diff --git a/lib/mongo.rb b/lib/mongo.rb
index b7cf4c0..951a5b4 100644
--- a/lib/mongo.rb
+++ b/lib/mongo.rb
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ require 'mongo/util/conversions'
 require 'mongo/util/server_version'
 require 'mongo/util/bson_ruby'
 
-require 'mongo/admin'
 require 'mongo/collection'
 require 'mongo/connection'
 require 'mongo/cursor'
diff --git a/lib/mongo/admin.rb b/lib/mongo/admin.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 2cbac6e..0000000
--- a/lib/mongo/admin.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,95 +0,0 @@
-# --
-# Copyright (C) 2008-2010 10gen Inc.
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-# ++
-
-module Mongo
-
-  # @deprecated this class is deprecated. Methods defined here will 
-  #   henceforth be available in Mongo::DB.
-  class Admin
-
-    def initialize(db)
-      warn "The Admin class has been DEPRECATED. All admin methods now exist in DB."
-      @db = db
-    end
-
-    # Return the current database profiling level.
-    #
-    # @return [Symbol] :off, :slow_only, or :all
-    #
-    # @deprecated please use DB#profiling_level instead.
-    def profiling_level
-      warn "Admin#profiling_level has been DEPRECATED. Please use DB#profiling_level instead."
-      oh = OrderedHash.new
-      oh[:profile] = -1
-      doc = @db.command(oh)
-      raise "Error with profile command: #{doc.inspect}" unless @db.ok?(doc) && doc['was'].kind_of?(Numeric)
-      case doc['was'].to_i
-      when 0
-        :off
-      when 1
-        :slow_only
-      when 2
-        :all
-      else
-        raise "Error: illegal profiling level value #{doc['was']}"
-      end
-    end
-
-    # Set database profiling level to :off, :slow_only, or :all.
-    #
-    # @deprecated please use DB#profiling_level= instead.
-    def profiling_level=(level)
-      warn "Admin#profiling_level= has been DEPRECATED. Please use DB#profiling_level= instead."
-      oh = OrderedHash.new
-      oh[:profile] = case level
-                     when :off
-                       0
-                     when :slow_only
-                       1
-                     when :all
-                       2
-                     else
-                       raise "Error: illegal profiling level value #{level}"
-                     end
-      doc = @db.command(oh)
-      raise "Error with profile command: #{doc.inspect}" unless @db.ok?(doc)
-    end
-
-    # Returns an array containing current profiling information.
-    #
-    # @deprecated please use DB#profiling_info instead.
-    def profiling_info
-      warn "Admin#profiling_info has been DEPRECATED. Please use DB#profiling_info instead."
-      Cursor.new(Collection.new(@db, DB::SYSTEM_PROFILE_COLLECTION), :selector => {}).to_a
-    end
-
-    # Validate a named collection by raising an exception if there is a
-    # problem or returning an interesting hash (see especially the
-    # 'result' string value) if all is well.
-    #
-    # @deprecated please use DB#validate_collection instead.
-    def validate_collection(name)
-      warn "Admin#validate_collection has been DEPRECATED. Please use DB#validate_collection instead."
-      doc = @db.command(:validate => name)
-      raise "Error with validate command: #{doc.inspect}" unless @db.ok?(doc)
-      result = doc['result']
-      raise "Error with validation data: #{doc.inspect}" unless result.kind_of?(String)
-      raise "Error: invalid collection #{name}: #{doc.inspect}" if result =~ /\b(exception|corrupt)\b/i
-      doc
-    end
-
-  end
-end
diff --git a/test/admin_test.rb b/test/admin_test.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index f720e18..0000000
--- a/test/admin_test.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-require 'test/test_helper'
-
-# NOTE: assumes Mongo is running
-class AdminTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
-
-  include Mongo
-
-  @@db = Connection.new(ENV['MONGO_RUBY_DRIVER_HOST'] || 'localhost',
-                        ENV['MONGO_RUBY_DRIVER_PORT'] || Connection::DEFAULT_PORT).db('ruby-mongo-test')
-  @@coll = @@db.collection('test')
-
-  def setup
-    # Insert some data to make sure the database itself exists.
-    @@coll.remove
-    @r1 = @@coll.insert('a' => 1) # collection not created until it's used
-    @@coll_full_name = 'ruby-mongo-test.test'
-    @admin = @@db.admin
-  end
-
-  def teardown
-    @admin.profiling_level = :off
-    @@coll.remove if @@coll
-    @@db.error
-  end
-
-  def test_default_profiling_level
-    assert_equal :off, @admin.profiling_level
-  end
-
-  def test_change_profiling_level
-    @admin.profiling_level = :slow_only
-    assert_equal :slow_only, @admin.profiling_level
-    @admin.profiling_level = :off
-    assert_equal :off, @admin.profiling_level
-    @admin.profiling_level = :all
-    assert_equal :all, @admin.profiling_level
-    begin
-      @admin.profiling_level = :medium
-      fail "shouldn't be able to do this"
-    rescue
-    end
-  end
-
-  def test_profiling_info
-    # Perform at least one query while profiling so we have something to see.
-    @admin.profiling_level = :all
-    @@coll.find()
-    @admin.profiling_level = :off
-
-    info = @admin.profiling_info
-    assert_kind_of Array, info
-    assert info.length >= 1
-    first = info.first
-    assert_kind_of String, first['info']
-    assert_kind_of Time, first['ts']
-    assert_kind_of Numeric, first['millis']
-  end
-
-  def test_validate_collection
-    doc = @admin.validate_collection(@@coll.name)
-    assert_not_nil doc
-    result = doc['result']
-    assert_not_nil result
-    assert_match /firstExtent/, result
-  end
-
-end