diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/GrpcUtil.java b/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/GrpcUtil.java
index 47cba3af5c..c7bfd38628 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/GrpcUtil.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/GrpcUtil.java
@@ -204,11 +204,6 @@ public final class GrpcUtil {
 
   private static final String IMPLEMENTATION_VERSION = "1.22.0-SNAPSHOT"; // CURRENT_GRPC_VERSION
 
-  /**
-   * The default delay in nanos before we send a keepalive.
-   */
-  public static final long DEFAULT_KEEPALIVE_TIME_NANOS = TimeUnit.MINUTES.toNanos(1);
-
   /**
    * The default timeout in nanos for a keepalive ping request.
    */
diff --git a/netty/src/main/java/io/grpc/netty/NettyChannelBuilder.java b/netty/src/main/java/io/grpc/netty/NettyChannelBuilder.java
index 2b94cb4493..6cb7df3eaf 100644
--- a/netty/src/main/java/io/grpc/netty/NettyChannelBuilder.java
+++ b/netty/src/main/java/io/grpc/netty/NettyChannelBuilder.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument;
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkState;
 import static io.grpc.internal.GrpcUtil.DEFAULT_KEEPALIVE_TIMEOUT_NANOS;
-import static io.grpc.internal.GrpcUtil.DEFAULT_KEEPALIVE_TIME_NANOS;
 import static io.grpc.internal.GrpcUtil.KEEPALIVE_TIME_NANOS_DISABLED;
 
 import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
@@ -318,34 +317,6 @@ public final class NettyChannelBuilder
     return this;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Enable keepalive with default delay and timeout.
-   *
-   * @deprecated Please use {@link #keepAliveTime} and {@link #keepAliveTimeout} instead
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  public final NettyChannelBuilder enableKeepAlive(boolean enable) {
-    if (enable) {
-      return keepAliveTime(DEFAULT_KEEPALIVE_TIME_NANOS, TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS);
-    }
-    return keepAliveTime(KEEPALIVE_TIME_NANOS_DISABLED, TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Enable keepalive with custom delay and timeout.
-   *
-   * @deprecated Please use {@link #keepAliveTime} and {@link #keepAliveTimeout} instead
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  public final NettyChannelBuilder enableKeepAlive(boolean enable, long keepAliveTime,
-      TimeUnit delayUnit, long keepAliveTimeout, TimeUnit timeoutUnit) {
-    if (enable) {
-      return keepAliveTime(keepAliveTime, delayUnit)
-          .keepAliveTimeout(keepAliveTimeout, timeoutUnit);
-    }
-    return keepAliveTime(KEEPALIVE_TIME_NANOS_DISABLED, TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS);
-  }
-
   /**
    * {@inheritDoc}
    *
diff --git a/okhttp/src/main/java/io/grpc/okhttp/OkHttpChannelBuilder.java b/okhttp/src/main/java/io/grpc/okhttp/OkHttpChannelBuilder.java
index a3fafef412..c6c590aa84 100644
--- a/okhttp/src/main/java/io/grpc/okhttp/OkHttpChannelBuilder.java
+++ b/okhttp/src/main/java/io/grpc/okhttp/OkHttpChannelBuilder.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package io.grpc.okhttp;
 
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
 import static io.grpc.internal.GrpcUtil.DEFAULT_KEEPALIVE_TIMEOUT_NANOS;
-import static io.grpc.internal.GrpcUtil.DEFAULT_KEEPALIVE_TIME_NANOS;
 import static io.grpc.internal.GrpcUtil.KEEPALIVE_TIME_NANOS_DISABLED;
 
 import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
@@ -198,36 +197,6 @@ public class OkHttpChannelBuilder extends
     return this;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Enable keepalive with default delay and timeout.
-   *
-   * @deprecated Use {@link #keepAliveTime} instead
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  public final OkHttpChannelBuilder enableKeepAlive(boolean enable) {
-    if (enable) {
-      return keepAliveTime(DEFAULT_KEEPALIVE_TIME_NANOS, TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS);
-    } else {
-      return keepAliveTime(KEEPALIVE_TIME_NANOS_DISABLED, TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS);
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Enable keepalive with custom delay and timeout.
-   *
-   * @deprecated Use {@link #keepAliveTime} and {@link #keepAliveTimeout} instead
-   */
-  @Deprecated
-  public final OkHttpChannelBuilder enableKeepAlive(boolean enable, long keepAliveTime,
-      TimeUnit delayUnit, long keepAliveTimeout, TimeUnit timeoutUnit) {
-    if (enable) {
-      return keepAliveTime(keepAliveTime, delayUnit)
-          .keepAliveTimeout(keepAliveTimeout, timeoutUnit);
-    } else {
-      return keepAliveTime(KEEPALIVE_TIME_NANOS_DISABLED, TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS);
-    }
-  }
-
   /**
    * {@inheritDoc}
    *