diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/SessionDelegatorBaseImpl.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/SessionDelegatorBaseImpl.java
index e48c0db867..ed1270ae56 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/SessionDelegatorBaseImpl.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/SessionDelegatorBaseImpl.java
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ import org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.spi.JdbcCoordinator;
 import org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.spi.JdbcServices;
 import org.hibernate.event.spi.EventManager;
 import org.hibernate.event.spi.EventSource;
-import org.hibernate.event.spi.MergeContext;
-import org.hibernate.event.spi.PersistContext;
 import org.hibernate.graph.RootGraph;
 import org.hibernate.graph.spi.RootGraphImplementor;
 import org.hibernate.jdbc.ReturningWork;
@@ -1130,26 +1128,6 @@ public class SessionDelegatorBaseImpl implements SessionImplementor {
 		delegate.forceFlush( e );
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public void merge(String entityName, Object object, MergeContext copiedAlready) throws HibernateException {
-		delegate.merge( entityName, object, copiedAlready );
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public void persist(String entityName, Object object, PersistContext createdAlready) throws HibernateException {
-		delegate.persist( entityName, object, createdAlready );
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public void persistOnFlush(String entityName, Object object, PersistContext copiedAlready) {
-		delegate.persistOnFlush( entityName, object, copiedAlready );
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public void removeOrphanBeforeUpdates(String entityName, Object child) {
-		delegate.removeOrphanBeforeUpdates( entityName, child );
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	public SessionImplementor getSession() {
 		return this;
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/SessionImplementor.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/SessionImplementor.java
index 998ba10fa2..9b4ee4b32d 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/SessionImplementor.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/engine/spi/SessionImplementor.java
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ import org.hibernate.LockOptions;
 import org.hibernate.Session;
 import org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.LobCreationContext;
 import org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.spi.JdbcCoordinator;
-import org.hibernate.event.spi.MergeContext;
-import org.hibernate.event.spi.PersistContext;
-import org.hibernate.event.spi.RefreshContext;
 import org.hibernate.graph.spi.RootGraphImplementor;
 import org.hibernate.persister.entity.EntityPersister;
 import org.hibernate.query.spi.QueryImplementor;
@@ -103,30 +100,6 @@ public interface SessionImplementor extends Session, SharedSessionContractImplem
 	 */
 	void lock(String entityName, Object child, LockOptions lockOptions);
 
-	/**
-	 * @deprecated  OperationalContext should cover this overload I believe
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	void merge(String entityName, Object object, MergeContext copiedAlready) throws HibernateException;
-
-	/**
-	 * @deprecated  OperationalContext should cover this overload I believe
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	void persist(String entityName, Object object, PersistContext createdAlready) throws HibernateException;
-
-	/**
-	 * @deprecated  OperationalContext should cover this overload I believe
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	void persistOnFlush(String entityName, Object object, PersistContext copiedAlready);
-
-	/**
-	 * @deprecated  OperationalContext should cover this overload I believe
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	void removeOrphanBeforeUpdates(String entityName, Object child);
-
 	@Override
 	default SessionImplementor asSessionImplementor() {
 		return this;
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/event/spi/EventSource.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/event/spi/EventSource.java
index b0f69ee5f3..8f7f7862fb 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/event/spi/EventSource.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/event/spi/EventSource.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ public interface EventSource extends SessionImplementor {
 	 * Cascade merge an entity instance
 	 */
 	void merge(String entityName, Object object, MergeContext copiedAlready) throws HibernateException;
+
 	/**
 	 * Cascade persist an entity instance
 	 */
@@ -51,19 +52,22 @@ public interface EventSource extends SessionImplementor {
 	 * Cascade persist an entity instance during the flush process
 	 */
 	void persistOnFlush(String entityName, Object object, PersistContext copiedAlready);
+
 	/**
 	 * Cascade refresh an entity instance
 	 */
 	void refresh(String entityName, Object object, RefreshContext refreshedAlready) throws HibernateException;
+
 	/**
 	 * Cascade delete an entity instance
 	 */
 	void delete(String entityName, Object child, boolean isCascadeDeleteEnabled, DeleteContext transientEntities);
+
 	/**
 	 * A specialized type of deletion for orphan removal that must occur prior to queued inserts and updates.
 	 */
-	// TODO: The removeOrphan concept is a temporary "hack" for HHH-6484.  This should be removed once action/task
-	// ordering is improved.
+	// TODO: The removeOrphan concept is a temporary "hack" for HHH-6484.
+	//       This should be removed once action/task ordering is improved.
 	void removeOrphanBeforeUpdates(String entityName, Object child);
 
 	Object load(String entityName, Object identifier);