diff --git a/src/Security/Passwords.php b/src/Security/Passwords.php
index cb695e85..b9917dba 100644
--- a/src/Security/Passwords.php
+++ b/src/Security/Passwords.php
@@ -46,10 +46,7 @@ public function hash(string $password): string
 			throw new Nette\InvalidArgumentException('Password can not be empty.');
 		}
 
-		$hash = isset($this)
-			? @password_hash($password, $this->algo, $this->options) // @ is escalated to exception
-			: @password_hash($password, PASSWORD_BCRYPT, func_get_args()[1] ?? []); // back compatibility with v2.x
-
+		$hash = @password_hash($password, $this->algo, $this->options); // @ is escalated to exception
 		if (!$hash) {
 			throw new Nette\InvalidStateException('Computed hash is invalid. ' . error_get_last()['message']);
 		}
@@ -71,8 +68,6 @@ public function verify(string $password, string $hash): bool
 	 */
 	public function needsRehash(string $hash): bool
 	{
-		return isset($this)
-			? password_needs_rehash($hash, $this->algo, $this->options)
-			: password_needs_rehash($hash, PASSWORD_BCRYPT, func_get_args()[1] ?? []); // back compatibility with v2.x
+		return password_needs_rehash($hash, $this->algo, $this->options);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/Security/Passwords.static.phpt b/tests/Security/Passwords.static.phpt
deleted file mode 100644
index c50c9b57..00000000
--- a/tests/Security/Passwords.static.phpt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * Test: Nette\Security\Passwords deprecated static usage
- * @phpVersion < 8
- */
-
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
-use Nette\Security\Passwords;
-use Tester\Assert;
-
-
-require __DIR__ . '/../bootstrap.php';
-
-
-// deprecated static usage
-Assert::error(function () {
-	Passwords::hash('my-password');
-}, E_DEPRECATED, 'Non-static method Nette\Security\Passwords::hash() should not be called statically');
-
-Assert::truthy(
-	preg_match('#^\$2y\$05\$.{53}\z#', @Passwords::hash('dg', ['cost' => 5])) // @ is not static
-);
-
-
-Assert::true(@Passwords::verify('dg', '$2y$05$123456789012345678901uTj3G.8OMqoqrOMca1z/iBLqLNaWe6DK')); // @ is not static
-Assert::false(@Passwords::verify('dgx', '$2y$05$123456789012345678901uTj3G.8OMqoqrOMca1z/iBLqLNaWe6DK')); // @ is not static
-
-
-Assert::true(@Passwords::needsRehash('$2y$05$123456789012345678901uTj3G.8OMqoqrOMca1z/iBLqLNaWe6DK')); // @ is not static