diff --git a/lib/diaspora_federation/entities.rb b/lib/diaspora_federation/entities.rb
index 763a790..c7f33c0 100644
--- a/lib/diaspora_federation/entities.rb
+++ b/lib/diaspora_federation/entities.rb
@@ -46,6 +46,3 @@ require "diaspora_federation/entities/message"
 require "diaspora_federation/entities/conversation"
 
 require "diaspora_federation/entities/retraction"
-
-# deprecated
-require "diaspora_federation/entities/request"
diff --git a/lib/diaspora_federation/entities/request.rb b/lib/diaspora_federation/entities/request.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 6627f36..0000000
--- a/lib/diaspora_federation/entities/request.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-# frozen_string_literal: true
-
-module DiasporaFederation
-  module Entities
-    # This entity represents a sharing request for a user. A user issues it
-    # when they start sharing with another user.
-    #
-    # @see Validators::RequestValidator
-    # @deprecated will be replaced with {Contact}
-    class Request < Entity
-      # @!attribute [r] author
-      #   The diaspora* ID of the person who share their profile
-      #   @see Person#author
-      #   @return [String] sender ID
-      property :author, :string, xml_name: :sender_handle
-
-      # @!attribute [r] recipient
-      #   The diaspora* ID of the person who will be shared with
-      #   @see Validation::Rule::DiasporaId
-      #   @return [String] recipient ID
-      property :recipient, :string, xml_name: :recipient_handle
-
-      def initialize(*)
-        raise "Sending Request is not supported anymore! Use Contact instead!"
-      end
-
-      # @return [Retraction] instance
-      def self.from_hash(hash)
-        Contact.new(hash)
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/lib/diaspora_federation/entities/request_spec.rb b/spec/lib/diaspora_federation/entities/request_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d07035..0000000
--- a/spec/lib/diaspora_federation/entities/request_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-# frozen_string_literal: true
-
-module DiasporaFederation
-  describe Entities::Request do
-    let(:data) { {author: Fabricate.sequence(:diaspora_id), recipient: Fabricate.sequence(:diaspora_id)} }
-
-    let(:xml) { <<~XML }
-      <request>
-        <sender_handle>#{data[:author]}</sender_handle>
-        <recipient_handle>#{data[:recipient]}</recipient_handle>
-      </request>
-    XML
-
-    describe "#initialize" do
-      it "raises because it is not supported anymore" do
-        expect {
-          Entities::Request.new(data)
-        }.to raise_error RuntimeError, "Sending Request is not supported anymore! Use Contact instead!"
-      end
-    end
-
-    context "parse contact" do
-      it "parses the xml as a contact" do
-        contact = Entities::Request.from_xml(Nokogiri::XML(xml).root)
-        expect(contact).to be_a(Entities::Contact)
-        expect(contact.author).to eq(data[:author])
-        expect(contact.recipient).to eq(data[:recipient])
-        expect(contact.following).to be_truthy
-        expect(contact.sharing).to be_truthy
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end