diff --git a/libraries/kotlin.test/common/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/test/DefaultAsserter.kt b/libraries/kotlin.test/common/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/test/DefaultAsserter.kt
index 80de732ca1a..ecbb0e26a12 100644
--- a/libraries/kotlin.test/common/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/test/DefaultAsserter.kt
+++ b/libraries/kotlin.test/common/src/main/kotlin/kotlin/test/DefaultAsserter.kt
@@ -20,13 +20,4 @@ object DefaultAsserter : Asserter {
     override fun fail(message: String?, cause: Throwable?): Nothing {
         throw AssertionErrorWithCause(message, cause)
     }
-}
-
-@Deprecated(
-    "DefaultAsserter is an object now, constructor call is not required anymore",
-    ReplaceWith("DefaultAsserter", "kotlin.test.DefaultAsserter"),
-    DeprecationLevel.ERROR
-)
-@kotlin.js.JsName("DefaultAsserterConstructor")
-@Suppress("FunctionName")
-fun DefaultAsserter(): DefaultAsserter = DefaultAsserter
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+}
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