diff --git a/src/current/compiler/js.xsl b/src/current/compiler/js.xsl
index 7281d061..e9eaccef 100644
--- a/src/current/compiler/js.xsl
+++ b/src/current/compiler/js.xsl
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@
 
 <!-- legacy classification system -->
 <include href="js-legacy.xsl" />
-<!-- and whether to enable it (set to non-empty string) -->
-<param name="legacy-classify" select="''" />
 
 <!-- calculation compiler -->
 <include href="js-calc.xsl" />
@@ -641,20 +639,6 @@
 </function>
 
 
-<template mode="compile" priority="6"
-          match="lv:classify[ compiler:use-legacy-classify() ]">
-  <param name="symtable-map" as="map(*)" tunnel="yes" />
-
-  <sequence select="concat(
-                      $compiler:nl,
-                      '/*!lc*/',
-                      string-join(
-                        compiler:compile-classify-legacy( $symtable-map, . ),
-                        '' ),
-                      '/*lc!*/' )" />
-</template>
-
-
 <template match="lv:classify" mode="compile" priority="5">
   <param name="symtable-map" as="map(*)" tunnel="yes" />
 
@@ -664,8 +648,7 @@
 
 <template mode="compile" priority="8"
           match="lv:classify[
-                   @preproc:inline='true'
-                   and not( compiler:use-legacy-classify() ) ]">
+                   @preproc:inline='true' ]">
   <!-- emit nothing; it'll be inlined at the match site -->
 </template>
 
@@ -708,14 +691,6 @@
 </function>
 
 
-<function name="compiler:use-legacy-classify" as="xs:boolean">
-  <variable name="flagname" as="xs:string"
-            select="'___feature-newclassify'" />
-
-  <sequence select="$legacy-classify != ''" />
-</function>
-
-
 <function name="compiler:compile-classify-assign" as="xs:string">
   <param name="symtable-map" as="map(*)" />
   <param name="classify" as="element( lv:classify )" />
@@ -2476,39 +2451,19 @@
 ]]>
 </text>
 
-<choose>
-  <when test="compiler:use-legacy-classify()">
-    <text>
-    function div(x, y)
-    {
-        return x / y;
-    }
+<text>
+function div(x, y)
+{
+    if (y === 0) return 0;
+    return x / y;
+}
 
-    function pow(x, p)
-    {
-        return Math.pow(x, p);
-    }
-    </text>
-  </when>
-
-  <!-- x/0=0 introduced with new classification system; see commit message
-       for more detailed information -->
-  <otherwise>
-    <text>
-    function div(x, y)
-    {
-        if (y === 0) return 0;
-        return x / y;
-    }
-
-    function pow(x, p)
-    {
-        if (x === 0) return 0;
-        return Math.pow(x, p);
-    }
-    </text>
-  </otherwise>
-</choose>
+function pow(x, p)
+{
+    if (x === 0) return 0;
+    return Math.pow(x, p);
+}
+</text>
 
 <sequence select="unparsed-text(
                     concat( $__path-root, '/src/js/sha256.js' ) )" />
diff --git a/src/current/compiler/validate.xsl b/src/current/compiler/validate.xsl
index dab76a1a..d42a739c 100644
--- a/src/current/compiler/validate.xsl
+++ b/src/current/compiler/validate.xsl
@@ -270,29 +270,15 @@
 
 
 <template match="lv:match[@pattern]" mode="lvv:validate-match" priority="9">
-  <choose>
-    <!-- warn of upcoming removal -->
-    <when test="compiler:use-legacy-classify()">
-      <message select="concat( 'warning: ',
-                               ancestor::lv:classify/@as,
-                               ': lv:match[@pattern] support is deprecated ',
-                               'and is removed with the new classification ',
-                               'system; use lookup tables instead' )" />
-    </when>
-
-    <!-- @pattern support removed in the new classification system -->
-    <otherwise>
-      <call-template name="lvv:error">
-        <with-param name="desc" select="'lv:match[@pattern] support removed'" />
-        <with-param name="refnode" select="." />
-        <with-param name="content">
-          <text>use lookup tables in place of @pattern in `</text>
-          <value-of select="parent::lv:classify/@as" />
-          <text>'</text>
-        </with-param>
-      </call-template>
-    </otherwise>
-  </choose>
+  <call-template name="lvv:error">
+    <with-param name="desc" select="'lv:match[@pattern] support removed'" />
+    <with-param name="refnode" select="." />
+    <with-param name="content">
+      <text>use lookup tables in place of @pattern in `</text>
+      <value-of select="parent::lv:classify/@as" />
+      <text>'</text>
+    </with-param>
+  </call-template>
 </template>
 
 
diff --git a/src/current/include/preproc/macros.xsl b/src/current/include/preproc/macros.xsl
index c1b858af..f4e11e3c 100644
--- a/src/current/include/preproc/macros.xsl
+++ b/src/current/include/preproc/macros.xsl
@@ -288,11 +288,7 @@
                    ( lv:any | lv:all )
                      and not( eseq:is-expandable(.) ) ]">
   <variable name="result">
-    <apply-templates select="." mode="preproc:class-groupgen">
-      <with-param name="legacy-classify"
-                  select="compiler:use-legacy-classify()"
-                  tunnel="yes" />
-    </apply-templates>
+    <apply-templates select="." mode="preproc:class-groupgen" />
   </variable>
 
   <apply-templates select="$result/lv:classify" mode="preproc:class-extract" />
@@ -413,8 +409,6 @@
 
 
 <template match="lv:any|lv:all" mode="preproc:class-groupgen" priority="5">
-  <param name="legacy-classify" as="xs:boolean" tunnel="yes" />
-
   <variable name="id" select="preproc:pkg-generate-id(.)" />
 
   <variable name="parent-name" select="ancestor::lv:classify/@as" />
@@ -430,19 +424,14 @@
       <attribute name="any" select="'true'" />
     </if>
 
-    <if test="not( $legacy-classify )">
-      <attribute name="preproc:inline" select="'true'" />
-    </if>
-
+    <attribute name="preproc:inline" select="'true'" />
     <apply-templates mode="preproc:class-groupgen" />
   </lv:classify>
 
   <!-- this will remain in its place -->
   <lv:match on="{$yields}" value="TRUE"
             preproc:generated="true">
-    <if test="not( $legacy-classify )">
-      <attribute name="preproc:inline" select="'true'" />
-    </if>
+    <attribute name="preproc:inline" select="'true'" />
   </lv:match>
 </template>