diff --git a/lib/system.nim b/lib/system.nim
index 3b3e28344cbb7..02da048e49efb 100644
--- a/lib/system.nim
+++ b/lib/system.nim
@@ -213,8 +213,7 @@ proc `addr`*[T](x: T): ptr T {.magic: "Addr", noSideEffect.} =
   ##  echo p[]    # b
   discard
 
-proc unsafeAddr*[T](x: T): ptr T {.magic: "Addr", noSideEffect,
-  deprecated: "'unsafeAddr' is a deprecated alias for 'addr'".} =
+proc unsafeAddr*[T](x: T): ptr T {.magic: "Addr", noSideEffect.} =
   ## Builtin `addr` operator for taking the address of a memory
   ## location.
   ##