diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/auditing/AuditingHandler.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/auditing/AuditingHandler.java
index 7912359e7..2b7c7a8aa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/auditing/AuditingHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/auditing/AuditingHandler.java
@@ -45,16 +45,6 @@ public class AuditingHandler implements InitializingBean {
 	private boolean dateTimeForNow = true;
 	private boolean modifyOnCreation = true;
 
-	/**
-	 * Creates a new {@link AuditingHandler}.
-	 * 
-	 * @deprecated use the constructor taking a {@link MappingContext}.
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	public AuditingHandler() {
-		this.factory = new AuditableBeanWrapperFactory();
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new {@link AuditableBeanWrapper} using the given {@link MappingContext} when looking up auditing metadata
 	 * via reflection.
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/auditing/IsNewAwareAuditingHandler.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/auditing/IsNewAwareAuditingHandler.java
index 84c397962..401c8b4bc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/auditing/IsNewAwareAuditingHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/auditing/IsNewAwareAuditingHandler.java
@@ -50,19 +50,6 @@ public class IsNewAwareAuditingHandler extends AuditingHandler {
 		this.isNewStrategyFactory = new MappingContextIsNewStrategyFactory(mappingContext);
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Creates a new {@link IsNewAwareAuditingHandler} using the given {@link IsNewStrategyFactory}.
-	 * 
-	 * @param isNewStrategyFactory must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @deprecated use constructor taking a {@link MappingContext} directly. Will be removed in 1.9.
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	public IsNewAwareAuditingHandler(IsNewStrategyFactory isNewStrategyFactory) {
-
-		Assert.notNull(isNewStrategyFactory, "IsNewStrategyFactory must not be null!");
-		this.isNewStrategyFactory = isNewStrategyFactory;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Marks the given object created or modified based on the {@link IsNewStrategy} returned by the
 	 * {@link IsNewStrategyFactory} configured. Will rout the calls to {@link #markCreated(Object)} and
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/Page.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/Page.java
index 51c64e978..0b4189182 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/Page.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/Page.java
@@ -37,40 +37,4 @@ public interface Page<T> extends Slice<T> {
 	 * @return the total amount of elements
 	 */
 	long getTotalElements();
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns if there is a previous page.
-	 * 
-	 * @deprecated use {@link #hasPrevious()} instead.
-	 * @return if there is a previous page
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	boolean hasPreviousPage();
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns whether the current page is the first one.
-	 * 
-	 * @deprecated use {@link #isFirst()} instead.
-	 * @return
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	boolean isFirstPage();
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns if there is a next page.
-	 * 
-	 * @deprecated use {@link #hasNext()} instead.
-	 * @return if there is a next page
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	boolean hasNextPage();
-
-	/**
-	 * Returns whether the current page is the last one.
-	 * 
-	 * @deprecated use {@link #isLast()} instead.
-	 * @return
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	boolean isLastPage();
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/PageImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/PageImpl.java
index 9f63902d9..cb6a296a9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/PageImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/PageImpl.java
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ public class PageImpl<T> extends Chunk<T> implements Page<T> {
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.domain.Page#getTotalPages()
 	 */
+	@Override
 	public int getTotalPages() {
 		return getSize() == 0 ? 1 : (int) Math.ceil((double) total / (double) getSize());
 	}
@@ -64,40 +65,17 @@ public class PageImpl<T> extends Chunk<T> implements Page<T> {
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.domain.Page#getTotalElements()
 	 */
+	@Override
 	public long getTotalElements() {
 		return total;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.data.domain.Page#hasPreviousPage()
-	 */
-	public boolean hasPreviousPage() {
-		return hasPrevious();
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.data.domain.Page#isFirstPage()
-	 */
-	public boolean isFirstPage() {
-		return isFirst();
-	}
-
 	/* 
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.domain.Slice#hasNext()
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public boolean hasNext() {
-		return hasNextPage();
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.data.domain.Page#hasNextPage()
-	 */
-	public boolean hasNextPage() {
 		return getNumber() + 1 < getTotalPages();
 	}
 
@@ -107,15 +85,7 @@ public class PageImpl<T> extends Chunk<T> implements Page<T> {
 	 */
 	@Override
 	public boolean isLast() {
-		return isLastPage();
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.data.domain.Page#isLastPage()
-	 */
-	public boolean isLastPage() {
-		return !hasNextPage();
+		return !hasNext();
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/Sort.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/Sort.java
index 7b7a0ec8b..70d8eba88 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/Sort.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/Sort.java
@@ -326,19 +326,6 @@ public class Sort implements Iterable<org.springframework.data.domain.Sort.Order
 			this.nullHandling = nullHandling == null ? NullHandling.NATIVE : nullHandling;
 		}
 
-		/**
-		 * @deprecated use {@link Sort#Sort(Direction, List)} instead.
-		 */
-		@Deprecated
-		public static List<Order> create(Direction direction, Iterable<String> properties) {
-
-			List<Order> orders = new ArrayList<Sort.Order>();
-			for (String property : properties) {
-				orders.add(new Order(direction, property));
-			}
-			return orders;
-		}
-
 		/**
 		 * Returns the order the property shall be sorted for.
 		 * 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/PersistentProperty.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/PersistentProperty.java
index b1363b98e..224a9889b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/PersistentProperty.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/PersistentProperty.java
@@ -147,13 +147,6 @@ public interface PersistentProperty<P extends PersistentProperty<P>> {
 	 */
 	boolean isTransient();
 
-	/**
-	 * @return
-	 * @deprecated use {@link #isWritable()} instead, will be removed in 1.9 RC1.
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	boolean shallBePersisted();
-
 	/**
 	 * Returns whether the current property is writable, i.e. if the value held for it shall be written to the data store.
 	 * 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/AbstractPersistentProperty.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/AbstractPersistentProperty.java
index e2d32dc47..b39569c7f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/AbstractPersistentProperty.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/AbstractPersistentProperty.java
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractPersistentProperty<P extends PersistentProperty<P>
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentProperty#getOwner()
 	 */
+	@Override
 	public PersistentEntity<?, P> getOwner() {
 		return owner;
 	}
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractPersistentProperty<P extends PersistentProperty<P>
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentProperty#getName()
 	 */
+	@Override
 	public String getName() {
 		return name;
 	}
@@ -93,6 +95,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractPersistentProperty<P extends PersistentProperty<P>
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentProperty#getType()
 	 */
+	@Override
 	public Class<?> getType() {
 		return information.getType();
 	}
@@ -101,6 +104,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractPersistentProperty<P extends PersistentProperty<P>
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentProperty#getRawType()
 	 */
+	@Override
 	public Class<?> getRawType() {
 		return this.rawType;
 	}
@@ -109,6 +113,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractPersistentProperty<P extends PersistentProperty<P>
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentProperty#getTypeInformation()
 	 */
+	@Override
 	public TypeInformation<?> getTypeInformation() {
 		return information;
 	}
@@ -117,6 +122,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractPersistentProperty<P extends PersistentProperty<P>
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentProperty#getPersistentEntityType()
 	 */
+	@Override
 	public Iterable<? extends TypeInformation<?>> getPersistentEntityType() {
 
 		List<TypeInformation<?>> result = new ArrayList<TypeInformation<?>>();
@@ -142,6 +148,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractPersistentProperty<P extends PersistentProperty<P>
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentProperty#getGetter()
 	 */
+	@Override
 	public Method getGetter() {
 
 		if (propertyDescriptor == null) {
@@ -161,6 +168,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractPersistentProperty<P extends PersistentProperty<P>
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentProperty#getSetter()
 	 */
+	@Override
 	public Method getSetter() {
 
 		if (propertyDescriptor == null) {
@@ -180,6 +188,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractPersistentProperty<P extends PersistentProperty<P>
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentProperty#getField()
 	 */
+	@Override
 	public Field getField() {
 		return field;
 	}
@@ -188,6 +197,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractPersistentProperty<P extends PersistentProperty<P>
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentProperty#getSpelExpression()
 	 */
+	@Override
 	public String getSpelExpression() {
 		return null;
 	}
@@ -196,19 +206,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractPersistentProperty<P extends PersistentProperty<P>
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentProperty#isTransient()
 	 */
+	@Override
 	public boolean isTransient() {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	/* 
-	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentProperty#shallBePersisted()
-	 */
-	@Override
-	public boolean shallBePersisted() {
-		return isWritable();
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentProperty#isWritable()
@@ -222,6 +224,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractPersistentProperty<P extends PersistentProperty<P>
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentProperty#isAssociation()
 	 */
+	@Override
 	public boolean isAssociation() {
 		return field == null ? false : AnnotationUtils.getAnnotation(field, Reference.class) != null;
 	}
@@ -230,6 +233,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractPersistentProperty<P extends PersistentProperty<P>
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentProperty#getAssociation()
 	 */
+	@Override
 	public Association<P> getAssociation() {
 		return association;
 	}
@@ -238,6 +242,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractPersistentProperty<P extends PersistentProperty<P>
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentProperty#isCollectionLike()
 	 */
+	@Override
 	public boolean isCollectionLike() {
 		return information.isCollectionLike();
 	}
@@ -246,6 +251,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractPersistentProperty<P extends PersistentProperty<P>
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentProperty#isMap()
 	 */
+	@Override
 	public boolean isMap() {
 		return Map.class.isAssignableFrom(getType());
 	}
@@ -254,6 +260,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractPersistentProperty<P extends PersistentProperty<P>
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentProperty#isArray()
 	 */
+	@Override
 	public boolean isArray() {
 		return getType().isArray();
 	}
@@ -262,6 +269,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractPersistentProperty<P extends PersistentProperty<P>
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentProperty#isEntity()
 	 */
+	@Override
 	public boolean isEntity() {
 
 		TypeInformation<?> actualType = information.getActualType();
@@ -273,6 +281,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractPersistentProperty<P extends PersistentProperty<P>
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentProperty#getComponentType()
 	 */
+	@Override
 	public Class<?> getComponentType() {
 
 		if (!isMap() && !isCollectionLike()) {
@@ -287,6 +296,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractPersistentProperty<P extends PersistentProperty<P>
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentProperty#getMapValueType()
 	 */
+	@Override
 	public Class<?> getMapValueType() {
 		return isMap() ? information.getMapValueType().getType() : null;
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/MappingInstantiationException.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/MappingInstantiationException.java
index 988a5b494..d8ba3c83f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/MappingInstantiationException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mapping/model/MappingInstantiationException.java
@@ -37,18 +37,6 @@ public class MappingInstantiationException extends RuntimeException {
 	private final Constructor<?> constructor;
 	private final List<Object> constructorArguments;
 
-	/**
-	 * Creates a {@link MappingInstantiationException} using the given message and cause.
-	 * 
-	 * @deprecated use {@link #MappingInstantiationException(PersistentEntity, List, String, Exception)} instead.
-	 * @param message
-	 * @param cause
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	public MappingInstantiationException(String message, Exception cause) {
-		this(null, null, message, cause);
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new {@link MappingInstantiationException} for the given {@link PersistentEntity}, constructor arguments
 	 * and the causing exception.
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/config/RepositoryConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/config/RepositoryConfiguration.java
index f9af621de..a41c772cc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/config/RepositoryConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/config/RepositoryConfiguration.java
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 package org.springframework.data.repository.config;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.FactoryBean;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanNameGenerator;
 import org.springframework.data.repository.query.QueryLookupStrategy;
 
 /**
@@ -27,15 +25,6 @@ import org.springframework.data.repository.query.QueryLookupStrategy;
  */
 public interface RepositoryConfiguration<T extends RepositoryConfigurationSource> {
 
-	/**
-	 * Returns the id of the {@link BeanDefinition} the repository shall be registered under.
-	 * 
-	 * @return
-	 * @deprecated bean ids should be determined using a {@link BeanNameGenerator} during classpath scanning.
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	String getBeanId();
-
 	/**
 	 * Returns the base packages that the repository was scanned under.
 	 * 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/config/RepositoryConfigurationDelegate.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/config/RepositoryConfigurationDelegate.java
index 3660a1db2..ecf0bf678 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/config/RepositoryConfigurationDelegate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/config/RepositoryConfigurationDelegate.java
@@ -49,20 +49,6 @@ public class RepositoryConfigurationDelegate {
 	private final BeanNameGenerator generator;
 	private final boolean isXml;
 
-	/**
-	 * Creates a new {@link RepositoryConfigurationDelegate} for the given {@link RepositoryConfigurationSource} and
-	 * {@link ResourceLoader}.
-	 * 
-	 * @param configurationSource must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param resourceLoader must not be {@literal null}.
-	 * @deprecated use constructor taking an {@link Environment}.
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	public RepositoryConfigurationDelegate(RepositoryConfigurationSource configurationSource,
-			ResourceLoader resourceLoader) {
-		this(configurationSource, resourceLoader, null);
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new {@link RepositoryConfigurationDelegate} for the given {@link RepositoryConfigurationSource} and
 	 * {@link ResourceLoader} and {@link Environment}.
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/auditing/AuditingHandlerUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/auditing/AuditingHandlerUnitTests.java
index c42ee0c08..7c5571ff7 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/auditing/AuditingHandlerUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/auditing/AuditingHandlerUnitTests.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.AuditorAware;
+import org.springframework.data.mapping.context.SampleMappingContext;
 
 /**
  * Unit test for {@code AuditingHandler}.
@@ -46,9 +47,8 @@ public class AuditingHandlerUnitTests {
 		when(auditorAware.getCurrentAuditor()).thenReturn(user);
 	}
 
-	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 	protected AuditingHandler getHandler() {
-		return new AuditingHandler();
+		return new AuditingHandler(new SampleMappingContext());
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/auditing/IsNewAwareAuditingHandlerUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/auditing/IsNewAwareAuditingHandlerUnitTests.java
index a15a8da93..e0dfc9b8b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/auditing/IsNewAwareAuditingHandlerUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/auditing/IsNewAwareAuditingHandlerUnitTests.java
@@ -22,15 +22,12 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
-import org.mockito.Mock;
-import org.mockito.Mockito;
 import org.mockito.runners.MockitoJUnitRunner;
+import org.springframework.data.annotation.Id;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentEntity;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentProperty;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.context.MappingContext;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.context.SampleMappingContext;
-import org.springframework.data.support.IsNewStrategy;
-import org.springframework.data.support.IsNewStrategyFactory;
 
 /**
  * Unit test for {@code AuditingHandler}.
@@ -41,24 +38,21 @@ import org.springframework.data.support.IsNewStrategyFactory;
 @RunWith(MockitoJUnitRunner.class)
 public class IsNewAwareAuditingHandlerUnitTests extends AuditingHandlerUnitTests {
 
-	@Mock IsNewStrategyFactory factory;
-	@Mock IsNewStrategy strategy;
+	SampleMappingContext mappingContext;
 
 	@Before
 	public void init() {
-		when(factory.getIsNewStrategy(Mockito.any(Class.class))).thenReturn(strategy);
+		this.mappingContext = new SampleMappingContext();
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
 	protected IsNewAwareAuditingHandler getHandler() {
-		return new IsNewAwareAuditingHandler(factory);
+		return new IsNewAwareAuditingHandler(mock(SampleMappingContext.class));
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	public void delegatesToMarkCreatedForNewEntity() {
 
-		when(strategy.isNew(Mockito.any(Object.class))).thenReturn(true);
 		AuditedUser user = new AuditedUser();
 		getHandler().markAudited(user);
 
@@ -69,8 +63,8 @@ public class IsNewAwareAuditingHandlerUnitTests extends AuditingHandlerUnitTests
 	@Test
 	public void delegatesToMarkModifiedForNonNewEntity() {
 
-		when(strategy.isNew(Mockito.any(Object.class))).thenReturn(false);
 		AuditedUser user = new AuditedUser();
+		user.id = 1L;
 		getHandler().markAudited(user);
 
 		assertThat(user.createdDate, is(nullValue()));
@@ -93,4 +87,9 @@ public class IsNewAwareAuditingHandlerUnitTests extends AuditingHandlerUnitTests
 	public void setsUpHandlerWithMappingContext() {
 		new IsNewAwareAuditingHandler(new SampleMappingContext());
 	}
+
+	static class Domain {
+
+		@Id Long id;
+	}
 }