diff --git a/src/Compat.jl b/src/Compat.jl
index 4f238759c..a00fe4b34 100644
--- a/src/Compat.jl
+++ b/src/Compat.jl
@@ -99,9 +99,6 @@ module TypeUtils
     export isabstract, parameter_upper_bound, typename
 end # module TypeUtils
 
-# @view, @views, @__dot__
-include("arraymacros.jl")
-
 # https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/pull/25646
 @static if VERSION < v"0.7.0-DEV.3510"
     # not exported
diff --git a/src/arraymacros.jl b/src/arraymacros.jl
deleted file mode 100644
index 570e8a489..000000000
--- a/src/arraymacros.jl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-# TODO deprecate
-# this was defined for use with Julia versions prior to 0.5
-# (see https://github.com/JuliaLang/Compat.jl/pull/316)
-macro dotcompat(x)
-    esc(_compat(Base.Broadcast.__dot__(x)))
-end
-export @dotcompat
diff --git a/src/deprecated.jl b/src/deprecated.jl
index 88e9dd309..e0d875dc4 100644
--- a/src/deprecated.jl
+++ b/src/deprecated.jl
@@ -75,6 +75,14 @@ if VERSION >= v"1.1.0-DEV.506"
     end
 end
 
+# this was defined for use with Julia versions prior to 0.5
+# (see https://github.com/JuliaLang/Compat.jl/pull/316)
+macro dotcompat(x)
+    Base.depwarn("`@dotcompat x` is deprecated, use `@compat @. x` instead.", Symbol("@dotcompat"))
+    esc(:(Compat.@compat @. $x))
+end
+export @dotcompat
+
 # to be deprecated:
 
 # * Compat.Random.uuid1, uuid4, uuid_version (in favour of Compat.UUIDs.*)