diff --git a/packages/ember-application/lib/system/application-instance.js b/packages/ember-application/lib/system/application-instance.js
index d957ff914e5..2f820ceb83f 100644
--- a/packages/ember-application/lib/system/application-instance.js
+++ b/packages/ember-application/lib/system/application-instance.js
@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@
 
 import { assign } from 'ember-utils';
 import { get, set, run, computed } from 'ember-metal';
-import {
-  buildFakeRegistryWithDeprecations,
-  RSVP
-} from 'ember-runtime';
+import { RSVP } from 'ember-runtime';
 import { environment } from 'ember-environment';
 import { jQuery } from 'ember-views';
 import EngineInstance from './engine-instance';
@@ -487,12 +484,4 @@ BootOptions.prototype.toEnvironment = function() {
   return env;
 };
 
-Object.defineProperty(ApplicationInstance.prototype, 'registry', {
-  configurable: true,
-  enumerable: false,
-  get() {
-    return buildFakeRegistryWithDeprecations(this, 'ApplicationInstance');
-  }
-});
-
 export default ApplicationInstance;
diff --git a/packages/ember-application/lib/system/application.js b/packages/ember-application/lib/system/application.js
index 3581852c46a..d37042ba6a0 100644
--- a/packages/ember-application/lib/system/application.js
+++ b/packages/ember-application/lib/system/application.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import {
   setNamespaceSearchDisabled,
   runLoadHooks,
   _loaded,
-  buildFakeRegistryWithDeprecations,
   RSVP
 } from 'ember-runtime';
 import { EventDispatcher, jQuery } from 'ember-views';
@@ -978,14 +977,6 @@ const Application = Engine.extend({
   }
 });
 
-Object.defineProperty(Application.prototype, 'registry', {
-  configurable: true,
-  enumerable: false,
-  get() {
-    return buildFakeRegistryWithDeprecations(this, 'Application');
-  }
-});
-
 Application.reopenClass({
   /**
     This creates a registry with the default Ember naming conventions.
diff --git a/packages/ember-application/tests/system/application_instance_test.js b/packages/ember-application/tests/system/application_instance_test.js
index 06843a9a666..bd953f37c2e 100644
--- a/packages/ember-application/tests/system/application_instance_test.js
+++ b/packages/ember-application/tests/system/application_instance_test.js
@@ -35,30 +35,6 @@ QUnit.test('an application instance can be created based upon an application', f
   equal(appInstance.application, application, 'application should be set to parent');
 });
 
-QUnit.test('properties (and aliases) are correctly assigned for accessing the container and registry', function() {
-  expect(6);
-
-  appInstance = run(() => ApplicationInstance.create({ application }));
-
-  ok(appInstance, 'instance should be created');
-  ok(appInstance.__container__, '#__container__ is accessible');
-  ok(appInstance.__registry__, '#__registry__ is accessible');
-
-  // stub with a no-op to keep deprecation test simple
-  appInstance.__container__.lookup = function() {
-    ok(true, '#loookup alias is called correctly');
-  };
-
-  ok(typeof appInstance.registry.register === 'function', '#registry.register is available as a function');
-  appInstance.__registry__.register = function() {
-    ok(true, '#register alias is called correctly');
-  };
-
-  expectDeprecation(() => {
-    appInstance.registry.register();
-  }, /Using `ApplicationInstance.registry.register` is deprecated. Please use `ApplicationInstance.register` instead./);
-});
-
 QUnit.test('customEvents added to the application before setupEventDispatcher', function(assert) {
   assert.expect(1);
 
diff --git a/packages/ember-application/tests/system/application_test.js b/packages/ember-application/tests/system/application_test.js
index f5cd501f3ab..3437abb871b 100644
--- a/packages/ember-application/tests/system/application_test.js
+++ b/packages/ember-application/tests/system/application_test.js
@@ -111,20 +111,6 @@ moduleFor('Ember.Application, autobooting multiple apps', class extends Applicat
 
 moduleFor('Ember.Application', class extends ApplicationTestCase {
 
-  ['@test includes deprecated access to `application.registry`'](assert) {
-    assert.expect(3);
-
-    assert.ok(typeof this.application.registry.register === 'function', '#registry.register is available as a function');
-
-    this.application.__registry__.register = function() {
-      assert.ok(true, '#register alias is called correctly');
-    };
-
-    expectDeprecation(() => {
-      this.application.registry.register();
-    }, /Using `Application.registry.register` is deprecated. Please use `Application.register` instead./);
-  }
-
   [`@test builds a registry`](assert) {
     let {application} = this;
     assert.strictEqual(application.resolveRegistration('application:main'), application, `application:main is registered`);
diff --git a/packages/ember-runtime/lib/index.js b/packages/ember-runtime/lib/index.js
index cf1a29f730d..460da5b29a7 100644
--- a/packages/ember-runtime/lib/index.js
+++ b/packages/ember-runtime/lib/index.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ export { default as Object, FrameworkObject } from './system/object';
 export { default as String } from './system/string';
 export {
   default as RegistryProxyMixin,
-  buildFakeRegistryWithDeprecations
 } from './mixins/registry_proxy';
 export {
   default as ContainerProxyMixin
diff --git a/packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/registry_proxy.js b/packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/registry_proxy.js
index f9a452135ac..0d5fce85f11 100644
--- a/packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/registry_proxy.js
+++ b/packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/registry_proxy.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 import {
   Mixin
 } from 'ember-metal';
-import { deprecate } from 'ember-debug';
 
 /**
   RegistryProxyMixin is used to provide public access to specific
@@ -243,40 +242,3 @@ function registryAlias(name) {
     return this.__registry__[name](...arguments);
   };
 }
-
-export function buildFakeRegistryWithDeprecations(instance, typeForMessage) {
-  let fakeRegistry = {};
-  let registryProps = {
-    resolve: 'resolveRegistration',
-    register: 'register',
-    unregister: 'unregister',
-    has: 'hasRegistration',
-    option: 'registerOption',
-    options: 'registerOptions',
-    getOptions: 'registeredOptions',
-    optionsForType: 'registerOptionsForType',
-    getOptionsForType: 'registeredOptionsForType',
-    injection: 'inject'
-  };
-
-  for (let deprecatedProperty in registryProps) {
-    fakeRegistry[deprecatedProperty] = buildFakeRegistryFunction(instance, typeForMessage, deprecatedProperty, registryProps[deprecatedProperty]);
-  }
-
-  return fakeRegistry;
-}
-
-function buildFakeRegistryFunction(instance, typeForMessage, deprecatedProperty, nonDeprecatedProperty) {
-  return function() {
-    deprecate(
-      `Using \`${typeForMessage}.registry.${deprecatedProperty}\` is deprecated. Please use \`${typeForMessage}.${nonDeprecatedProperty}\` instead.`,
-      false,
-      {
-        id: 'ember-application.app-instance-registry',
-        until: '3.0.0',
-        url: 'https://emberjs.com/deprecations/v2.x/#toc_ember-application-registry-ember-applicationinstance-registry'
-      }
-    );
-    return instance[nonDeprecatedProperty](...arguments);
-  };
-}