diff --git a/modules/@angular/facade/src/async.ts b/modules/@angular/facade/src/async.ts
index 04f2272a6a..0591bbdb26 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/facade/src/async.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/facade/src/async.ts
@@ -79,11 +79,6 @@ export class EventEmitter<T> extends Subject<T> {
 
   emit(value?: T) { super.next(value); }
 
-  /**
-   * @deprecated - use .emit(value) instead
-   */
-  next(value: any) { super.next(value); }
-
   subscribe(generatorOrNext?: any, error?: any, complete?: any): any {
     let schedulerFn: any /** TODO #9100 */;
     let errorFn = (err: any): any /** TODO #9100 */ => null;
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/core/index.d.ts b/tools/public_api_guard/core/index.d.ts
index b956e48644..1c83bfd033 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/core/index.d.ts
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/core/index.d.ts
@@ -571,7 +571,6 @@ export declare class EventEmitter<T> extends Subject<T> {
     __isAsync: boolean;
     constructor(isAsync?: boolean);
     emit(value?: T): void;
-    /** @deprecated */ next(value: any): void;
     subscribe(generatorOrNext?: any, error?: any, complete?: any): any;
 }