diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/DragFeature.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/DragFeature.js
index d84d6f7738..012ac76142 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/DragFeature.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/DragFeature.js
@@ -26,14 +26,10 @@ OpenLayers.Control.DragFeature = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
      *     send a list of strings corresponding to the geometry class names.
      */
     geometryTypes: null,
-
+    
     /**
      * APIProperty: onStart
-     * {Function} *Deprecated*.  Register for "beforefeaturemodified" instead.
-     *     The "beforefeaturemodified" event is triggered on the layer before
-     *     any modification begins.
-     *
-     * Define this function if you want to know when a drag starts.
+     * {Function} Define this function if you want to know when a drag starts.
      *     The function should expect to receive two arguments: the feature
      *     that is about to be dragged and the pixel location of the mouse.
      *
@@ -46,11 +42,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.DragFeature = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
 
     /**
      * APIProperty: onDrag
-     * {Function} *Deprecated*.  Register for "featuremodified" instead.
-     *     The "featuremodified" event is triggered on the layer with each
-     *     feature modification.
-     *
-     * Define this function if you want to know about each move of a
+     * {Function} Define this function if you want to know about each move of a
      *     feature. The function should expect to receive two arguments: the
      *     feature that is being dragged and the pixel location of the mouse.
      *
@@ -62,11 +54,7 @@ OpenLayers.Control.DragFeature = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
 
     /**
      * APIProperty: onComplete
-     * {Function} *Deprecated*.  Register for "afterfeaturemodified" instead.
-     *     The "afterfeaturemodified" event is triggered on the layer after
-     *     a feature has been modified.
-     *
-     * Define this function if you want to know when a feature is
+     * {Function} Define this function if you want to know when a feature is
      *     done dragging. The function should expect to receive two arguments:
      *     the feature that is being dragged and the pixel location of the
      *     mouse.
@@ -285,9 +273,6 @@ OpenLayers.Control.DragFeature = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
     downFeature: function(pixel) {
         this.lastPixel = pixel;
         this.onStart(this.feature, pixel);
-        return this.layer.events.triggerEvent(
-            "beforefeaturemodified", {feature: this.feature}
-        );
     },
 
     /**
@@ -305,8 +290,6 @@ OpenLayers.Control.DragFeature = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
         this.layer.drawFeature(this.feature);
         this.lastPixel = pixel;
         this.onDrag(this.feature, pixel);
-        this.layer.events.triggerEvent("featuremodified",
-                                       {feature: this.feature});
     },
 
     /**
@@ -332,9 +315,6 @@ OpenLayers.Control.DragFeature = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
      */
     doneDragging: function(pixel) {
         this.onComplete(this.feature, pixel);
-        this.layer.events.triggerEvent("afterfeaturemodified", {
-            feature: this.feature
-        });
     },
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Control/DragFeature.html b/tests/Control/DragFeature.html
index 03496eea4f..cfc3a631f4 100644
--- a/tests/Control/DragFeature.html
+++ b/tests/Control/DragFeature.html
@@ -168,13 +168,9 @@
     }
 
     function test_Control_DragFeature_move(t) {
-        t.plan(5);
+        t.plan(3);
         var map = new OpenLayers.Map("map");
         var layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.Vector();
-        layer.events.on({
-            'beforefeaturemodified': function(evt) { t.ok(true, "beforefeaturemodified is triggered on the layer"); },
-            'featuremodified': function(evt) { t.ok(true, "featuremodified is triggered on the layer"); }
-        });
         map.addLayer(layer);
         var control = new OpenLayers.Control.DragFeature(layer);
         map.addControl(control);
@@ -261,13 +257,10 @@
     }
     
     function test_Control_DragFeature_done(t) {
-        t.plan(3);
+        t.plan(2);
         var map = new OpenLayers.Map("map");
         var layer = new OpenLayers.Layer.Vector();
         map.addLayer(layer);
-        layer.events.on({
-            'afterfeaturemodified': function(evt) { t.ok(true, "afterfeaturemodified is triggered on the layer"); }
-        });
         var control = new OpenLayers.Control.DragFeature(layer);
         map.addControl(control);