diff --git a/src/handle_scope.rs b/src/handle_scope.rs
index 5a6d836c..54fac06d 100644
--- a/src/handle_scope.rs
+++ b/src/handle_scope.rs
@@ -45,11 +45,6 @@ impl<'s> HandleScope {
     let isolate: *mut Isolate = parent.isolate();
     Scope::new(isolate, parent)
   }
-
-  // TODO(ry) Remove this. This is a hack so we can upgrade Deno.
-  pub unsafe fn new2(isolate: &Isolate) -> Scope<'s, Self> {
-    Scope::new_root(isolate as *const _ as *mut Isolate)
-  }
 }
 
 unsafe impl<'s> ScopeDefinition<'s> for HandleScope {
diff --git a/tests/compile_fail/handle_scope_escape_to_nowhere.stderr b/tests/compile_fail/handle_scope_escape_to_nowhere.stderr
index 0fb01fa4..ebd535ac 100644
--- a/tests/compile_fail/handle_scope_escape_to_nowhere.stderr
+++ b/tests/compile_fail/handle_scope_escape_to_nowhere.stderr
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ error[E0277]: the trait bound `rusty_v8::scope::Entered<'_, rusty_v8::scope::Cal
 7  |   let _hs = v8::EscapableHandleScope::new(cs.enter());
    |                                           ^^^^^^^^^^ the trait `rusty_v8::scope_traits::ToLocal<'_>` is not implemented for `rusty_v8::scope::Entered<'_, rusty_v8::scope::CallbackScope>`
    | 
-  ::: $WORKSPACE/src/handle_scope.rs:76:8
+  ::: $WORKSPACE/src/handle_scope.rs:71:8
    |
-76 |     P: ToLocalOrReturnsLocal<'p>,
+71 |     P: ToLocalOrReturnsLocal<'p>,
    |        ------------------------- required by this bound in `rusty_v8::handle_scope::EscapableHandleScope::new`
    |
    = help: the following implementations were found:
diff --git a/tests/test_api.rs b/tests/test_api.rs
index 2f302a56..1467ff04 100644
--- a/tests/test_api.rs
+++ b/tests/test_api.rs
@@ -50,18 +50,6 @@ fn handle_scope_nested() {
   }
 }
 
-#[test]
-fn handle_scope_hack() {
-  let _setup_guard = setup();
-  let mut params = v8::Isolate::create_params();
-  params.set_array_buffer_allocator(v8::new_default_allocator());
-  let isolate = v8::Isolate::new(params);
-  let mut hs = unsafe { v8::HandleScope::new2(&isolate) };
-  let scope1 = hs.enter();
-  let l1 = v8::Integer::new(scope1, -123);
-  assert_eq!(v8::Integer::value(&l1), -123);
-}
-
 #[test]
 #[allow(clippy::float_cmp)]
 fn handle_scope_numbers() {