diff --git a/packages/pg/lib/compat/check-constructor.js b/packages/pg/lib/compat/check-constructor.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 5920633a0..000000000
--- a/packages/pg/lib/compat/check-constructor.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-'use strict'
-
-const warnDeprecation = require('./warn-deprecation')
-
-// Node 4 doesn’t support new.target.
-let hasNewTarget
-
-try {
-  // eslint-disable-next-line no-eval
-  eval('(function () { new.target })')
-  hasNewTarget = true
-} catch (error) {
-  hasNewTarget = false
-}
-
-const checkConstructor = (name, code, getNewTarget) => {
-  if (hasNewTarget && getNewTarget() === undefined) {
-    warnDeprecation(`Constructing a ${name} without new is deprecated and will stop working in pg 8.`, code)
-  }
-}
-
-module.exports = checkConstructor
diff --git a/packages/pg/lib/compat/warn-deprecation.js b/packages/pg/lib/compat/warn-deprecation.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 558275900..000000000
--- a/packages/pg/lib/compat/warn-deprecation.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-'use strict'
-
-const util = require('util')
-
-const dummyFunctions = new Map()
-
-// Node 4 doesn’t support process.emitWarning(message, 'DeprecationWarning', code).
-const warnDeprecation = (message, code) => {
-  let dummy = dummyFunctions.get(code)
-
-  if (dummy === undefined) {
-    dummy = util.deprecate(() => {}, message)
-    dummyFunctions.set(code, dummy)
-  }
-
-  dummy()
-}
-
-module.exports = warnDeprecation
diff --git a/packages/pg/lib/query.js b/packages/pg/lib/query.js
index 548380fe1..4fcfe391e 100644
--- a/packages/pg/lib/query.js
+++ b/packages/pg/lib/query.js
@@ -7,226 +7,220 @@
  * README.md file in the root directory of this source tree.
  */
 
-var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter
-var util = require('util')
-const checkConstructor = require('./compat/check-constructor')
-
-var Result = require('./result')
-var utils = require('./utils')
-
-var Query = function (config, values, callback) {
-  // use of "new" optional in pg 7
-  // eslint-disable-next-line no-eval
-  checkConstructor('Query', 'PG-QUERY-NEW', () => eval('new.target'))
-  if (!(this instanceof Query)) { return new Query(config, values, callback) }
-
-  config = utils.normalizeQueryConfig(config, values, callback)
-
-  this.text = config.text
-  this.values = config.values
-  this.rows = config.rows
-  this.types = config.types
-  this.name = config.name
-  this.binary = config.binary
-  // use unique portal name each time
-  this.portal = config.portal || ''
-  this.callback = config.callback
-  this._rowMode = config.rowMode
-  if (process.domain && config.callback) {
-    this.callback = process.domain.bind(config.callback)
-  }
-  this._result = new Result(this._rowMode, this.types)
-
-  // potential for multiple results
-  this._results = this._result
-  this.isPreparedStatement = false
-  this._canceledDueToError = false
-  this._promise = null
-  EventEmitter.call(this)
-}
-
-util.inherits(Query, EventEmitter)
-
-Query.prototype.requiresPreparation = function () {
-  // named queries must always be prepared
-  if (this.name) { return true }
-  // always prepare if there are max number of rows expected per
-  // portal execution
-  if (this.rows) { return true }
-  // don't prepare empty text queries
-  if (!this.text) { return false }
-  // prepare if there are values
-  if (!this.values) { return false }
-  return this.values.length > 0
-}
-
-Query.prototype._checkForMultirow = function () {
-  // if we already have a result with a command property
-  // then we've already executed one query in a multi-statement simple query
-  // turn our results into an array of results
-  if (this._result.command) {
-    if (!Array.isArray(this._results)) {
-      this._results = [this._result]
+const { EventEmitter } = require('events')
+
+const Result = require('./result')
+const utils = require('./utils')
+
+class Query extends EventEmitter {
+  constructor(config, values, callback) {
+    super()
+
+    config = utils.normalizeQueryConfig(config, values, callback)
+
+    this.text = config.text
+    this.values = config.values
+    this.rows = config.rows
+    this.types = config.types
+    this.name = config.name
+    this.binary = config.binary
+    // use unique portal name each time
+    this.portal = config.portal || ''
+    this.callback = config.callback
+    this._rowMode = config.rowMode
+    if (process.domain && config.callback) {
+      this.callback = process.domain.bind(config.callback)
     }
     this._result = new Result(this._rowMode, this.types)
-    this._results.push(this._result)
+
+    // potential for multiple results
+    this._results = this._result
+    this.isPreparedStatement = false
+    this._canceledDueToError = false
+    this._promise = null
+  }
+
+  requiresPreparation() {
+    // named queries must always be prepared
+    if (this.name) { return true }
+    // always prepare if there are max number of rows expected per
+    // portal execution
+    if (this.rows) { return true }
+    // don't prepare empty text queries
+    if (!this.text) { return false }
+    // prepare if there are values
+    if (!this.values) { return false }
+    return this.values.length > 0
+  }
+
+  _checkForMultirow() {
+    // if we already have a result with a command property
+    // then we've already executed one query in a multi-statement simple query
+    // turn our results into an array of results
+    if (this._result.command) {
+      if (!Array.isArray(this._results)) {
+        this._results = [this._result]
+      }
+      this._result = new Result(this._rowMode, this.types)
+      this._results.push(this._result)
+    }
   }
-}
 
-// associates row metadata from the supplied
-// message with this query object
-// metadata used when parsing row results
-Query.prototype.handleRowDescription = function (msg) {
-  this._checkForMultirow()
-  this._result.addFields(msg.fields)
-  this._accumulateRows = this.callback || !this.listeners('row').length
-}
+  // associates row metadata from the supplied
+  // message with this query object
+  // metadata used when parsing row results
+  handleRowDescription(msg) {
+    this._checkForMultirow()
+    this._result.addFields(msg.fields)
+    this._accumulateRows = this.callback || !this.listeners('row').length
+  }
 
-Query.prototype.handleDataRow = function (msg) {
-  var row
+  handleDataRow(msg) {
+    let row
 
-  if (this._canceledDueToError) {
-    return
-  }
+    if (this._canceledDueToError) {
+      return
+    }
 
-  try {
-    row = this._result.parseRow(msg.fields)
-  } catch (err) {
-    this._canceledDueToError = err
-    return
-  }
+    try {
+      row = this._result.parseRow(msg.fields)
+    } catch (err) {
+      this._canceledDueToError = err
+      return
+    }
 
-  this.emit('row', row, this._result)
-  if (this._accumulateRows) {
-    this._result.addRow(row)
+    this.emit('row', row, this._result)
+    if (this._accumulateRows) {
+      this._result.addRow(row)
+    }
   }
-}
 
-Query.prototype.handleCommandComplete = function (msg, con) {
-  this._checkForMultirow()
-  this._result.addCommandComplete(msg)
-  // need to sync after each command complete of a prepared statement
-  if (this.isPreparedStatement) {
-    con.sync()
+  handleCommandComplete(msg, con) {
+    this._checkForMultirow()
+    this._result.addCommandComplete(msg)
+    // need to sync after each command complete of a prepared statement
+    if (this.isPreparedStatement) {
+      con.sync()
+    }
   }
-}
 
-// if a named prepared statement is created with empty query text
-// the backend will send an emptyQuery message but *not* a command complete message
-// execution on the connection will hang until the backend receives a sync message
-Query.prototype.handleEmptyQuery = function (con) {
-  if (this.isPreparedStatement) {
-    con.sync()
+  // if a named prepared statement is created with empty query text
+  // the backend will send an emptyQuery message but *not* a command complete message
+  // execution on the connection will hang until the backend receives a sync message
+  handleEmptyQuery(con) {
+    if (this.isPreparedStatement) {
+      con.sync()
+    }
   }
-}
 
-Query.prototype.handleReadyForQuery = function (con) {
-  if (this._canceledDueToError) {
-    return this.handleError(this._canceledDueToError, con)
-  }
-  if (this.callback) {
-    this.callback(null, this._results)
+  handleReadyForQuery(con) {
+    if (this._canceledDueToError) {
+      return this.handleError(this._canceledDueToError, con)
+    }
+    if (this.callback) {
+      this.callback(null, this._results)
+    }
+    this.emit('end', this._results)
   }
-  this.emit('end', this._results)
-}
 
-Query.prototype.handleError = function (err, connection) {
-  // need to sync after error during a prepared statement
-  if (this.isPreparedStatement) {
-    connection.sync()
-  }
-  if (this._canceledDueToError) {
-    err = this._canceledDueToError
-    this._canceledDueToError = false
-  }
-  // if callback supplied do not emit error event as uncaught error
-  // events will bubble up to node process
-  if (this.callback) {
-    return this.callback(err)
+  handleError(err, connection) {
+    // need to sync after error during a prepared statement
+    if (this.isPreparedStatement) {
+      connection.sync()
+    }
+    if (this._canceledDueToError) {
+      err = this._canceledDueToError
+      this._canceledDueToError = false
+    }
+    // if callback supplied do not emit error event as uncaught error
+    // events will bubble up to node process
+    if (this.callback) {
+      return this.callback(err)
+    }
+    this.emit('error', err)
   }
-  this.emit('error', err)
-}
 
-Query.prototype.submit = function (connection) {
-  if (typeof this.text !== 'string' && typeof this.name !== 'string') {
-    return new Error('A query must have either text or a name. Supplying neither is unsupported.')
-  }
-  const previous = connection.parsedStatements[this.name]
-  if (this.text && previous && this.text !== previous) {
-    return new Error(`Prepared statements must be unique - '${this.name}' was used for a different statement`)
+  submit(connection) {
+    if (typeof this.text !== 'string' && typeof this.name !== 'string') {
+      return new Error('A query must have either text or a name. Supplying neither is unsupported.')
+    }
+    const previous = connection.parsedStatements[this.name]
+    if (this.text && previous && this.text !== previous) {
+      return new Error(`Prepared statements must be unique - '${this.name}' was used for a different statement`)
+    }
+    if (this.values && !Array.isArray(this.values)) {
+      return new Error('Query values must be an array')
+    }
+    if (this.requiresPreparation()) {
+      this.prepare(connection)
+    } else {
+      connection.query(this.text)
+    }
+    return null
   }
-  if (this.values && !Array.isArray(this.values)) {
-    return new Error('Query values must be an array')
+
+  hasBeenParsed(connection) {
+    return this.name && connection.parsedStatements[this.name]
   }
-  if (this.requiresPreparation()) {
-    this.prepare(connection)
-  } else {
-    connection.query(this.text)
+
+  handlePortalSuspended(connection) {
+    this._getRows(connection, this.rows)
   }
-  return null
-}
 
-Query.prototype.hasBeenParsed = function (connection) {
-  return this.name && connection.parsedStatements[this.name]
-}
+  _getRows(connection, rows) {
+    connection.execute({
+      portal: this.portal,
+      rows: rows
+    }, true)
+    connection.flush()
+  }
+
+  prepare(connection) {
+    // prepared statements need sync to be called after each command
+    // complete or when an error is encountered
+    this.isPreparedStatement = true
+    // TODO refactor this poor encapsulation
+    if (!this.hasBeenParsed(connection)) {
+      connection.parse({
+        text: this.text,
+        name: this.name,
+        types: this.types
+      }, true)
+    }
 
-Query.prototype.handlePortalSuspended = function (connection) {
-  this._getRows(connection, this.rows)
-}
+    if (this.values) {
+      try {
+        this.values = this.values.map(utils.prepareValue)
+      } catch (err) {
+        this.handleError(err, connection)
+        return
+      }
+    }
 
-Query.prototype._getRows = function (connection, rows) {
-  connection.execute({
-    portal: this.portal,
-    rows: rows
-  }, true)
-  connection.flush()
-}
+    // http://developer.postgresql.org/pgdocs/postgres/protocol-flow.html#PROTOCOL-FLOW-EXT-QUERY
+    connection.bind({
+      portal: this.portal,
+      statement: this.name,
+      values: this.values,
+      binary: this.binary
+    }, true)
 
-Query.prototype.prepare = function (connection) {
-  var self = this
-  // prepared statements need sync to be called after each command
-  // complete or when an error is encountered
-  this.isPreparedStatement = true
-  // TODO refactor this poor encapsulation
-  if (!this.hasBeenParsed(connection)) {
-    connection.parse({
-      text: self.text,
-      name: self.name,
-      types: self.types
+    connection.describe({
+      type: 'P',
+      name: this.portal || ''
     }, true)
-  }
 
-  if (self.values) {
-    try {
-      self.values = self.values.map(utils.prepareValue)
-    } catch (err) {
-      this.handleError(err, connection)
-      return
-    }
+    this._getRows(connection, this.rows)
   }
 
-  // http://developer.postgresql.org/pgdocs/postgres/protocol-flow.html#PROTOCOL-FLOW-EXT-QUERY
-  connection.bind({
-    portal: self.portal,
-    statement: self.name,
-    values: self.values,
-    binary: self.binary
-  }, true)
-
-  connection.describe({
-    type: 'P',
-    name: self.portal || ''
-  }, true)
-
-  this._getRows(connection, this.rows)
-}
+  handleCopyInResponse(connection) {
+    connection.sendCopyFail('No source stream defined')
+  }
 
-Query.prototype.handleCopyInResponse = function (connection) {
-  connection.sendCopyFail('No source stream defined')
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
+  handleCopyData(msg, connection) {
+    // noop
+  }
 }
 
-// eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
-Query.prototype.handleCopyData = function (msg, connection) {
-  // noop
-}
 module.exports = Query