diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index 39dc227cff..2f76a4aa7b 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ package libp2p
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"net"
 	"time"
 
 	circuit "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-circuit"
@@ -327,60 +326,6 @@ func AutoNATServiceRateLimit(global, perPeer int, interval time.Duration) Option
 	}
 }
 
-// FilterAddresses configures libp2p to never dial nor accept connections from
-// the given addresses. FilterAddresses should be used for cases where the
-// addresses you want to deny are known ahead of time.
-//
-// Note: Using Filter + FilterAddresses at the same time is fine, but you cannot
-// configure a both ConnectionGater and filtered addresses.
-//
-// Deprecated: Please use ConnectionGater() instead.
-func FilterAddresses(addrs ...*net.IPNet) Option {
-	return func(cfg *Config) error {
-		var f *filtersConnectionGater
-
-		// preserve backwards compatibility.
-		// if we have a connection gater, try to cast it to a *filtersConnectionGater.
-		if cfg.ConnectionGater != nil {
-			var ok bool
-			if f, ok = cfg.ConnectionGater.(*filtersConnectionGater); !ok {
-				return errors.New("cannot configure both Filters and Connection Gater; please consider configuring just a ConnectionGater instead")
-			}
-		}
-
-		if f == nil {
-			f = (*filtersConnectionGater)(ma.NewFilters())
-			cfg.ConnectionGater = f
-		}
-
-		for _, addr := range addrs {
-			(*ma.Filters)(f).AddFilter(*addr, ma.ActionDeny)
-		}
-
-		return nil
-	}
-}
-
-// Filters configures libp2p to use the given filters for accepting/denying
-// certain addresses. Filters offers more control and should be used when the
-// addresses you want to accept/deny are not known ahead of time and can
-// dynamically change.
-//
-// Note: You cannot configure both a ConnectionGater and a Filter at the same
-// time. Under the hood, the Filters object is converted to a ConnectionGater.
-//
-// Deprecated: use ConnectionGater() instead.
-func Filters(filters *ma.Filters) Option {
-	return func(cfg *Config) error {
-		if cfg.ConnectionGater != nil {
-			return errors.New("cannot configure both Filters and Connection Gater; please consider configuring just a ConnectionGater instead")
-
-		}
-		cfg.ConnectionGater = (*filtersConnectionGater)(filters)
-		return nil
-	}
-}
-
 // ConnectionGater configures libp2p to use the given ConnectionGater
 // to actively reject inbound/outbound connections based on the lifecycle stage
 // of the connection.
diff --git a/options_test.go b/options_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index ba8c0cbfba..0000000000
--- a/options_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,116 +0,0 @@
-package libp2p
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"net"
-	"testing"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/peer"
-	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/test"
-
-	ma "github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr"
-	manet "github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr/net"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-)
-
-func TestDeprecatedFiltersOptionsOutbound(t *testing.T) {
-	require := require.New(t)
-
-	f := ma.NewFilters()
-	_, ipnet, _ := net.ParseCIDR("127.0.0.0/24")
-	f.AddFilter(*ipnet, ma.ActionDeny)
-
-	host0, err := New(context.TODO(), Filters(f))
-	require.NoError(err)
-	require.NotNil(host0)
-
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 1*time.Second)
-	defer cancel()
-
-	id, _ := test.RandPeerID()
-	addr, _ := ma.NewMultiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/0/p2p/" + id.Pretty())
-	ai, _ := peer.AddrInfoFromP2pAddr(addr)
-
-	err = host0.Connect(ctx, *ai)
-	require.Error(err)
-	require.Contains(err.Error(), "no good addresses")
-}
-
-var (
-	ip4FullMask = net.IPMask{255, 255, 255, 255}
-	ip6FullMask = net.IPMask{255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255, 255}
-)
-
-func TestDeprecatedFiltersOptionsInbound(t *testing.T) {
-	require := require.New(t)
-
-	host0, err := New(context.TODO())
-	require.NoError(err)
-	require.NotNil(host0)
-
-	f := ma.NewFilters()
-	for _, addr := range host0.Addrs() {
-		ip, err := manet.ToIP(addr)
-		require.NoError(err)
-		require.NotNil(t, ip)
-
-		var mask net.IPMask
-		if ip.To4() != nil {
-			mask = ip4FullMask
-		} else {
-			mask = ip6FullMask
-		}
-
-		ipnet := net.IPNet{IP: ip, Mask: mask}
-		f.AddFilter(ipnet, ma.ActionDeny)
-	}
-	host1, err := New(context.TODO(), Filters(f))
-	require.NoError(err)
-	require.NotNil(host1)
-
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 1*time.Second)
-	defer cancel()
-
-	peerInfo := peer.AddrInfo{
-		ID:    host1.ID(),
-		Addrs: host1.Addrs(),
-	}
-	err = host0.Connect(ctx, peerInfo)
-	require.Error(err)
-}
-
-func TestDeprecatedFiltersAndAddressesOptions(t *testing.T) {
-	require := require.New(t)
-
-	f := ma.NewFilters()
-	_, ipnet1, _ := net.ParseCIDR("127.0.0.0/24")
-	_, ipnet2, _ := net.ParseCIDR("128.0.0.0/24")
-	f.AddFilter(*ipnet1, ma.ActionDeny)
-
-	host, err := New(context.TODO(), Filters(f), FilterAddresses(ipnet2))
-	require.NoError(err)
-	require.NotNil(host)
-
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 1*time.Second)
-	defer cancel()
-
-	id, _ := test.RandPeerID()
-	addr1, _ := ma.NewMultiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/0/p2p/" + id.Pretty())
-	addr2, _ := ma.NewMultiaddr("/ip4/128.0.0.1/tcp/0/p2p/" + id.Pretty())
-	ai, _ := peer.AddrInfosFromP2pAddrs(addr1, addr2)
-
-	err = host.Connect(ctx, ai[0])
-	require.Error(err)
-	require.Contains(err.Error(), "no good addresses")
-}
-
-func TestCannotSetFiltersAndConnGater(t *testing.T) {
-	require := require.New(t)
-
-	f := ma.NewFilters()
-
-	_, err := New(context.TODO(), Filters(f), ConnectionGater(nil))
-	require.Error(err)
-	require.Contains(err.Error(), "cannot configure multiple connection gaters")
-}