diff --git a/actionpack/CHANGELOG b/actionpack/CHANGELOG
index c02f4e345b..b9bfb8ccd6 100644
--- a/actionpack/CHANGELOG
+++ b/actionpack/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 *SVN*
 
-* Deprecation: remove deprecated request, redirect, and dependency methods. Remove deprecated instance variables. Remove uses_component_template_root for toplevel components directory. Privatize deprecated render_partial and render_partial_collection view methods. Remove deprecated link_to_image and link_image_to helper methods. Remove deprecated human_size helper alias.  [Jeremy Kemper]
+* Deprecation: remove deprecated request, redirect, and dependency methods. Remove deprecated instance variables. Remove uses_component_template_root for toplevel components directory. Privatize deprecated render_partial and render_partial_collection view methods. Remove deprecated link_to_image, link_image_to, update_element_function, start_form_tag, and end_form_tag helper methods. Remove deprecated human_size helper alias.  [Jeremy Kemper]
 
 * Consistent public/protected/private visibility for chained methods.  #7813 [Dan Manges]
 
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/deprecated_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/deprecated_helper.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 04392f5b04..0000000000
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/deprecated_helper.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-module ActionView
-  module Helpers
-    module PrototypeHelper
-
-      def update_element_function(element_id, options = {}, &block)
-        content = escape_javascript(options[:content] || '')
-        content = escape_javascript(capture(&block)) if block
-        
-        javascript_function = case (options[:action] || :update)
-          when :update
-            if options[:position]
-              "new Insertion.#{options[:position].to_s.camelize}('#{element_id}','#{content}')"
-            else
-              "$('#{element_id}').innerHTML = '#{content}'"
-            end
-          
-          when :empty
-            "$('#{element_id}').innerHTML = ''"
-          
-          when :remove
-            "Element.remove('#{element_id}')"
-          
-          else
-            raise ArgumentError, "Invalid action, choose one of :update, :remove, :empty"
-        end
-        
-        javascript_function << ";\n"
-        options[:binding] ? concat(javascript_function, options[:binding]) : javascript_function
-      end
-      deprecate :update_element_function => "use RJS instead"
-      
-    end
-  end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb
index fa610215a4..417b0fd4b7 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb
@@ -39,14 +39,6 @@ def form_tag(url_for_options = {}, options = {}, *parameters_for_url, &block)
         end
       end
 
-      alias_method :start_form_tag, :form_tag
-
-      # Outputs "</form>"
-      def end_form_tag
-        "</form>"
-      end
-      
-      deprecate :end_form_tag, :start_form_tag => :form_tag
 
       # Creates a dropdown selection box, or if the <tt>:multiple</tt> option is set to true, a multiple
       # choice selection box.
diff --git a/actionpack/test/controller/capture_test.rb b/actionpack/test/controller/capture_test.rb
index 300bdc3a84..42ec2568da 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/controller/capture_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/controller/capture_test.rb
@@ -64,19 +64,8 @@ def test_non_erb_block_content_for
     assert_equal expected_content_for_output, @response.body
   end
 
-  def test_update_element_with_capture
-    assert_deprecated 'update_element_function' do
-      get :update_element_with_capture
-    end
-    assert_equal(
-      "<script type=\"text/javascript\">\n//<![CDATA[\n$('products').innerHTML = '\\n  <p>Product 1</p>\\n  <p>Product 2</p>\\n';\n\n//]]>\n</script>" +
-        "\n\n$('status').innerHTML = '\\n  <b>You bought something!</b>\\n';",
-      @response.body.strip
-    )
-  end
-
   private
-  def expected_content_for_output
-    "<title>Putting stuff in the title!</title>\n\nGreat stuff!"
-  end
+    def expected_content_for_output
+      "<title>Putting stuff in the title!</title>\n\nGreat stuff!"
+    end
 end
diff --git a/actionpack/test/template/deprecated_helper_test.rb b/actionpack/test/template/deprecated_helper_test.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d4f7624f7..0000000000
--- a/actionpack/test/template/deprecated_helper_test.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-require "#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/../abstract_unit"
-
-class DeprecatedHelperTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
-  include ActionView::Helpers::JavaScriptHelper
-  include ActionView::Helpers::CaptureHelper
-  
-  def test_update_element_function
-    assert_deprecated 'update_element_function' do
-      
-      assert_equal %($('myelement').innerHTML = 'blub';\n),
-        update_element_function('myelement', :content => 'blub')
-      assert_equal %($('myelement').innerHTML = 'blub';\n),
-        update_element_function('myelement', :action => :update, :content => 'blub')
-      assert_equal %($('myelement').innerHTML = '';\n),
-        update_element_function('myelement', :action => :empty)
-      assert_equal %(Element.remove('myelement');\n),
-        update_element_function('myelement', :action => :remove)
-        
-      assert_equal %(new Insertion.Bottom('myelement','blub');\n),
-        update_element_function('myelement', :position => 'bottom', :content => 'blub')
-      assert_equal %(new Insertion.Bottom('myelement','blub');\n),
-        update_element_function('myelement', :action => :update, :position => :bottom, :content => 'blub')
-        
-      _erbout = ""
-      assert_equal %($('myelement').innerHTML = 'test';\n),
-        update_element_function('myelement') { _erbout << "test" }
-        
-      _erbout = ""
-      assert_equal %($('myelement').innerHTML = 'blockstuff';\n),
-        update_element_function('myelement', :content => 'paramstuff') { _erbout << "blockstuff" }
-      
-    end
-  end
-
-end
-
diff --git a/actionpack/test/template/form_tag_helper_test.rb b/actionpack/test/template/form_tag_helper_test.rb
index b7db62993a..7750f41bd1 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/template/form_tag_helper_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/template/form_tag_helper_test.rb
@@ -147,32 +147,3 @@ def test_pass
     assert_equal 1, 1
   end
 end
-
-class DeprecatedFormTagHelperTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
-  include ActionView::Helpers::UrlHelper
-  include ActionView::Helpers::TagHelper
-  include ActionView::Helpers::FormTagHelper
-  include ActionView::Helpers::TextHelper
-  include ActionView::Helpers::CaptureHelper
-
-  def setup
-    @controller = Class.new do
-      def url_for(options, *parameters_for_method_reference)
-        "http://www.example.com"
-      end
-    end
-    @controller = @controller.new
-  end
-
-  def test_start_form_tag_deprecation
-    assert_deprecated /start_form_tag/ do
-      start_form_tag
-    end
-  end
-  
-  def test_end_form_tag_deprecation
-    assert_deprecated /end_form_tag/ do
-      end_form_tag
-    end
-  end
-end