diff --git a/redbot/core/checks.py b/redbot/core/checks.py
index 463dc60b9..6ced152f1 100644
--- a/redbot/core/checks.py
+++ b/redbot/core/checks.py
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-import warnings
-from typing import Awaitable, TYPE_CHECKING, Dict
-
 from .commands import (
     bot_has_permissions,
     bot_in_a_guild,
@@ -13,14 +10,7 @@ from .commands import (
     mod,
     mod_or_permissions,
 )
-from .utils.mod import (
-    is_mod_or_superior as _is_mod_or_superior,
-    is_admin_or_superior as _is_admin_or_superior,
-    check_permissions as _check_permissions,
-)
 
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from .commands import Context
 
 __all__ = [
     "bot_has_permissions",
@@ -33,37 +23,4 @@ __all__ = [
     "admin_or_permissions",
     "mod",
     "mod_or_permissions",
-    "is_mod_or_superior",
-    "is_admin_or_superior",
-    "check_permissions",
 ]
-
-
-def is_mod_or_superior(ctx: "Context") -> Awaitable[bool]:
-    warnings.warn(
-        "`redbot.core.checks.is_mod_or_superior` is deprecated and will be removed in a future "
-        "release, please use `redbot.core.utils.mod.is_mod_or_superior` instead.",
-        category=DeprecationWarning,
-        stacklevel=2,
-    )
-    return _is_mod_or_superior(ctx.bot, ctx.author)
-
-
-def is_admin_or_superior(ctx: "Context") -> Awaitable[bool]:
-    warnings.warn(
-        "`redbot.core.checks.is_admin_or_superior` is deprecated and will be removed in a future "
-        "release, please use `redbot.core.utils.mod.is_admin_or_superior` instead.",
-        category=DeprecationWarning,
-        stacklevel=2,
-    )
-    return _is_admin_or_superior(ctx.bot, ctx.author)
-
-
-def check_permissions(ctx: "Context", perms: Dict[str, bool]) -> Awaitable[bool]:
-    warnings.warn(
-        "`redbot.core.checks.check_permissions` is deprecated and will be removed in a future "
-        "release, please use `redbot.core.utils.mod.check_permissions`.",
-        DeprecationWarning,
-        stacklevel=2,
-    )
-    return _check_permissions(ctx, perms)