diff --git a/doc/docbook/cmdref.sgm b/doc/docbook/cmdref.sgm
index 5c3d557..d052970 100644
--- a/doc/docbook/cmdref.sgm
+++ b/doc/docbook/cmdref.sgm
@@ -447,32 +447,5 @@
       macro definition intends to read.  A shorthand for <literal>.invoke</literal>
       is the name of the macro to invoke, backquoted.</para></listitem>
          </itemizedlist>
-         <para>
-           The following directives are deprecated, added for
-           compatibility with the old Perl
-           assembler <command>P65</command>. Use
-           the <literal>-d</literal> option to Ophis to enable
-           them.
-         </para>
-    <itemizedlist>
-      <listitem><para><literal>.ascii</literal>: Equivalent to <literal>.byte</literal>,
-      which didn't used to be able to handle strings.</para></listitem>
-      <listitem><para><literal>.code</literal>: Equivalent to <literal>.text</literal>.</para></listitem>
-      <listitem><para><literal>.segment</literal>: Equivalent to <literal>.text</literal>,
-      from when there was no distinction between <literal>.text</literal> and
-      <literal>.data</literal> segments.</para></listitem>
-      <listitem><para><literal>.address</literal>: Equivalent to
-      <literal>.word</literal>.</para></listitem>
-      <listitem><para><literal>.link</literal> <emphasis>filename address</emphasis>: Assembles
-      the file specified as if it began at the address specified.
-      This is generally for use in <quote>top-level</quote> files, where there
-      is not necessarily a one-to-one correspondence between file
-      position and memory position. This is equivalent to an
-      <literal>.org</literal> directive followed by an <literal>.include</literal>.
-      With the introduction of the <literal>.org</literal> directive this one is
-      less useful (and in most cases, any <literal>.org</literal> statement
-      you use will actually be at the top of the <literal>.include</literal>d
-      file).</para></listitem>
-    </itemizedlist>
   </section>  
 </appendix>
diff --git a/src/Ophis/Main.py b/src/Ophis/Main.py
index 46ed086..6cc43f4 100644
--- a/src/Ophis/Main.py
+++ b/src/Ophis/Main.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import sys
 import Ophis.Frontend
 import Ophis.IR
 import Ophis.CorePragmas
-import Ophis.OldPragmas
 import Ophis.Passes
 import Ophis.Errors as Err
 import Ophis.Environment
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ def usage():
     print "Options:"
     print "\t-6510 Allow 6510 undocumented opcodes"
     print "\t-65c02 Enable 65c02 extensions"
-    print "\t-d Allow deprecated pragmas"
     print "\t-v n Set verbosity to n (0-4, 1=default)"
     sys.exit(1)
 
@@ -87,8 +85,6 @@ def run_ophis():
                 chip_extension = Ophis.Opcodes.undocops
             elif x == '-65c02':
                 chip_extension = Ophis.Opcodes.c02extensions
-            elif x == '-d':
-                p65_compatibility_mode = 1
             else:
                 print "FATAL: Unknown option "+x
                 usage()
@@ -110,9 +106,6 @@ def run_ophis():
 
     Ophis.Frontend.pragma_modules.append(Ophis.CorePragmas)
 
-    if p65_compatibility_mode:
-        Ophis.Frontend.pragma_modules.append(Ophis.OldPragmas)
-
     if chip_extension is not None:
         Ophis.Opcodes.opcodes.update(chip_extension)
 
diff --git a/src/Ophis/OldPragmas.py b/src/Ophis/OldPragmas.py
deleted file mode 100644
index ca0ae41..0000000
--- a/src/Ophis/OldPragmas.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-"""P65-Perl compatibility pragmas
-
-    Additional assembler directives to permit assembly of
-    old P65-Perl sources.  This is not, in itself, sufficient,
-    as the precedence of < and > vs. + and - has changed
-    between P65-Perl and Ophis.
-
-    Supported pragmas are: .ascii (byte), .address (word),
-    .segment (text), .code (text), and .link."""
-
-# Copyright 2002-2012 Michael C. Martin and additional contributors.
-# You may use, modify, and distribute this file under the MIT
-# license: See README for details.
-
-import Ophis.CorePragmas as core
-
-pragmaAscii   = core.pragmaByte
-pragmaAddress = core.pragmaWord
-pragmaSegment = core.pragmaText
-pragmaCode    = core.pragmaText
-
-def pragmaLink(ppt, line, result):
-    "Load a file in a precise memory location."
-    filename = line.expect("STRING").value
-    newPC = FE.parse_expr(line)
-    line.expect("EOL")
-    result.append(IR.Node(ppt, "SetPC", newPC))
-    if type(filename)==str:    result.append(FE.parse_file(ppt, filename))