diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f5f037c14..a2186661e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -134,8 +134,6 @@ Currently, the `@compat` macro supports the following syntaxes:
    for entries with no match and gives the index of the first (rather than the last) match
    ([#25662], [#25998]).
 
-* `method_exists` is now `hasmethod` ([#25615]).
-
 * `object_id` is now `objectid` ([#25615]).
 
 * `LinSpace` is now `LinRange` ([#25896]).
diff --git a/src/Compat.jl b/src/Compat.jl
index eda6f8341..c3a631a7d 100644
--- a/src/Compat.jl
+++ b/src/Compat.jl
@@ -76,10 +76,6 @@ end
 end
 
 # 0.7.0-DEV.3455
-@static if !isdefined(Base, :hasmethod)
-    const hasmethod = method_exists
-    export hasmethod
-end
 @static if !isdefined(Base, :objectid)
     const objectid = object_id
     export objectid
diff --git a/test/old.jl b/test/old.jl
index 79134c5df..0402e5ee6 100644
--- a/test/old.jl
+++ b/test/old.jl
@@ -727,3 +727,6 @@ let buf = IOBuffer()
     end
     @test startswith(String(take!(buf)), Base.text_colors[:red])
 end
+
+# 0.7.0-DEV.3455
+@test hasmethod(sin, Tuple{Float64})
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index 93ec0b0a7..aa61dac7d 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ end
 @test codeunit("foo") == codeunit(SubString("fooαβγ",1,3)) == UInt8
 
 # 0.7.0-DEV.3455
-@test hasmethod(sin, Tuple{Float64})
 let x = y = 1
     @test objectid(x) == objectid(y)
 end