diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index 4ecfb052..8d367216 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ Requires libvips TBD
 
 ### v0.25.0 - TBD
 
+* Remove `limitInputPixels` and `sequentialRead` previously deprecated in v0.24.0.
+
 * Migrate internals to N-API.
   [#1282](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/issues/1282)
 
diff --git a/lib/input.js b/lib/input.js
index 951e1547..71eb0b6b 100644
--- a/lib/input.js
+++ b/lib/input.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const util = require('util');
 const color = require('color');
 const is = require('./is');
 const sharp = require('../build/Release/sharp.node');
@@ -331,32 +330,6 @@ function stats (callback) {
   }
 }
 
-/**
- * @private
- */
-const limitInputPixels = util.deprecate(function limitInputPixels (limit) {
-  // if we pass in false we represent the integer as 0 to disable
-  if (limit === false) {
-    limit = 0;
-  } else if (limit === true) {
-    limit = Math.pow(0x3FFF, 2);
-  }
-  if (is.integer(limit) && limit >= 0) {
-    this.options.input.limitInputPixels = limit;
-  } else {
-    throw is.invalidParameterError('limitInputPixels', 'integer', limit);
-  }
-  return this;
-}, 'limitInputPixels is deprecated, use sharp(input, { limitInputPixels: false }) instead');
-
-/**
- * @private
- */
-const sequentialRead = util.deprecate(function sequentialRead (sequentialRead) {
-  this.options.input.sequentialRead = is.bool(sequentialRead) ? sequentialRead : true;
-  return this;
-}, 'sequentialRead is deprecated, use sharp(input, { sequentialRead: true }) instead');
-
 /**
  * Decorate the Sharp prototype with input-related functions.
  * @private
@@ -370,9 +343,6 @@ module.exports = function (Sharp) {
     _isStreamInput,
     // Public
     metadata,
-    stats,
-    // Deprecated
-    limitInputPixels,
-    sequentialRead
+    stats
   });
 };
diff --git a/test/unit/io.js b/test/unit/io.js
index e37db7aa..4715f498 100644
--- a/test/unit/io.js
+++ b/test/unit/io.js
@@ -234,22 +234,6 @@ describe('Input/output', function () {
       })
   );
 
-  it('Sequential read, force JPEG - deprecated', function (done) {
-    sharp(fixtures.inputJpg)
-      .sequentialRead()
-      .resize(320, 240)
-      .toFormat(sharp.format.jpeg)
-      .toBuffer(function (err, data, info) {
-        if (err) throw err;
-        assert.strictEqual(true, data.length > 0);
-        assert.strictEqual(data.length, info.size);
-        assert.strictEqual('jpeg', info.format);
-        assert.strictEqual(320, info.width);
-        assert.strictEqual(240, info.height);
-        done();
-      });
-  });
-
   it('Not sequential read, force JPEG', () =>
     sharp(fixtures.inputJpg, { sequentialRead: false })
       .resize(320, 240)
@@ -264,22 +248,6 @@ describe('Input/output', function () {
       })
   );
 
-  it('Not sequential read, force JPEG - deprecated', function (done) {
-    sharp(fixtures.inputJpg)
-      .sequentialRead(false)
-      .resize(320, 240)
-      .toFormat('jpeg')
-      .toBuffer(function (err, data, info) {
-        if (err) throw err;
-        assert.strictEqual(true, data.length > 0);
-        assert.strictEqual(data.length, info.size);
-        assert.strictEqual('jpeg', info.format);
-        assert.strictEqual(320, info.width);
-        assert.strictEqual(240, info.height);
-        done();
-      });
-  });
-
   it('Support output to jpg format', function (done) {
     sharp(fixtures.inputPng)
       .resize(320, 240)
@@ -653,81 +621,6 @@ describe('Input/output', function () {
     );
   });
 
-  describe('Limit pixel count of input image - deprecated', function () {
-    it('Invalid fails - negative', function (done) {
-      let isValid = false;
-      try {
-        sharp().limitInputPixels(-1);
-        isValid = true;
-      } catch (e) {}
-      assert(!isValid);
-      done();
-    });
-
-    it('Invalid fails - float', function (done) {
-      let isValid = false;
-      try {
-        sharp().limitInputPixels(12.3);
-        isValid = true;
-      } catch (e) {}
-      assert(!isValid);
-      done();
-    });
-
-    it('Invalid fails - string', function (done) {
-      let isValid = false;
-      try {
-        sharp().limitInputPixels('fail');
-        isValid = true;
-      } catch (e) {}
-      assert(!isValid);
-      done();
-    });
-
-    it('Same size as input works', function (done) {
-      sharp(fixtures.inputJpg).metadata(function (err, metadata) {
-        if (err) throw err;
-        sharp(fixtures.inputJpg)
-          .limitInputPixels(metadata.width * metadata.height)
-          .toBuffer(function (err) {
-            assert.strictEqual(true, !err);
-            done();
-          });
-      });
-    });
-
-    it('Disabling limit works', function (done) {
-      sharp(fixtures.inputJpgLarge)
-        .limitInputPixels(false)
-        .resize(2)
-        .toBuffer(function (err) {
-          assert.strictEqual(true, !err);
-          done();
-        });
-    });
-
-    it('Enabling default limit works and fails with a large image', function (done) {
-      sharp(fixtures.inputJpgLarge)
-        .limitInputPixels(true)
-        .toBuffer(function (err) {
-          assert.strictEqual(true, !!err);
-          done();
-        });
-    });
-
-    it('Smaller than input fails', function (done) {
-      sharp(fixtures.inputJpg).metadata(function (err, metadata) {
-        if (err) throw err;
-        sharp(fixtures.inputJpg)
-          .limitInputPixels((metadata.width * metadata.height) - 1)
-          .toBuffer(function (err) {
-            assert.strictEqual(true, !!err);
-            done();
-          });
-      });
-    });
-  });
-
   describe('Input options', function () {
     it('Option-less', function () {
       sharp();