diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ace072d..7f6522f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -411,18 +411,6 @@ leveraging the reactivity and simplicity of Svelte along with the powerful
 features of web3.js, you can create a seamless and efficient user experience
 for your decentralized applications.
 
-## Create contract stores (deprecated)
-
-The function `makeContractStore` allowed you to create a Svelte derived
-store of a `web3.eth.Contract` object instance. It takes the same
-parameters as a ̀new web3.eth.Contract` call:
-
-```js
-makeContractStore(jsonInterface[, address][, options])
-```
-
-This function will be removed in the next major release of `svelte-web3`.
-Please update your code to use the new $contracts store.
 
 ## Simultaneous multi chain usage
 
diff --git a/src/stores.js b/src/stores.js
index 35ce513..1e0f0ad 100644
--- a/src/stores.js
+++ b/src/stores.js
@@ -333,11 +333,6 @@ export const contracts = allStores.default.contracts
 // TODO spin off dectector
 export const walletType = allStores.default.walletType
 
-// TODO legacy makeContractStore to be removed
-export const makeContractStore = (abi, address, defaults = {}) =>
-  console.warn(
-    '[svelte-web3] makeContractStore is deprecated. Please use the new $contracts store'
-  )
 derived([web3, connected], ([$web3, $connected]) => {
   if ($connected && $web3.eth) {
     return new $web3.eth.Contract(abi, address, defaults)