diff --git a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/type.rb b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/type.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 57dd3e133..000000000
--- a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/type.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-# frozen_string_literal: true
-
-#
-# type.rb
-#
-module Puppet::Parser::Functions
-  newfunction(:type, type: :rvalue, doc: <<-DOC
-    @summary
-      **DEPRECATED:** This function will cease to function on Puppet 4;
-     please use type3x() before upgrading to Puppet 4 for backwards-compatibility, or migrate to the new parser's typing system.
-
-    @return the type when passed a value. Type can be one of:
-
-    * string
-    * array
-    * hash
-    * float
-    * integer
-    * boolean
-  DOC
-  ) do |args|
-    warning("type() DEPRECATED: This function will cease to function on Puppet 4; please use type3x() before upgrading to puppet 4 for backwards-compatibility, or migrate to the new parser's typing system.") # rubocop:disable Layout/LineLength : Cannot reduce line length
-    unless Puppet::Parser::Functions.autoloader.loaded?(:type3x)
-      Puppet::Parser::Functions.autoloader.load(:type3x)
-    end
-    function_type3x(args)
-  end
-end
-
-# vim: set ts=2 sw=2 et :
diff --git a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/type3x.rb b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/type3x.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 49903b905..000000000
--- a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/type3x.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-# frozen_string_literal: true
-
-#
-# type3x.rb
-#
-module Puppet::Parser::Functions
-  newfunction(:type3x, type: :rvalue, doc: <<-DOC
-    @summary
-      **DEPRECATED:** This function will be removed when Puppet 3 support is dropped; please migrate to the new parser's typing system.
-
-    @return the type when passed a value. Type can be one of:
-
-    * string
-    * array
-    * hash
-    * float
-    * integer
-    * boolean
-  DOC
-  ) do |args|
-    raise(Puppet::ParseError, "type3x(): Wrong number of arguments given (#{args.size} for 1)") unless args.size == 1
-
-    value = args[0]
-
-    klass = value.class
-
-    unless [TrueClass, FalseClass, Array, Bignum, Fixnum, Float, Hash, String].include?(klass) # rubocop:disable Lint/UnifiedInteger
-      raise(Puppet::ParseError, 'type3x(): Unknown type')
-    end
-
-    klass = klass.to_s # Ugly ...
-
-    # We note that Integer is the parent to Bignum and Fixnum ...
-    result = case klass
-             when %r{^(?:Big|Fix)num$} then 'integer'
-             when %r{^(?:True|False)Class$} then 'boolean'
-             else klass
-             end
-
-    if result == 'String'
-      if value == value.to_i.to_s
-        result = 'Integer'
-      elsif value == value.to_f.to_s
-        result = 'Float'
-      end
-    end
-
-    return result.downcase
-  end
-end
-
-# vim: set ts=2 sw=2 et :
diff --git a/spec/functions/type3x_spec.rb b/spec/functions/type3x_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 750752628..000000000
--- a/spec/functions/type3x_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-# frozen_string_literal: true
-
-require 'spec_helper'
-
-describe 'type3x' do
-  it 'exists' do
-    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function('type3x')).to eq('function_type3x')
-  end
-
-  it 'raises a ParseError if there is less than 1 arguments' do
-    expect { scope.function_type3x([]) }.to(raise_error(Puppet::ParseError))
-  end
-
-  it 'returns string when given a string' do
-    result = scope.function_type3x(['aaabbbbcccc'])
-    expect(result).to(eq('string'))
-  end
-
-  it 'returns array when given an array' do
-    result = scope.function_type3x([['aaabbbbcccc', 'asdf']])
-    expect(result).to(eq('array'))
-  end
-
-  it 'returns hash when given a hash' do
-    result = scope.function_type3x([{ 'a' => 1, 'b' => 2 }])
-    expect(result).to(eq('hash'))
-  end
-
-  it 'returns integer when given an integer' do
-    result = scope.function_type3x(['1'])
-    expect(result).to(eq('integer'))
-  end
-
-  it 'returns float when given a float' do
-    result = scope.function_type3x(['1.34'])
-    expect(result).to(eq('float'))
-  end
-
-  it 'returns boolean when given a boolean' do
-    result = scope.function_type3x([true])
-    expect(result).to(eq('boolean'))
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/functions/type_spec.rb b/spec/functions/type_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 8a0f2a11e..000000000
--- a/spec/functions/type_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-# frozen_string_literal: true
-
-require 'spec_helper'
-
-describe 'type' do
-  it 'exists' do
-    expect(Puppet::Parser::Functions.function('type')).to eq('function_type')
-  end
-
-  it 'gives a deprecation warning when called' do
-    expect(scope).to receive(:warning).with("type() DEPRECATED: This function will cease to function on Puppet 4; please use type3x() before upgrading to puppet 4 for backwards-compatibility, or migrate to the new parser's typing system.") # rubocop:disable Layout/LineLength : Unable to reduce to required length
-    scope.function_type(['aoeu'])
-  end
-
-  it 'returns string when given a string' do
-    result = scope.function_type(['aaabbbbcccc'])
-    expect(result).to(eq('string'))
-  end
-
-  it 'returns array when given an array' do
-    result = scope.function_type([['aaabbbbcccc', 'asdf']])
-    expect(result).to(eq('array'))
-  end
-
-  it 'returns hash when given a hash' do
-    result = scope.function_type([{ 'a' => 1, 'b' => 2 }])
-    expect(result).to(eq('hash'))
-  end
-
-  it 'returns integer when given an integer' do
-    result = scope.function_type(['1'])
-    expect(result).to(eq('integer'))
-  end
-
-  it 'returns float when given a float' do
-    result = scope.function_type(['1.34'])
-    expect(result).to(eq('float'))
-  end
-
-  it 'returns boolean when given a boolean' do
-    result = scope.function_type([true])
-    expect(result).to(eq('boolean'))
-  end
-end