diff --git a/python/biobear/bam_reader.py b/python/biobear/bam_reader.py
index fa361a3..5346dc8 100644
--- a/python/biobear/bam_reader.py
+++ b/python/biobear/bam_reader.py
@@ -19,11 +19,9 @@
 import pyarrow as pa
 
 from biobear.reader import Reader
-from biobear.deprecated import deprecated
 from .biobear import _BamIndexedReader, _ExonReader
 
 
-@deprecated
 class BamReader(Reader):
     """A BAM File Reader."""
 
diff --git a/python/biobear/bcf_reader.py b/python/biobear/bcf_reader.py
index 591cb4f..2413455 100644
--- a/python/biobear/bcf_reader.py
+++ b/python/biobear/bcf_reader.py
@@ -21,12 +21,10 @@
 
 
 from biobear.reader import Reader
-from biobear.deprecated import deprecated
 
 from .biobear import _ExonReader, _BCFIndexedReader
 
 
-@deprecated
 class BCFReader(Reader):
     """A BCF File Reader.
 
@@ -48,7 +46,6 @@ def inner(self):
         return self._bcf_reader
 
 
-@deprecated
 class BCFIndexedReader(Reader):
     """An Indexed BCF File Reader.
 
diff --git a/python/biobear/deprecated.py b/python/biobear/deprecated.py
deleted file mode 100644
index cbf36e2..0000000
--- a/python/biobear/deprecated.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2023 WHERE TRUE Technologies.
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-import warnings
-import functools
-
-
-def deprecated(cls):
-    """Class decorator to mark a class as deprecated."""
-    orig_init = cls.__init__
-
-    @functools.wraps(orig_init)
-    def new_init(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        # pylint: disable=line-too-long
-        error_msg = f"{cls.__name__} is being deprecated, please use a table function via the session.\nSee https://www.wheretrue.dev/docs/exon/sql-reference#table-functions for more info."
-
-        warnings.warn(error_msg, category=DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2)
-        orig_init(self, *args, **kwargs)
-
-    cls.__init__ = new_init
-    return cls
diff --git a/python/biobear/fasta_reader.py b/python/biobear/fasta_reader.py
index 625fb58..26668cc 100644
--- a/python/biobear/fasta_reader.py
+++ b/python/biobear/fasta_reader.py
@@ -17,12 +17,10 @@
 
 from biobear.reader import Reader
 from biobear.compression import Compression
-from biobear.deprecated import deprecated
 
 from .biobear import _ExonReader
 
 
-@deprecated
 class FastaReader(Reader):
     """FASTA file reader."""
 
diff --git a/python/biobear/fastq_reader.py b/python/biobear/fastq_reader.py
index af698f5..20de7b0 100644
--- a/python/biobear/fastq_reader.py
+++ b/python/biobear/fastq_reader.py
@@ -17,12 +17,10 @@
 
 from biobear.reader import Reader
 from biobear.compression import Compression
-from biobear.deprecated import deprecated
 
 from .biobear import _ExonReader
 
 
-@deprecated
 class FastqReader(Reader):
     """FASTQ file reader."""
 
diff --git a/python/biobear/genbank_reader.py b/python/biobear/genbank_reader.py
index 0294bf3..5ec46a2 100644
--- a/python/biobear/genbank_reader.py
+++ b/python/biobear/genbank_reader.py
@@ -3,12 +3,10 @@
 
 from biobear.reader import Reader
 from biobear.compression import Compression
-from biobear.deprecated import deprecated
 
 from .biobear import _ExonReader
 
 
-@deprecated
 class GenbankReader(Reader):
     """Genbank file reader."""
 
diff --git a/python/biobear/gff_reader.py b/python/biobear/gff_reader.py
index 3fc5942..d6ff87d 100644
--- a/python/biobear/gff_reader.py
+++ b/python/biobear/gff_reader.py
@@ -7,12 +7,10 @@
 
 from biobear.compression import Compression
 from biobear.reader import Reader
-from biobear.deprecated import deprecated
 
 from .biobear import _ExonReader
 
 
-@deprecated
 class GFFReader(Reader):
     """A GFF File Reader."""
 
diff --git a/python/biobear/gtf_reader.py b/python/biobear/gtf_reader.py
index bb767cb..21f84c8 100644
--- a/python/biobear/gtf_reader.py
+++ b/python/biobear/gtf_reader.py
@@ -7,12 +7,10 @@
 
 from biobear.compression import Compression
 from biobear.reader import Reader
-from biobear.deprecated import deprecated
 
 from .biobear import _ExonReader
 
 
-@deprecated
 class GTFReader(Reader):
     """A GTF File Reader."""
 
diff --git a/python/biobear/mzml_reader.py b/python/biobear/mzml_reader.py
index 64f33ae..d2ec3c2 100644
--- a/python/biobear/mzml_reader.py
+++ b/python/biobear/mzml_reader.py
@@ -4,12 +4,10 @@
 
 from biobear.compression import Compression
 from biobear.reader import Reader
-from biobear.deprecated import deprecated
 
 from .biobear import _ExonReader
 
 
-@deprecated
 class MzMLReader(Reader):
     """A MzML File Reader."""
 
diff --git a/python/biobear/vcf_reader.py b/python/biobear/vcf_reader.py
index dec8edc..8ff85a4 100644
--- a/python/biobear/vcf_reader.py
+++ b/python/biobear/vcf_reader.py
@@ -19,12 +19,10 @@
 import pyarrow as pa
 
 from biobear.reader import Reader
-from biobear.deprecated import deprecated
 
 from .biobear import _ExonReader, _VCFIndexedReader
 
 
-@deprecated
 class VCFReader(Reader):
     """A VCF File Reader.
 
@@ -46,7 +44,6 @@ def inner(self):
         return self._vcf_reader
 
 
-@deprecated
 class VCFIndexedReader(Reader):
     """An Indexed VCF File Reader.