diff --git a/lib/voxpupuli/release/rake_tasks.rb b/lib/voxpupuli/release/rake_tasks.rb
index 51a65d2..5450c08 100644
--- a/lib/voxpupuli/release/rake_tasks.rb
+++ b/lib/voxpupuli/release/rake_tasks.rb
@@ -155,17 +155,6 @@ def self.future_release
   end
 end
 
-# For backward compatibility
-task :changelog do
-  warn <<-ERROR
-  The "changelog" task is deprecated.
-
-  Prefer "release:prepare" which manage all pre-release steps, or directly run
-  the "release:porcelain:changelog" task.
-  ERROR
-  exit(1)
-end
-
 # For backward compatibility
 task :reference do
   warn <<-ERROR