Event
-    PreProcessEvent preProcessEventSignal_;
-    void watchPreProcessEvent(PreProcessEvent::slot_type const& iSlot) { preProcessEventSignal_.connect(iSlot); }
-    AR_WATCH_USING_METHOD_2(watchPreProcessEvent)
-
-    // OLD DELETE THIS
-    typedef signalslot::ObsoleteSignal<void(Event const&, EventSetup const&)> PostProcessEvent;
-    /// signal is emitted after all modules have finished processing the Event
-    PostProcessEvent postProcessEventSignal_;
-    void watchPostProcessEvent(PostProcessEvent::slot_type const& iSlot) {
-      postProcessEventSignal_.connect_front(iSlot);
-    }
-    AR_WATCH_USING_METHOD_2(watchPostProcessEvent)
-
-    // OLD DELETE THIS
-    typedef signalslot::ObsoleteSignal<void(RunID const&, Timestamp const&)> PreBeginRun;
-    /// signal is emitted after the Run has been created by the InputSource but before any modules have seen the Run
-    PreBeginRun preBeginRunSignal_;
-    void watchPreBeginRun(PreBeginRun::slot_type const& iSlot) { preBeginRunSignal_.connect(iSlot); }
-    AR_WATCH_USING_METHOD_2(watchPreBeginRun)
-
-    // OLD DELETE THIS
-    typedef signalslot::ObsoleteSignal<void(Run const&, EventSetup const&)> PostBeginRun;
-    /// signal is emitted after all modules have finished processing the beginRun
-    PostBeginRun postBeginRunSignal_;
-    void watchPostBeginRun(PostBeginRun::slot_type const& iSlot) { postBeginRunSignal_.connect_front(iSlot); }
-    AR_WATCH_USING_METHOD_2(watchPostBeginRun)
-
-    // OLD DELETE THIS
-    typedef signalslot::ObsoleteSignal<void(RunID const&, Timestamp const&)> PreEndRun;
-    /// signal is emitted before the endRun is processed
-    PreEndRun preEndRunSignal_;
-    void watchPreEndRun(PreEndRun::slot_type const& iSlot) { preEndRunSignal_.connect(iSlot); }
-    AR_WATCH_USING_METHOD_2(watchPreEndRun)
-
-    // OLD DELETE THIS
-    typedef signalslot::ObsoleteSignal<void(Run const&, EventSetup const&)> PostEndRun;
-    /// signal is emitted after all modules have finished processing the Run
-    PostEndRun postEndRunSignal_;
-    void watchPostEndRun(PostEndRun::slot_type const& iSlot) { postEndRunSignal_.connect_front(iSlot); }
-    AR_WATCH_USING_METHOD_2(watchPostEndRun)
-
-    // OLD DELETE THIS
-    typedef signalslot::ObsoleteSignal<void(LuminosityBlockID const&, Timestamp const&)> PreBeginLumi;
-    /// signal is emitted after the Lumi has been created by the InputSource but before any modules have seen the Lumi
-    PreBeginLumi preBeginLumiSignal_;
-    void watchPreBeginLumi(PreBeginLumi::slot_type const& iSlot) { preBeginLumiSignal_.connect(iSlot); }
-    AR_WATCH_USING_METHOD_2(watchPreBeginLumi)
-
-    // OLD DELETE THIS
-    typedef signalslot::ObsoleteSignal<void(LuminosityBlock const&, EventSetup const&)> PostBeginLumi;
-    /// signal is emitted after all modules have finished processing the beginLumi
-    PostBeginLumi postBeginLumiSignal_;
-    void watchPostBeginLumi(PostBeginLumi::slot_type const& iSlot) { postBeginLumiSignal_.connect_front(iSlot); }
-    AR_WATCH_USING_METHOD_2(watchPostBeginLumi)
-
-    // OLD DELETE THIS
-    typedef signalslot::ObsoleteSignal<void(LuminosityBlockID const&, Timestamp const&)> PreEndLumi;
-    /// signal is emitted before the endLumi is processed
-    PreEndLumi preEndLumiSignal_;
-    void watchPreEndLumi(PreEndLumi::slot_type const& iSlot) { preEndLumiSignal_.connect(iSlot); }
-    AR_WATCH_USING_METHOD_2(watchPreEndLumi)
-
-    // OLD DELETE THIS
-    typedef signalslot::ObsoleteSignal<void(LuminosityBlock const&, EventSetup const&)> PostEndLumi;
-    /// signal is emitted after all modules have finished processing the Lumi
-    PostEndLumi postEndLumiSignal_;
-    void watchPostEndLumi(PostEndLumi::slot_type const& iSlot) { postEndLumiSignal_.connect_front(iSlot); }
-    AR_WATCH_USING_METHOD_2(watchPostEndLumi)
-
-    // OLD DELETE THIS
-    /// signal is emitted before starting to process a Path for an event
-    typedef signalslot::ObsoleteSignal<void(std::string const&)> PreProcessPath;
-    PreProcessPath preProcessPathSignal_;
-    void watchPreProcessPath(PreProcessPath::slot_type const& iSlot) { preProcessPathSignal_.connect(iSlot); }
-    AR_WATCH_USING_METHOD_1(watchPreProcessPath)
-
-    // OLD DELETE THIS
-    /// signal is emitted after all modules have finished for the Path for an event
-    typedef signalslot::ObsoleteSignal<void(std::string const&, HLTPathStatus const&)> PostProcessPath;
-    PostProcessPath postProcessPathSignal_;
-    void watchPostProcessPath(PostProcessPath::slot_type const& iSlot) { postProcessPathSignal_.connect_front(iSlot); }
-    AR_WATCH_USING_METHOD_2(watchPostProcessPath)
-
-    // OLD DELETE THIS
-    /// signal is emitted before starting to process a Path for beginRun
-    typedef signalslot::ObsoleteSignal<void(std::string const&)> PrePathBeginRun;
-    PrePathBeginRun prePathBeginRunSignal_;
-    void watchPrePathBeginRun(PrePathBeginRun::slot_type const& iSlot) { prePathBeginRunSignal_.connect(iSlot); }
-    AR_WATCH_USING_METHOD_1(watchPrePathBeginRun)
-
-    // OLD DELETE THIS
-    /// signal is emitted after all modules have finished for the Path for beginRun
-    typedef signalslot::ObsoleteSignal<void(std::string const&, HLTPathStatus const&)> PostPathBeginRun;
-    PostPathBeginRun postPathBeginRunSignal_;
-    void watchPostPathBeginRun(PostPathBeginRun::slot_type const& iSlot) {
-      postPathBeginRunSignal_.connect_front(iSlot);
-    }
-    AR_WATCH_USING_METHOD_2(watchPostPathBeginRun)
-
-    // OLD DELETE THIS
-    /// signal is emitted before starting to process a Path for endRun
-    typedef signalslot::ObsoleteSignal<void(std::string const&)> PrePathEndRun;
-    PrePathEndRun prePathEndRunSignal_;
-    void watchPrePathEndRun(PrePathEndRun::slot_type const& iSlot) { prePathEndRunSignal_.connect(iSlot); }
-    AR_WATCH_USING_METHOD_1(watchPrePathEndRun)
-
-    // OLD DELETE THIS
-    /// signal is emitted after all modules have finished for the Path for endRun
-    typedef signalslot::ObsoleteSignal<void(std::string const&, HLTPathStatus const&)> PostPathEndRun;
-    PostPathEndRun postPathEndRunSignal_;
-    void watchPostPathEndRun(PostPathEndRun::slot_type const& iSlot) { postPathEndRunSignal_.connect_front(iSlot); }
-    AR_WATCH_USING_METHOD_2(watchPostPathEndRun)
-
-    // OLD DELETE THIS
-    /// signal is emitted before starting to process a Path for beginLumi
-    typedef signalslot::ObsoleteSignal<void(std::string const&)> PrePathBeginLumi;
-    PrePathBeginLumi prePathBeginLumiSignal_;
-    void watchPrePathBeginLumi(PrePathBeginLumi::slot_type const& iSlot) { prePathBeginLumiSignal_.connect(iSlot); }
-    AR_WATCH_USING_METHOD_1(watchPrePathBeginLumi)
-
-    // OLD DELETE THIS
-    /// signal is emitted after all modules have finished for the Path for beginLumi
-    typedef signalslot::ObsoleteSignal<void(std::string const&, HLTPathStatus const&)> PostPathBeginLumi;
-    PostPathBeginLumi postPathBeginLumiSignal_;
-    void watchPostPathBeginLumi(PostPathBeginLumi::slot_type const& iSlot) {
-      postPathBeginLumiSignal_.connect_front(iSlot);
-    }
-    AR_WATCH_USING_METHOD_2(watchPostPathBeginLumi)
-
-    // OLD DELETE THIS
-    /// signal is emitted before starting to process a Path for endRun
-    typedef signalslot::ObsoleteSignal<void(std::string const&)> PrePathEndLumi;
-    PrePathEndLumi prePathEndLumiSignal_;
-    void watchPrePathEndLumi(PrePathEndLumi::slot_type const& iSlot) { prePathEndLumiSignal_.connect(iSlot); }
-    AR_WATCH_USING_METHOD_1(watchPrePathEndLumi)
-
-    // OLD DELETE THIS
-    /// signal is emitted after all modules have finished for the Path for endRun
-    typedef signalslot::ObsoleteSignal<void(std::string const&, HLTPathStatus const&)> PostPathEndLumi;
-    PostPathEndLumi postPathEndLumiSignal_;
-    void watchPostPathEndLumi(PostPathEndLumi::slot_type const& iSlot) { postPathEndLumiSignal_.connect_front(iSlot); }
-    AR_WATCH_USING_METHOD_2(watchPostPathEndLumi)
-
     /* Note M:
 	   Concerning use of address of module descriptor
 	   during functions called before/after module or source construction:
@@ -1042,86 +896,6 @@ namespace edm {
     }
     AR_WATCH_USING_METHOD_2(watchPostModuleWriteLumi)
 
-    // OLD DELETE THIS
-    /// signal is emitted before the module starts processing the Event
-    typedef signalslot::ObsoleteSignal<void(ModuleDescription const&)> PreModule;
-    PreModule preModuleSignal_;
-    void watchPreModule(PreModule::slot_type const& iSlot) { preModuleSignal_.connect(iSlot); }
-    AR_WATCH_USING_METHOD_1(watchPreModule)
-
-    // OLD DELETE THIS
-    /// signal is emitted after the module finished processing the Event
-    typedef signalslot::ObsoleteSignal<void(ModuleDescription const&)> PostModule;
-    PostModule postModuleSignal_;
-    void watchPostModule(PostModule::slot_type const& iSlot) { postModuleSignal_.connect_front(iSlot); }
-    AR_WATCH_USING_METHOD_1(watchPostModule)
-
-    // OLD DELETE THIS
-    /// signal is emitted before the module starts processing beginRun
-    typedef signalslot::ObsoleteSignal<void(ModuleDescription const&)> PreModuleBeginRun;
-    PreModuleBeginRun preModuleBeginRunSignal_;
-    void watchPreModuleBeginRun(PreModuleBeginRun::slot_type const& iSlot) { preModuleBeginRunSignal_.connect(iSlot); }
-    AR_WATCH_USING_METHOD_1(watchPreModuleBeginRun)
-
-    // OLD DELETE THIS
-    /// signal is emitted after the module finished processing beginRun
-    typedef signalslot::ObsoleteSignal<void(ModuleDescription const&)> PostModuleBeginRun;
-    PostModuleBeginRun postModuleBeginRunSignal_;
-    void watchPostModuleBeginRun(PostModuleBeginRun::slot_type const& iSlot) {
-      postModuleBeginRunSignal_.connect_front(iSlot);
-    }
-    AR_WATCH_USING_METHOD_1(watchPostModuleBeginRun)
-
-    // OLD DELETE THIS
-    /// signal is emitted before the module starts processing endRun
-    typedef signalslot::ObsoleteSignal<void(ModuleDescription const&)> PreModuleEndRun;
-    PreModuleEndRun preModuleEndRunSignal_;
-    void watchPreModuleEndRun(PreModuleEndRun::slot_type const& iSlot) { preModuleEndRunSignal_.connect(iSlot); }
-    AR_WATCH_USING_METHOD_1(watchPreModuleEndRun)
-
-    // OLD DELETE THIS
-    /// signal is emitted after the module finished processing endRun
-    typedef signalslot::ObsoleteSignal<void(ModuleDescription const&)> PostModuleEndRun;
-    PostModuleEndRun postModuleEndRunSignal_;
-    void watchPostModuleEndRun(PostModuleEndRun::slot_type const& iSlot) {
-      postModuleEndRunSignal_.connect_front(iSlot);
-    }
-    AR_WATCH_USING_METHOD_1(watchPostModuleEndRun)
-
-    // OLD DELETE THIS
-    /// signal is emitted before the module starts processing beginLumi
-    typedef signalslot::ObsoleteSignal<void(ModuleDescription const&)> PreModuleBeginLumi;
-    PreModuleBeginLumi preModuleBeginLumiSignal_;
-    void watchPreModuleBeginLumi(PreModuleBeginLumi::slot_type const& iSlot) {
-      preModuleBeginLumiSignal_.connect(iSlot);
-    }
-    AR_WATCH_USING_METHOD_1(watchPreModuleBeginLumi)
-
-    // OLD DELETE THIS
-    /// signal is emitted after the module finished processing beginLumi
-    typedef signalslot::ObsoleteSignal<void(ModuleDescription const&)> PostModuleBeginLumi;
-    PostModuleBeginLumi postModuleBeginLumiSignal_;
-    void watchPostModuleBeginLumi(PostModuleBeginLumi::slot_type const& iSlot) {
-      postModuleBeginLumiSignal_.connect_front(iSlot);
-    }
-    AR_WATCH_USING_METHOD_1(watchPostModuleBeginLumi)
-
-    // OLD DELETE THIS
-    /// signal is emitted before the module starts processing endLumi
-    typedef signalslot::ObsoleteSignal<void(ModuleDescription const&)> PreModuleEndLumi;
-    PreModuleEndLumi preModuleEndLumiSignal_;
-    void watchPreModuleEndLumi(PreModuleEndLumi::slot_type const& iSlot) { preModuleEndLumiSignal_.connect(iSlot); }
-    AR_WATCH_USING_METHOD_1(watchPreModuleEndLumi)
-
-    // OLD DELETE THIS
-    /// signal is emitted after the module finished processing endLumi
-    typedef signalslot::ObsoleteSignal<void(ModuleDescription const&)> PostModuleEndLumi;
-    PostModuleEndLumi postModuleEndLumiSignal_;
-    void watchPostModuleEndLumi(PostModuleEndLumi::slot_type const& iSlot) {
-      postModuleEndLumiSignal_.connect_front(iSlot);
-    }
-    AR_WATCH_USING_METHOD_1(watchPostModuleEndLumi)
-
     /// signal is emitted before the source is constructed
     typedef signalslot::Signal<void(ModuleDescription const&)> PreSourceConstruction;
     PreSourceConstruction preSourceConstructionSignal_;