diff --git a/src/shapes/path.class.js b/src/shapes/path.class.js
index 819b12af821..f1c0e7c8102 100644
--- a/src/shapes/path.class.js
+++ b/src/shapes/path.class.js
@@ -927,23 +927,7 @@
    * @param {Boolean} [forceAsync] Force an async behaviour trying to create pattern first
    */
   fabric.Path.fromObject = function(object, callback, forceAsync) {
-    // remove this pattern rom 2.0, accept just object.
-    var path;
-    if (typeof object.path === 'string') {
-      fabric.loadSVGFromURL(object.path, function (elements) {
-        var pathUrl = object.path;
-        path = elements[0];
-        delete object.path;
-
-        fabric.util.object.extend(path, object);
-        path.setSourcePath(pathUrl);
-
-        callback && callback(path);
-      });
-    }
-    else {
-      return fabric.Object._fromObject('Path', object, callback, forceAsync, 'path');
-    }
+    return fabric.Object._fromObject('Path', object, callback, forceAsync, 'path');
   };
 
   /* _FROM_SVG_START_ */