diff --git a/lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js b/lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js
index 06dbaacf9eb7b6..79359bed55177c 100644
--- a/lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js
+++ b/lib/internal/bootstrap_node.js
@@ -21,18 +21,6 @@
 
     EventEmitter.call(process);
 
-    let eeWarned = false;
-    Object.defineProperty(process, 'EventEmitter', {
-      get() {
-        const internalUtil = NativeModule.require('internal/util');
-        eeWarned = internalUtil.printDeprecationMessage(
-          "process.EventEmitter is deprecated. Use require('events') instead.",
-          eeWarned
-        );
-        return EventEmitter;
-      }
-    });
-
     setupProcessObject();
 
     // do this good and early, since it handles errors.