diff --git a/tpl/time/init.go b/tpl/time/init.go
index 9f9cf275f..8e21bca61 100644
--- a/tpl/time/init.go
+++ b/tpl/time/init.go
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ func init() {
 				// If no args are passed to `time`, assume namespace usage and
 				// return namespace context.
 				//
-				// If args are passed, show a deprecation warning and attempt to
-				// simulate the old "as time" behavior.
+				// If args are passed, call AsTime().
 
 				if len(v) == 0 {
 					return ctx
@@ -59,13 +58,6 @@ func init() {
 			[][2]string{},
 		)
 
-		ns.AddMethodMapping(ctx.AsTime,
-			[]string{"asTime"},
-			[][2]string{
-				{`{{ (asTime "2015-01-21").Year }}`, `2015`},
-			},
-		)
-
 		return ns
 
 	}