diff --git a/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/connection/channel/direct/Session.java b/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/connection/channel/direct/Session.java
index a5cef83a..5ceb93ca 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/connection/channel/direct/Session.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/connection/channel/direct/Session.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import net.schmizz.sshj.connection.ConnectionException;
 import net.schmizz.sshj.connection.channel.Channel;
 import net.schmizz.sshj.transport.TransportException;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -81,14 +80,6 @@ public interface Session
         void signal(Signal signal)
                 throws TransportException;
 
-        @Deprecated
-        String getOutputAsString()
-                throws IOException;
-
-        @Deprecated
-        String getErrorAsString()
-                throws IOException;
-
     }
 
     /** Shell API. */
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/connection/channel/direct/SessionChannel.java b/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/connection/channel/direct/SessionChannel.java
index 4354abe0..e86e738a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/connection/channel/direct/SessionChannel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/connection/channel/direct/SessionChannel.java
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ import net.schmizz.sshj.connection.ConnectionException;
 import net.schmizz.sshj.connection.channel.ChannelInputStream;
 import net.schmizz.sshj.transport.TransportException;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -255,18 +254,4 @@ public class SessionChannel
             throw new SSHRuntimeException("This session channel is all used up");
     }
 
-    @Override
-    @Deprecated
-    public String getOutputAsString()
-            throws IOException {
-        return IOUtils.readFully(getInputStream()).toString();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    @Deprecated
-    public String getErrorAsString()
-            throws IOException {
-        return IOUtils.readFully(getErrorStream()).toString();
-    }
-
 }