diff --git a/ocrmypdf/__init__.py b/ocrmypdf/__init__.py
index 1efe3991..65994daa 100644
--- a/ocrmypdf/__init__.py
+++ b/ocrmypdf/__init__.py
@@ -5,11 +5,3 @@ PROGRAM_NAME = 'ocrmypdf'
 VERSION = pkg_resources.get_distribution('ocrmypdf').version
 
 
-# These imports are for v4.x backward compatibility for consumers of ocrmypdf
-# (if any). They are deprecated and will be removed in v5.x.
-from .exec import ghostscript, qpdf, tesseract, unpaper, get_program
-from .exceptions import ExitCode
-from .helpers import page_number, is_iterable_notstr
-
-
-