diff --git a/lib/util.js b/lib/util.js
index b034b29b55f74a..eeeb42a9489821 100644
--- a/lib/util.js
+++ b/lib/util.js
@@ -838,11 +838,6 @@ function hasOwnProperty(obj, prop) {
 
 // Deprecated old stuff.
 
-exports.exec = internalUtil.deprecate(function() {
-  return require('child_process').exec.apply(this, arguments);
-}, 'util.exec is deprecated. Use child_process.exec instead.');
-
-
 exports.print = internalUtil.deprecate(function() {
   for (var i = 0, len = arguments.length; i < len; ++i) {
     process.stdout.write(String(arguments[i]));