diff --git a/src/args.jl b/src/args.jl
index 3a3c963c3..bda497789 100644
--- a/src/args.jl
+++ b/src/args.jl
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ const _allTypes = vcat([
     :none, :line, :path, :steppre, :steppost, :sticks, :scatter,
     :heatmap, :hexbin, :barbins, :barhist, :histogram, :scatterbins,
     :scatterhist, :stepbins, :stephist, :bins2d, :histogram2d, :histogram3d,
-    :density, :bar, :hline, :vline,
+    :bar, :hline, :vline,
     :contour, :pie, :shape, :image
 ], _3dTypes)
 
@@ -1172,11 +1172,6 @@ function RecipesPipeline.preprocess_attributes!(plotattributes::AKW)
         plotattributes[:framestyle] = _framestyleAliases[plotattributes[:framestyle]]
     end
 
-    # warnings for moved recipes
-    st = get(plotattributes, :seriestype, :path)
-    if st in (:boxplot, :violin, :density) && !isdefined(Main, :StatsPlots)
-        @warn("seriestype $st has been moved to StatsPlots.  To use: \`Pkg.add(\"StatsPlots\"); using StatsPlots\`")
-    end
     return
 end
 
diff --git a/src/shorthands.jl b/src/shorthands.jl
index dfcc23023..580ffdfe3 100644
--- a/src/shorthands.jl
+++ b/src/shorthands.jl
@@ -107,24 +107,6 @@ julia> histogram2d(randn(10_000),randn(10_000))
 """
 @shorthands histogram2d
 
-"""
-    density(x)
-    density!(x)
-
-Make a line plot of a kernel density estimate of x.
-
-# Arguments
-
-- `x`: AbstractVector of samples for probability density estimation
-
-# Example
-```julia-repl
-julia> using StatsPlots
-julia> density(randn(100_000))
-```
-"""
-@shorthands density
-
 """
     heatmap(x,y,z)
     heatmap!(x,y,z)
@@ -342,40 +324,6 @@ plot(x,y,z,seriestype=:mesh3d;connections=(i,j,k))
 """
 @shorthands mesh3d
 
-"""
-    boxplot(x, y)
-    boxplot!(x, y)
-
-Make a box and whisker plot.
-
-# Keyword arguments
-- `notch`: Bool. Notch the box plot? (false)
-- `range`: Real. Values more than range*IQR below the first quartile
-           or above the third quartile are shown as outliers (1.5)
-- `outliers`: Bool. Show outliers? (true)
-- `whisker_width`: Real or Symbol. Length of whiskers (:match)
-
-# Example
-```julia-repl
-julia> using StatsPlots
-julia> boxplot(repeat([1,2,3],outer=100),randn(300))
-```
-"""
-@shorthands boxplot
-
-"""
-    violin(x,y,z)
-    violin!(x,y,z)
-
-Make a violin plot.
-
-# Example
-```julia-repl
-julia> violin(repeat([1,2,3],outer=100),randn(300))
-```
-"""
-@shorthands violin
-
 """
     quiver(x,y,quiver=(u,v))
     quiver!(x,y,quiver=(u,v))