diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ff878296b..e7cb5981e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -140,8 +140,6 @@ Currently, the `@compat` macro supports the following syntaxes:
 
 * `endof` is now `lastindex` ([#25458]). (Note that `lastindex(A, n)` is not supported.)
 
-* `nb_available` is now `bytesavailable` ([#25634]).
-
 * `method_exists` is now `hasmethod` ([#25615]).
 
 * `object_id` is now `objectid` ([#25615]).
diff --git a/src/Compat.jl b/src/Compat.jl
index c65a7f952..be924da56 100644
--- a/src/Compat.jl
+++ b/src/Compat.jl
@@ -75,12 +75,6 @@ end
     end
 end
 
-# 0.7.0-DEV.3481
-@static if !isdefined(Base, :bytesavailable)
-    const bytesavailable = nb_available
-    export bytesavailable
-end
-
 # 0.7.0-DEV.3583
 @static if !isdefined(Base, :lastindex)
     const lastindex = endof
diff --git a/test/old.jl b/test/old.jl
index 0039c7997..c78c571c1 100644
--- a/test/old.jl
+++ b/test/old.jl
@@ -703,3 +703,9 @@ end
 @test GC.enable(true)
 
 @test eltype(Base.Multimedia.displays) <: AbstractDisplay
+
+# 0.7.0-DEV.3481
+let b = IOBuffer()
+    write(b, "hi")
+    @test bytesavailable(b) == 0
+end
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index 53eda2f95..837f5a8ed 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -82,12 +82,6 @@ end
 
 @test codeunit("foo") == codeunit(SubString("fooαβγ",1,3)) == UInt8
 
-# 0.7.0-DEV.3481
-let b = IOBuffer()
-    write(b, "hi")
-    @test bytesavailable(b) == 0
-end
-
 # 0.7.0-DEV.3583
 @test lastindex(zeros(4)) == 4
 @test lastindex(zeros(4,4)) == 16