diff --git a/v3/common/ifd.go b/v3/common/ifd.go
index 848c2f5..01886e9 100644
--- a/v3/common/ifd.go
+++ b/v3/common/ifd.go
@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@ func NewIfdMappingWithStandard() (ifdMapping *IfdMapping, err error) {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	// RELEASE(dustin): Add error return on next release
-
 	im := NewIfdMapping()
 
 	err = LoadStandardIfds(im)
@@ -651,12 +649,3 @@ var (
 	// Ifd1StandardIfdIdentity represents the IFD path for IFD1.
 	Ifd1StandardIfdIdentity = NewIfdIdentity(rootStandardIfd, IfdIdentityPart{"IFD", 1})
 )
-
-var (
-	// RELEASE(dustin): These are for backwards-compatibility. These used to be strings but are now IfdIdentity structs and the newer "StandardIfdIdentity" symbols above should be used instead. These will be removed in the next release.
-
-	IfdPathStandard        = IfdStandardIfdIdentity
-	IfdPathStandardExif    = IfdExifStandardIfdIdentity
-	IfdPathStandardExifIop = IfdExifIopStandardIfdIdentity
-	IfdPathStandardGps     = IfdGpsInfoStandardIfdIdentity
-)