delete old deprecations

java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/Expr.qll

@@ -1809,9 +1809,6 @@ class LValue extends VarAccess {
    * are source expressions of the assignment.
    */
   Expr getRhs() { exists(Assignment e | e.getDest() = this and e.getSource() = result) }
-
-  /** DEPRECATED: Alias for getRhs */
-  deprecated Expr getRHS() { result = this.getRhs() }
 }
 
 /**

java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/controlflow/internal/Preconditions.qll

@@ -6,15 +6,6 @@
 
 import java
 
-/**
- * DEPRECATED: Use `conditionCheckMethodArgument` instead.
- * Holds if `m` is a non-overridable method that checks that its first argument
- * is equal to `checkTrue` and throws otherwise.
- */
-deprecated predicate conditionCheckMethod(Method m, boolean checkTrue) {
-  conditionCheckMethodArgument(m, 0, checkTrue)
-}
-
 /**
  * Holds if `m` is a non-overridable method that checks that its zero-indexed `argument`
  * is equal to `checkTrue` and throws otherwise.

java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/SSA.qll

@@ -931,9 +931,6 @@ class SsaVariable extends TSsaVariable {
     this = TSsaUntracked(_, result)
   }
 
-  /** DEPRECATED: Alias for getCfgNode */
-  deprecated ControlFlowNode getCFGNode() { result = this.getCfgNode() }
-
   /** Gets a textual representation of this SSA variable. */
   string toString() { none() }
 

java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dataflow/internal/BaseSSA.qll

@@ -483,9 +483,6 @@ class BaseSsaVariable extends TBaseSsaVariable {
     this = TSsaEntryDef(_, result)
   }
 
-  /** DEPRECATED: Alias for getCfgNode */
-  deprecated ControlFlowNode getCFGNode() { result = this.getCfgNode() }
-
   string toString() { none() }
 
   Location getLocation() { result = this.getCfgNode().getLocation() }

java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/deadcode/EntryPoints.qll

@@ -456,9 +456,6 @@ class ArbitraryXmlEntryPoint extends ReflectivelyConstructedClass {
   }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for ArbitraryXmlEntryPoint */
-deprecated class ArbitraryXMLEntryPoint = ArbitraryXmlEntryPoint;
-
 /** A Selenium PageObject, created by a call to PageFactory.initElements(..). */
 class SeleniumPageObjectEntryPoint extends ReflectivelyConstructedClass instanceof SeleniumPageObject
 { }

java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/frameworks/Networking.qll

@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ class UrlConnectionGetInputStreamMethod extends Method {
   }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for UrlConnectionGetInputStreamMethod */
-deprecated class URLConnectionGetInputStreamMethod = UrlConnectionGetInputStreamMethod;
-
 /** The method `java.net.Socket::getInputStream`. */
 class SocketGetInputStreamMethod extends Method {
   SocketGetInputStreamMethod() {

java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/frameworks/Servlets.qll

@@ -128,9 +128,6 @@ class HttpServletRequestGetRequestUrlMethod extends Method {
   }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for HttpServletRequestGetRequestUrlMethod */
-deprecated class HttpServletRequestGetRequestURLMethod = HttpServletRequestGetRequestUrlMethod;
-
 /**
  * The method `getRequestURI()` declared in `javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest`.
  */
@@ -339,9 +336,6 @@ class ServletWebXmlListenerType extends RefType {
   }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for ServletWebXmlListenerType */
-deprecated class ServletWebXMLListenerType = ServletWebXmlListenerType;
-
 /** Holds if `m` is a request handler method (for example `doGet` or `doPost`). */
 predicate isServletRequestMethod(Method m) {
   m.getDeclaringType() instanceof ServletClass and

java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/frameworks/UnboundId.qll

@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ class TypeUnboundIdLdapConnection extends Class {
   }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for TypeUnboundIdLdapConnection */
-deprecated class TypeUnboundIdLDAPConnection = TypeUnboundIdLdapConnection;
-
 /*--- Methods ---*/
 /** A method with the name `setBaseDN` declared in `com.unboundid.ldap.sdk.SearchRequest`. */
 class MethodUnboundIdSearchRequestSetBaseDN extends Method {
@@ -103,9 +100,6 @@ class MethodUnboundIdLdapConnectionSearch extends Method {
   }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for MethodUnboundIdLdapConnectionSearch */
-deprecated class MethodUnboundIdLDAPConnectionSearch = MethodUnboundIdLdapConnectionSearch;
-
 /** A method with the name `asyncSearch` declared in `com.unboundid.ldap.sdk.LDAPConnection`. */
 class MethodUnboundIdLdapConnectionAsyncSearch extends Method {
   MethodUnboundIdLdapConnectionAsyncSearch() {
@@ -114,10 +108,6 @@ class MethodUnboundIdLdapConnectionAsyncSearch extends Method {
   }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for MethodUnboundIdLdapConnectionAsyncSearch */
-deprecated class MethodUnboundIdLDAPConnectionAsyncSearch =
-  MethodUnboundIdLdapConnectionAsyncSearch;
-
 /** A method with the name `searchForEntry` declared in `com.unboundid.ldap.sdk.LDAPConnection`. */
 class MethodUnboundIdLdapConnectionSearchForEntry extends Method {
   MethodUnboundIdLdapConnectionSearchForEntry() {
@@ -125,7 +115,3 @@ class MethodUnboundIdLdapConnectionSearchForEntry extends Method {
     this.hasName("searchForEntry")
   }
 }
-
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for MethodUnboundIdLdapConnectionSearchForEntry */
-deprecated class MethodUnboundIdLDAPConnectionSearchForEntry =
-  MethodUnboundIdLdapConnectionSearchForEntry;

java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/frameworks/jackson/JacksonSerializability.qll

@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ class JacksonJsonIgnoreAnnotation extends NonReflectiveAnnotation {
   }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for JacksonJsonIgnoreAnnotation */
-deprecated class JacksonJSONIgnoreAnnotation = JacksonJsonIgnoreAnnotation;
-
 /** A type whose values may be serialized using the Jackson JSON framework. */
 abstract class JacksonSerializableType extends Type { }
 

java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/frameworks/javaee/PersistenceXML.qll

@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ class PersistenceXmlFile extends XmlFile {
   }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for PersistenceXmlFile */
-deprecated class PersistenceXMLFile = PersistenceXmlFile;
-
 /** The root `persistence` XML element in a `persistence.xml` file. */
 class PersistenceXmlRoot extends XmlElement {
   PersistenceXmlRoot() {

java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/frameworks/javaee/ejb/EJBJarXML.qll

@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@ class EjbJarXmlFile extends XmlFile {
   }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for EjbJarXmlFile */
-deprecated class EjbJarXMLFile = EjbJarXmlFile;
-
 /** The root `ejb-jar` XML element in an `ejb-jar.xml` file. */
 class EjbJarRootElement extends XmlElement {
   EjbJarRootElement() {

java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/frameworks/javaee/jsf/JSFFacesContextXML.qll

@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ class FacesConfigXmlFile extends XmlFile {
   }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for FacesConfigXmlFile */
-deprecated class FacesConfigXMLFile = FacesConfigXmlFile;
-
 /**
  * An XML element in a `FacesConfigXMLFile`.
  */
@@ -31,9 +28,6 @@ class FacesConfigXmlElement extends XmlElement {
   string getValue() { result = this.allCharactersString().trim() }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for FacesConfigXmlElement */
-deprecated class FacesConfigXMLElement = FacesConfigXmlElement;
-
 /**
  * An element in a JSF config file that declares a managed bean.
  */

java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/frameworks/spring/SpringAutowire.qll

@@ -100,9 +100,6 @@ class SpringBeanXmlAutowiredSetterMethod extends Method {
   }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for SpringBeanXmlAutowiredSetterMethod */
-deprecated class SpringBeanXMLAutowiredSetterMethod = SpringBeanXmlAutowiredSetterMethod;
-
 /**
  * A callable that is annotated with `@Autowired`.
  *

java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/frameworks/spring/SpringCamel.qll

@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ class SpringCamelXmlElement extends SpringXmlElement {
   SpringCamelXmlElement() { this.getNamespace().getUri() = "http://camel.apache.org/schema/spring" }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for SpringCamelXmlElement */
-deprecated class SpringCamelXMLElement = SpringCamelXmlElement;
-
 /**
  * An element in a Spring beans file that defines an Apache Camel context.
  *
@@ -25,9 +22,6 @@ class SpringCamelXmlContext extends SpringCamelXmlElement {
   SpringCamelXmlContext() { this.getName() = "camelContext" }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for SpringCamelXmlContext */
-deprecated class SpringCamelXMLContext = SpringCamelXmlContext;
-
 /**
  * An element in a Spring beans file that defines an Apache Camel route context.
  *
@@ -38,9 +32,6 @@ class SpringCamelXmlRouteContext extends SpringCamelXmlElement {
   SpringCamelXmlRouteContext() { this.getName() = "routeContext" }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for SpringCamelXmlRouteContext */
-deprecated class SpringCamelXMLRouteContext = SpringCamelXmlRouteContext;
-
 /**
  * An element in a Spring beans files that defines an Apache Camel route.
  *
@@ -58,9 +49,6 @@ class SpringCamelXmlRoute extends SpringCamelXmlElement {
   }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for SpringCamelXmlRoute */
-deprecated class SpringCamelXMLRoute = SpringCamelXmlRoute;
-
 /**
  * An element in a Spring bean file that is logically contained in an Apache Camel route.
  */
@@ -71,9 +59,6 @@ class SpringCamelXmlRouteElement extends SpringCamelXmlElement {
   }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for SpringCamelXmlRouteElement */
-deprecated class SpringCamelXMLRouteElement = SpringCamelXmlRouteElement;
-
 /**
  * A reference to a Spring bean in an Apache Camel route defined in a Spring beans file.
  *
@@ -98,9 +83,6 @@ class SpringCamelXmlBeanRef extends SpringCamelXmlRouteElement {
   RefType getBeanType() { result.getQualifiedName() = this.getAttribute("beanType").getValue() }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for SpringCamelXmlBeanRef */
-deprecated class SpringCamelXMLBeanRef = SpringCamelXmlBeanRef;
-
 /**
  * A declaration of a target in an Apache Camel route defined in a Spring beans file.
  *
@@ -120,9 +102,6 @@ class SpringCamelXmlToElement extends SpringCamelXmlRouteElement {
   deprecated string getURI() { result = this.getUri() }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for SpringCamelXmlToElement */
-deprecated class SpringCamelXMLToElement = SpringCamelXmlToElement;
-
 /**
  * A declaration of a Apache Camel "method" expression defined in a Spring beans file.
  *
@@ -147,6 +126,3 @@ class SpringCamelXmlMethodElement extends SpringCamelXmlElement {
    */
   RefType getBeanType() { result.getQualifiedName() = this.getAttribute("beanType").getValue() }
 }
-
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for SpringCamelXmlMethodElement */
-deprecated class SpringCamelXMLMethodElement = SpringCamelXmlMethodElement;

java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/frameworks/spring/SpringComponentScan.qll

@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ class SpringXmlComponentScan extends SpringXmlElement {
   string getAProfileExpr() { result = this.getSpringBeanFile().getAProfileExpr() }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for SpringXmlComponentScan */
-deprecated class SpringXMLComponentScan = SpringXmlComponentScan;
-
 /**
  * An annotation of a class that configures which packages are considered to be "base" packages
  * when performing the Spring component scan.

java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/frameworks/spring/SpringFlex.qll

@@ -57,11 +57,6 @@ class SpringRemotingDestinationClass extends Class {
    */
   SpringRemotingDestination getRemotingDestinationXml() { this = result.getSpringBean().getClass() }
 
-  /** DEPRECATED: Alias for getRemotingDestinationXml */
-  deprecated SpringRemotingDestination getRemotingDestinationXML() {
-    result = this.getRemotingDestinationXml()
-  }
-
   /**
    * Holds if the class is operating on an "include" or "exclude" basis.
    *

java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/frameworks/spring/SpringXMLElement.qll

@@ -37,6 +37,3 @@ class SpringXmlElement extends XmlElement {
 
   string getContentString() { result = this.allCharactersString() }
 }
-
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for SpringXmlElement */
-deprecated class SpringXMLElement = SpringXmlElement;

java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/frameworks/struts/StrutsConventions.qll

@@ -77,9 +77,6 @@ StrutsXmlFile getRootXmlFile(RefType refType) {
   )
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for getRootXmlFile */
-deprecated StrutsXMLFile getRootXMLFile(RefType refType) { result = getRootXmlFile(refType) }
-
 /**
  * Gets the suffix used for automatically identifying actions when using the convention plugin.
  *

java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/frameworks/struts/StrutsXML.qll

@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ import java
  */
 predicate isStrutsXmlIncluded() { exists(StrutsXmlFile strutsXml) }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for isStrutsXmlIncluded */
-deprecated predicate isStrutsXMLIncluded = isStrutsXmlIncluded/0;
-
 /**
  * A struts 2 configuration file.
  */
@@ -51,9 +48,6 @@ abstract class StrutsXmlFile extends XmlFile {
   }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for StrutsXmlFile */
-deprecated class StrutsXMLFile = StrutsXmlFile;
-
 /**
  * A Struts 2 "root" configuration XML file directly read by struts.
  *
@@ -66,9 +60,6 @@ class StrutsRootXmlFile extends StrutsXmlFile {
   }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for StrutsRootXmlFile */
-deprecated class StrutsRootXMLFile = StrutsRootXmlFile;
-
 /**
  * A Struts 2 configuration XML file included, directly or indirectly, by a root Struts configuration.
  */
@@ -76,9 +67,6 @@ class StrutsIncludedXmlFile extends StrutsXmlFile {
   StrutsIncludedXmlFile() { exists(StrutsXmlInclude include | this = include.getIncludedFile()) }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for StrutsIncludedXmlFile */
-deprecated class StrutsIncludedXMLFile = StrutsIncludedXmlFile;
-
 /**
  * A Folder which has one or more Struts 2 root configurations.
  */
@@ -116,9 +104,6 @@ class StrutsXmlElement extends XmlElement {
   string getValue() { result = this.allCharactersString().trim() }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for StrutsXmlElement */
-deprecated class StrutsXMLElement = StrutsXmlElement;
-
 /**
  * A `<include>` element within a `struts.xml` file.
  *
@@ -141,9 +126,6 @@ class StrutsXmlInclude extends StrutsXmlElement {
   }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for StrutsXmlInclude */
-deprecated class StrutsXMLInclude = StrutsXmlInclude;
-
 /**
  * Escape a string for use as the matcher in a string.match(..) call.
  */
@@ -192,9 +174,6 @@ class StrutsXmlAction extends StrutsXmlElement {
   }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for StrutsXmlAction */
-deprecated class StrutsXMLAction = StrutsXmlAction;
-
 /**
  * A `<constant>` property, representing a configuration parameter to struts.
  */
@@ -205,6 +184,3 @@ class StrutsXmlConstant extends StrutsXmlElement {
 
   string getConstantValue() { result = this.getAttribute("value").getValue() }
 }
-
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for StrutsXmlConstant */
-deprecated class StrutsXMLConstant = StrutsXmlConstant;

java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/security/Encryption.qll

@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ class HttpsUrlConnection extends RefType {
   HttpsUrlConnection() { this.hasQualifiedName("javax.net.ssl", "HttpsURLConnection") }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for HttpsUrlConnection */
-deprecated class HttpsURLConnection = HttpsUrlConnection;
-
 class SslSocketFactory extends RefType {
   SslSocketFactory() { this.hasQualifiedName("javax.net.ssl", "SSLSocketFactory") }
 }

java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/security/ExternalAPIs.qll

@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ import semmle.code.java.dataflow.TaintTracking
  */
 abstract class SafeExternalApiMethod extends Method { }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for SafeExternalApiMethod */
-deprecated class SafeExternalAPIMethod = SafeExternalApiMethod;
-
 /** The default set of "safe" external APIs. */
 private class DefaultSafeExternalApiMethod extends SafeExternalApiMethod {
   DefaultSafeExternalApiMethod() {
@@ -95,9 +92,6 @@ class ExternalApiDataNode extends DataFlow::Node {
   string getMethodDescription() { result = this.getMethod().getQualifiedName() }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for ExternalApiDataNode */
-deprecated class ExternalAPIDataNode = ExternalApiDataNode;
-
 /**
  * DEPRECATED: Use `UntrustedDataToExternalApiFlow` instead.
  *
@@ -125,9 +119,6 @@ module UntrustedDataToExternalApiConfig implements DataFlow::ConfigSig {
  */
 module UntrustedDataToExternalApiFlow = TaintTracking::Global<UntrustedDataToExternalApiConfig>;
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for UntrustedDataToExternalApiConfig */
-deprecated class UntrustedDataToExternalAPIConfig = UntrustedDataToExternalApiConfig;
-
 /** A node representing untrusted data being passed to an external API. */
 class UntrustedExternalApiDataNode extends ExternalApiDataNode {
   UntrustedExternalApiDataNode() { UntrustedDataToExternalApiFlow::flowTo(this) }
@@ -136,9 +127,6 @@ class UntrustedExternalApiDataNode extends ExternalApiDataNode {
   DataFlow::Node getAnUntrustedSource() { UntrustedDataToExternalApiFlow::flow(result, this) }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for UntrustedExternalApiDataNode */
-deprecated class UntrustedExternalAPIDataNode = UntrustedExternalApiDataNode;
-
 /** An external API which is used with untrusted data. */
 private newtype TExternalApi =
   /** An untrusted API method `m` where untrusted data is passed at `index`. */
@@ -172,6 +160,3 @@ class ExternalApiUsedWithUntrustedData extends TExternalApi {
     )
   }
 }
-
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for ExternalApiUsedWithUntrustedData */
-deprecated class ExternalAPIUsedWithUntrustedData = ExternalApiUsedWithUntrustedData;

java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/security/XmlParsers.qll

@@ -337,9 +337,6 @@ class SaxBuilder extends RefType {
   }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for SaxBuilder */
-deprecated class SAXBuilder = SaxBuilder;
-
 /**
  * A call to `SAXBuilder.build.`
  */
@@ -359,9 +356,6 @@ class SaxBuilderParse extends XmlParserCall {
   }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for SaxBuilderParse */
-deprecated class SAXBuilderParse = SaxBuilderParse;
-
 private module SafeSaxBuilderToSaxBuilderParseFlowConfig implements DataFlow::ConfigSig {
   predicate isSource(DataFlow::Node src) { src.asExpr() instanceof SafeSaxBuilder }
 
@@ -386,9 +380,6 @@ class SaxBuilderConfig extends ParserConfig {
   }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for SaxBuilderConfig */
-deprecated class SAXBuilderConfig = SaxBuilderConfig;
-
 /** A safely configured `SaxBuilder`. */
 class SafeSaxBuilder extends VarAccess {
   SafeSaxBuilder() {
@@ -404,9 +395,6 @@ class SafeSaxBuilder extends VarAccess {
   }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for SafeSaxBuilder */
-deprecated class SafeSAXBuilder = SafeSaxBuilder;
-
 /*
  * The case in
  * https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/XML_External_Entity_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet.html#jaxb-unmarshaller
@@ -420,17 +408,11 @@ class SaxParser extends RefType {
   SaxParser() { this.hasQualifiedName("javax.xml.parsers", "SAXParser") }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for SaxParser */
-deprecated class SAXParser = SaxParser;
-
 /** The class `javax.xml.parsers.SAXParserFactory`. */
 class SaxParserFactory extends RefType {
   SaxParserFactory() { this.hasQualifiedName("javax.xml.parsers", "SAXParserFactory") }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for SaxParserFactory */
-deprecated class SAXParserFactory = SaxParserFactory;
-
 /** A call to `SAXParser.parse`. */
 class SaxParserParse extends XmlParserCall {
   SaxParserParse() {
@@ -446,9 +428,6 @@ class SaxParserParse extends XmlParserCall {
   override predicate isSafe() { SafeSaxParserFlow::flowToExpr(this.getQualifier()) }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for SaxParserParse */
-deprecated class SAXParserParse = SaxParserParse;
-
 /** A `ParserConfig` that is specific to `SaxParserFactory`. */
 class SaxParserFactoryConfig extends ParserConfig {
   SaxParserFactoryConfig() {
@@ -460,9 +439,6 @@ class SaxParserFactoryConfig extends ParserConfig {
   }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for SaxParserFactoryConfig */
-deprecated class SAXParserFactoryConfig = SaxParserFactoryConfig;
-
 /**
  * A safely configured `SAXParserFactory`.
  */
@@ -496,9 +472,6 @@ class SafeSaxParserFactory extends VarAccess {
   }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for SafeSaxParserFactory */
-deprecated class SafeSAXParserFactory = SafeSaxParserFactory;
-
 private module SafeSaxParserFactoryToNewSaxParserFlowConfig implements DataFlow::ConfigSig {
   predicate isSource(DataFlow::Node src) { src.asExpr() instanceof SafeSaxParserFactory }
 
@@ -540,9 +513,6 @@ class SafeSaxParser extends MethodAccess {
   }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for SafeSaxParser */
-deprecated class SafeSAXParser = SafeSaxParser;
-
 /* SAXReader: https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/XML_External_Entity_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet.html#saxreader */
 /**
  * The class `org.dom4j.io.SAXReader`.
@@ -551,9 +521,6 @@ class SaxReader extends RefType {
   SaxReader() { this.hasQualifiedName("org.dom4j.io", "SAXReader") }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for SaxReader */
-deprecated class SAXReader = SaxReader;
-
 /** A call to `SAXReader.read`. */
 class SaxReaderRead extends XmlParserCall {
   SaxReaderRead() {
@@ -569,9 +536,6 @@ class SaxReaderRead extends XmlParserCall {
   override predicate isSafe() { SafeSaxReaderFlow::flowToExpr(this.getQualifier()) }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for SaxReaderRead */
-deprecated class SAXReaderRead = SaxReaderRead;
-
 /** A `ParserConfig` specific to `SaxReader`. */
 class SaxReaderConfig extends ParserConfig {
   SaxReaderConfig() {
@@ -583,9 +547,6 @@ class SaxReaderConfig extends ParserConfig {
   }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for SaxReaderConfig */
-deprecated class SAXReaderConfig = SaxReaderConfig;
-
 private module SafeSaxReaderFlowConfig implements DataFlow::ConfigSig {
   predicate isSource(DataFlow::Node src) { src.asExpr() instanceof SafeSaxReader }
 
@@ -626,9 +587,6 @@ class SafeSaxReader extends VarAccess {
   }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for SafeSaxReader */
-deprecated class SafeSAXReader = SafeSaxReader;
-
 /* https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/XML_External_Entity_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet.html#xmlreader */
 /** The class `org.xml.sax.XMLReader`. */
 class XmlReader extends RefType {
@@ -640,9 +598,6 @@ class InputSource extends Class {
   InputSource() { this.hasQualifiedName("org.xml.sax", "InputSource") }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for XmlReader */
-deprecated class XMLReader = XmlReader;
-
 /** A call to `XMLReader.read`. */
 class XmlReaderParse extends XmlParserCall {
   XmlReaderParse() {
@@ -661,9 +616,6 @@ class XmlReaderParse extends XmlParserCall {
   }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for XmlReaderParse */
-deprecated class XMLReaderParse = XmlReaderParse;
-
 /** A `ParserConfig` specific to the `XmlReader`. */
 class XmlReaderConfig extends ParserConfig {
   XmlReaderConfig() {
@@ -675,9 +627,6 @@ class XmlReaderConfig extends ParserConfig {
   }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for XmlReaderConfig */
-deprecated class XMLReaderConfig = XmlReaderConfig;
-
 private module ExplicitlySafeXmlReaderFlowConfig implements DataFlow::ConfigSig {
   predicate isSource(DataFlow::Node src) { src.asExpr() instanceof ExplicitlySafeXmlReader }
 
@@ -697,9 +646,6 @@ class SafeXmlReaderFlowSink extends Expr {
   }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for SafeXmlReaderFlowSink */
-deprecated class SafeXMLReaderFlowSink = SafeXmlReaderFlowSink;
-
 /** An `XmlReader` that is explicitly configured to be safe. */
 class ExplicitlySafeXmlReader extends VarAccess {
   ExplicitlySafeXmlReader() {
@@ -739,9 +685,6 @@ class ExplicitlySafeXmlReader extends VarAccess {
   }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for ExplicitlySafeXmlReader */
-deprecated class ExplicitlySafeXMLReader = ExplicitlySafeXmlReader;
-
 private module CreatedSafeXmlReaderFlowConfig implements DataFlow::ConfigSig {
   predicate isSource(DataFlow::Node src) { src.asExpr() instanceof CreatedSafeXmlReader }
 
@@ -778,9 +721,6 @@ class CreatedSafeXmlReader extends Call {
   }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for CreatedSafeXmlReader */
-deprecated class CreatedSafeXMLReader = CreatedSafeXmlReader;
-
 /*
  * SAXSource in
  * https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/XML_External_Entity_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet.html#jaxb-unmarshaller
@@ -791,9 +731,6 @@ class SaxSource extends RefType {
   SaxSource() { this.hasQualifiedName("javax.xml.transform.sax", "SAXSource") }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for SaxSource */
-deprecated class SAXSource = SaxSource;
-
 /** A call to the constructor of `SAXSource` with `XmlReader` and `InputSource`. */
 class ConstructedSaxSource extends ClassInstanceExpr {
   ConstructedSaxSource() {
@@ -814,9 +751,6 @@ class ConstructedSaxSource extends ClassInstanceExpr {
   }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for ConstructedSaxSource */
-deprecated class ConstructedSAXSource = ConstructedSaxSource;
-
 /** A call to the `SAXSource.setXMLReader` method. */
 class SaxSourceSetReader extends MethodAccess {
   SaxSourceSetReader() {
@@ -828,9 +762,6 @@ class SaxSourceSetReader extends MethodAccess {
   }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for SaxSourceSetReader */
-deprecated class SAXSourceSetReader = SaxSourceSetReader;
-
 /** A `SaxSource` that is safe to use. */
 class SafeSaxSource extends Expr {
   SafeSaxSource() {
@@ -847,9 +778,6 @@ class SafeSaxSource extends Expr {
   }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for SafeSaxSource */
-deprecated class SafeSAXSource = SafeSaxSource;
-
 /* Transformer: https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/XML_External_Entity_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet.html#transformerfactory */
 /** An access to a method use for configuring a transformer or schema. */
 abstract class TransformerConfig extends MethodAccess {
@@ -1063,9 +991,6 @@ class SaxTransformerFactoryNewXmlFilter extends XmlParserCall {
   override predicate isSafe() { SafeTransformerFactoryFlow::flowToExpr(this.getQualifier()) }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for SaxTransformerFactoryNewXmlFilter */
-deprecated class SAXTransformerFactoryNewXMLFilter = SaxTransformerFactoryNewXmlFilter;
-
 /* Schema: https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/XML_External_Entity_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet.html#schemafactory */
 /** The class `javax.xml.validation.SchemaFactory`. */
 class SchemaFactory extends RefType {
@@ -1197,9 +1122,6 @@ class SimpleXmlPersisterCall extends XmlParserCall {
   override predicate isSafe() { none() }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for SimpleXmlPersisterCall */
-deprecated class SimpleXMLPersisterCall = SimpleXmlPersisterCall;
-
 /** A call to `provide` in `Provider`. */
 class SimpleXmlProviderCall extends XmlParserCall {
   SimpleXmlProviderCall() {
@@ -1218,9 +1140,6 @@ class SimpleXmlProviderCall extends XmlParserCall {
   override predicate isSafe() { none() }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for SimpleXmlProviderCall */
-deprecated class SimpleXMLProviderCall = SimpleXmlProviderCall;
-
 /** A call to `read` in `NodeBuilder`. */
 class SimpleXmlNodeBuilderCall extends XmlParserCall {
   SimpleXmlNodeBuilderCall() {
@@ -1236,9 +1155,6 @@ class SimpleXmlNodeBuilderCall extends XmlParserCall {
   override predicate isSafe() { none() }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for SimpleXmlNodeBuilderCall */
-deprecated class SimpleXMLNodeBuilderCall = SimpleXmlNodeBuilderCall;
-
 /** A call to the `format` method of the `Formatter`. */
 class SimpleXmlFormatterCall extends XmlParserCall {
   SimpleXmlFormatterCall() {
@@ -1254,9 +1170,6 @@ class SimpleXmlFormatterCall extends XmlParserCall {
   override predicate isSafe() { none() }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for SimpleXmlFormatterCall */
-deprecated class SimpleXMLFormatterCall = SimpleXmlFormatterCall;
-
 /** A configuration for secure processing. */
 Expr configSecureProcessing() {
   result.(ConstantStringExpr).getStringValue() =

java/ql/lib/semmle/code/xml/WebXML.qll

@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ import java
  */
 predicate isWebXmlIncluded() { exists(WebXmlFile webXml) }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for isWebXmlIncluded */
-deprecated predicate isWebXMLIncluded = isWebXmlIncluded/0;
-
 /**
  * A deployment descriptor file, typically called `web.xml`.
  */
@@ -31,9 +28,6 @@ class WebXmlFile extends XmlFile {
   }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for WebXmlFile */
-deprecated class WebXMLFile = WebXmlFile;
-
 /**
  * An XML element in a `WebXMLFile`.
  */
@@ -46,9 +40,6 @@ class WebXmlElement extends XmlElement {
   string getValue() { result = this.allCharactersString().trim() }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for WebXmlElement */
-deprecated class WebXMLElement = WebXmlElement;
-
 /**
  * A `<context-param>` element in a `web.xml` file.
  */

java/ql/src/experimental/Security/CWE/CWE-089/MyBatisCommonLib.qll

@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@ predicate myBatisMapperXmlElementFromMethod(Method method, MyBatisMapperXmlEleme
   )
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for myBatisMapperXmlElementFromMethod */
-deprecated predicate myBatisMapperXMLElementFromMethod = myBatisMapperXmlElementFromMethod/2;
-
 /** Holds if the specified `method` has Ibatis Sql operation annotation `isoa`. */
 predicate myBatisSqlOperationAnnotationFromMethod(Method method, IbatisSqlOperationAnnotation isoa) {
   exists(MyBatisSqlOperationAnnotationMethod msoam |

java/ql/src/experimental/semmle/code/xml/StrutsXML.qll

@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ class StrutsXmlFile extends XmlFile {
   }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for StrutsXmlFile */
-deprecated class StrutsXMLFile = StrutsXmlFile;
-
 /**
  * An XML element in a `StrutsXMLFile`.
  */
@@ -25,9 +22,6 @@ class StrutsXmlElement extends XmlElement {
   string getValue() { result = this.allCharactersString().trim() }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for StrutsXmlElement */
-deprecated class StrutsXMLElement = StrutsXmlElement;
-
 /**
  * A `<constant>` element in a `StrutsXMLFile`.
  */

java/ql/src/semmle/code/xml/MyBatisMapperXML.qll

@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ class MyBatisMapperXmlFile extends XmlFile {
   }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for MyBatisMapperXmlFile */
-deprecated class MyBatisMapperXMLFile = MyBatisMapperXmlFile;
-
 /**
  * An XML element in a `MyBatisMapperXMLFile`.
  */
@@ -36,9 +33,6 @@ class MyBatisMapperXmlElement extends XmlElement {
   }
 }
 
-/** DEPRECATED: Alias for MyBatisMapperXmlElement */
-deprecated class MyBatisMapperXMLElement = MyBatisMapperXmlElement;
-
 /**
  * An MyBatis Mapper sql operation element.
  */