diff --git a/lib/client.js b/lib/client.js
index 75c5035..4ab8cb5 100644
--- a/lib/client.js
+++ b/lib/client.js
@@ -205,13 +205,7 @@ Client.prototype._pulseQueryQueue = function() {
       this.activeQuery.submit(this.connection);
     } else if(this.hasExecuted) {
       this.activeQuery = null;
-      //TODO remove pauseDrain for v1.0
-      if(this._drainPaused > 0) {
-        this._drainPaused++;
-      }
-      else {
-        this.emit('drain');
-      }
+      this.emit('drain');
     }
   }
 };
@@ -255,32 +249,6 @@ Client.prototype.query = function(config, values, callback) {
   return query;
 };
 
-//prevents client from otherwise emitting 'drain' event until 'resumeDrain' is
-//called
-Client.prototype.pauseDrain = function() {
-  deprecate('Client.prototype.pauseDrain is deprecated and will be removed it v1.0.0 (very soon)',
-           'please see the following for more details:',
-           'https://github.com/brianc/node-postgres/wiki/pg',
-           'https://github.com/brianc/node-postgres/issues/227',
-           'https://github.com/brianc/node-postgres/pull/274',
-           'feel free to get in touch via github if you have questions');
-  this._drainPaused = 1;
-};
-
-//resume raising 'drain' event
-Client.prototype.resumeDrain = function() {
-  deprecate('Client.prototype.resumeDrain is deprecated and will be removed it v1.0.0 (very soon)',
-           'please see the following for more details:',
-           'https://github.com/brianc/node-postgres/wiki/pg',
-           'https://github.com/brianc/node-postgres/issues/227',
-           'https://github.com/brianc/node-postgres/pull/274',
-           'feel free to get in touch via github if you have questions');
-  if(this._drainPaused > 1) {
-    this.emit('drain');
-  }
-  this._drainPaused = 0;
-};
-
 Client.prototype.end = function() {
   this.connection.end();
 };
diff --git a/test/unit/client/query-queue-tests.js b/test/unit/client/query-queue-tests.js
index cd87cfe..62b38bd 100644
--- a/test/unit/client/query-queue-tests.js
+++ b/test/unit/client/query-queue-tests.js
@@ -50,63 +50,3 @@ test('drain', function() {
     });
   });
 });
-
-test('with drain paused', function() {
-  //mock out a fake connection
-  var con = new Connection({stream: "NO"});
-  con.connect = function() {
-    con.emit('connect');
-  };
-  con.query = function() {
-  };
-
-  var client = new Client({connection:con});
-
-  client.connect();
-
-  var drainCount = 0;
-  client.on('drain', function() {
-    drainCount++;
-  });
-
-  test('normally unpaused', function() {
-    con.emit('readyForQuery');
-    client.query('boom');
-    assert.emits(client, 'drain', function() {
-      assert.equal(drainCount, 1);
-    });
-    con.emit('readyForQuery');
-  });
-
-  test('pausing', function() {
-    test('unpaused with no queries in between', function() {
-      client.pauseDrain();
-      client.resumeDrain();
-      assert.equal(drainCount, 1);
-    });
-
-    test('paused', function() {
-      test('resumeDrain after empty', function() {
-        client.pauseDrain();
-        client.query('asdf');
-        con.emit('readyForQuery');
-        assert.equal(drainCount, 1);
-        client.resumeDrain();
-        assert.equal(drainCount, 2);
-      });
-
-      test('resumDrain while still pending', function() {
-        client.pauseDrain();
-        client.query('asdf');
-        client.query('asdf1');
-        con.emit('readyForQuery');
-        client.resumeDrain();
-        assert.equal(drainCount, 2);
-        con.emit('readyForQuery');
-        assert.equal(drainCount, 3);
-      });
-
-    });
-  });
-
-});