diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Core/Entities/Messages/IUserMessage.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Core/Entities/Messages/IUserMessage.cs
index 731af4814..52df187f8 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Core/Entities/Messages/IUserMessage.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Core/Entities/Messages/IUserMessage.cs
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ namespace Discord
         Task RemoveReactionAsync(IEmote emote, IUser user, RequestOptions options = null);
         /// <summary> Removes all reactions from this message. </summary>
         Task RemoveAllReactionsAsync(RequestOptions options = null);
-        [Obsolete("GetReactionUsersAsync(string...) is deprecated, use GetReactionUsersAsync(IEmote...)")]
-        Task<IReadOnlyCollection<IUser>> GetReactionUsersAsync(string emoji, int limit = 100, ulong? afterUserId = null, RequestOptions options = null);
+        /// <summary>  Gets all users that reacted to a message with a given emote </summary>
         Task<IReadOnlyCollection<IUser>> GetReactionUsersAsync(IEmote emoji, int limit = 100, ulong? afterUserId = null, RequestOptions options = null);
 
         /// <summary> Transforms this message's text into a human readable form by resolving its tags. </summary>
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Messages/RestUserMessage.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Messages/RestUserMessage.cs
index fe0c650b2..e5eed874e 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Messages/RestUserMessage.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Rest/Entities/Messages/RestUserMessage.cs
@@ -136,10 +136,6 @@ namespace Discord.Rest
             => MessageHelper.RemoveReactionAsync(this, user, emote, Discord, options);
         public Task RemoveAllReactionsAsync(RequestOptions options = null)
             => MessageHelper.RemoveAllReactionsAsync(this, Discord, options);
-
-        [Obsolete("GetReactionUsersAsync(string...) is deprecated, use GetReactionUsersAsync(IEmote...)")]
-        public Task<IReadOnlyCollection<IUser>> GetReactionUsersAsync(string emoji, int limit = 100, ulong? afterUserId = null, RequestOptions options = null)
-            => MessageHelper.GetReactionUsersAsync(this, new Emoji(emoji), x => { x.Limit = limit; x.AfterUserId = afterUserId ?? Optional.Create<ulong>(); }, Discord, options);
         public Task<IReadOnlyCollection<IUser>> GetReactionUsersAsync(IEmote emote, int limit = 100, ulong? afterUserId = null, RequestOptions options = null)
             => MessageHelper.GetReactionUsersAsync(this, emote, x => { x.Limit = limit; x.AfterUserId = afterUserId ?? Optional.Create<ulong>(); }, Discord, options);
 
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Rpc/Entities/Messages/RpcUserMessage.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Rpc/Entities/Messages/RpcUserMessage.cs
index 42812c845..bc175160d 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Rpc/Entities/Messages/RpcUserMessage.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Rpc/Entities/Messages/RpcUserMessage.cs
@@ -108,10 +108,6 @@ namespace Discord.Rpc
             => MessageHelper.RemoveReactionAsync(this, user, emote, Discord, options);
         public Task RemoveAllReactionsAsync(RequestOptions options = null)
             => MessageHelper.RemoveAllReactionsAsync(this, Discord, options);
-        
-        [Obsolete("GetReactionUsersAsync(string...) is deprecated, use GetReactionUsersAsync(IEmote...)")]
-        public Task<IReadOnlyCollection<IUser>> GetReactionUsersAsync(string emoji, int limit = 100, ulong? afterUserId = null, RequestOptions options = null)
-            => MessageHelper.GetReactionUsersAsync(this, new Emoji(emoji), x => { x.Limit = limit; x.AfterUserId = afterUserId ?? Optional.Create<ulong>(); }, Discord, options);
         public Task<IReadOnlyCollection<IUser>> GetReactionUsersAsync(IEmote emote, int limit = 100, ulong? afterUserId = null, RequestOptions options = null)
             => MessageHelper.GetReactionUsersAsync(this, emote, x => { x.Limit = limit; x.AfterUserId = afterUserId ?? Optional.Create<ulong>(); }, Discord, options);
 
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Entities/Messages/SocketUserMessage.cs b/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Entities/Messages/SocketUserMessage.cs
index 8a784ecdc..b240645e5 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Entities/Messages/SocketUserMessage.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/Entities/Messages/SocketUserMessage.cs
@@ -130,10 +130,6 @@ namespace Discord.WebSocket
             => MessageHelper.RemoveReactionAsync(this, user, emote, Discord, options);
         public Task RemoveAllReactionsAsync(RequestOptions options = null)
             => MessageHelper.RemoveAllReactionsAsync(this, Discord, options);
-
-        [Obsolete("GetReactionUsersAsync(string...) is deprecated, use GetReactionUsersAsync(IEmote...)")]
-        public Task<IReadOnlyCollection<IUser>> GetReactionUsersAsync(string emoji, int limit = 100, ulong? afterUserId = null, RequestOptions options = null)
-            => MessageHelper.GetReactionUsersAsync(this, new Emoji(emoji), x => { x.Limit = limit; x.AfterUserId = afterUserId ?? Optional.Create<ulong>(); }, Discord, options);
         public Task<IReadOnlyCollection<IUser>> GetReactionUsersAsync(IEmote emote, int limit = 100, ulong? afterUserId = null, RequestOptions options = null)
             => MessageHelper.GetReactionUsersAsync(this, emote, x => { x.Limit = limit; x.AfterUserId = afterUserId ?? Optional.Create<ulong>(); }, Discord, options);