diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8638af21656..17046688fbe 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "chart.js",
-  "version": "2.8.0",
+  "version": "2.9.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/src/controllers/controller.bar.js b/src/controllers/controller.bar.js
index 398cdd9cdae..eadbc41bfbd 100644
--- a/src/controllers/controller.bar.js
+++ b/src/controllers/controller.bar.js
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ var defaults = require('../core/core.defaults');
 var elements = require('../elements/index');
 var helpers = require('../helpers/index');
 
-var deprecated = helpers._deprecated;
 var valueOrDefault = helpers.valueOrDefault;
 
 defaults._set('bar', {
@@ -147,20 +146,13 @@ module.exports = DatasetController.extend({
 
 	initialize: function() {
 		var me = this;
-		var meta, scaleOpts;
+		var meta;
 
 		DatasetController.prototype.initialize.apply(me, arguments);
 
 		meta = me.getMeta();
 		meta.stack = me.getDataset().stack;
 		meta.bar = true;
-
-		scaleOpts = me._getIndexScale().options;
-		deprecated('bar chart', scaleOpts.barPercentage, 'scales.[x/y]Axes.barPercentage', 'dataset.barPercentage');
-		deprecated('bar chart', scaleOpts.barThickness, 'scales.[x/y]Axes.barThickness', 'dataset.barThickness');
-		deprecated('bar chart', scaleOpts.categoryPercentage, 'scales.[x/y]Axes.categoryPercentage', 'dataset.categoryPercentage');
-		deprecated('bar chart', me._getValueScale().options.minBarLength, 'scales.[x/y]Axes.minBarLength', 'dataset.minBarLength');
-		deprecated('bar chart', scaleOpts.maxBarThickness, 'scales.[x/y]Axes.maxBarThickness', 'dataset.maxBarThickness');
 	},
 
 	update: function(reset) {
@@ -405,24 +397,6 @@ module.exports = DatasetController.extend({
 		}
 
 		helpers.canvas.unclipArea(chart.ctx);
-	},
-
-	/**
-	 * @private
-	 */
-	_resolveDataElementOptions: function() {
-		var me = this;
-		var values = helpers.extend({}, DatasetController.prototype._resolveDataElementOptions.apply(me, arguments));
-		var indexOpts = me._getIndexScale().options;
-		var valueOpts = me._getValueScale().options;
-
-		values.barPercentage = valueOrDefault(indexOpts.barPercentage, values.barPercentage);
-		values.barThickness = valueOrDefault(indexOpts.barThickness, values.barThickness);
-		values.categoryPercentage = valueOrDefault(indexOpts.categoryPercentage, values.categoryPercentage);
-		values.maxBarThickness = valueOrDefault(indexOpts.maxBarThickness, values.maxBarThickness);
-		values.minBarLength = valueOrDefault(valueOpts.minBarLength, values.minBarLength);
-
-		return values;
 	}
 
 });
diff --git a/test/specs/controller.bar.tests.js b/test/specs/controller.bar.tests.js
index 8d864af2190..91e7cfa71b9 100644
--- a/test/specs/controller.bar.tests.js
+++ b/test/specs/controller.bar.tests.js
@@ -1699,21 +1699,6 @@ describe('Chart.controllers.bar', function() {
 						expect(meta.data[1]._model.width).toBeCloseToPixel(10);
 					}
 				});
-
-				it('should correctly set bar width if maxBarThickness is specified via deprecated option', function() {
-					var chart = this.chart;
-					var options = chart.options.scales.xAxes[0];
-					var i, ilen, meta;
-
-					options.maxBarThickness = 10;
-					chart.update();
-
-					for (i = 0, ilen = chart.data.datasets.length; i < ilen; ++i) {
-						meta = chart.getDatasetMeta(i);
-						expect(meta.data[0]._model.width).toBeCloseToPixel(10);
-						expect(meta.data[1]._model.width).toBeCloseToPixel(10);
-					}
-				});
 			});
 		});
 	});
@@ -1754,52 +1739,4 @@ describe('Chart.controllers.bar', function() {
 		expect(data[1]._model.base - minBarLength).toEqual(data[1]._model.x);
 	});
 
-	it('deprecated minBarLength settings should be used on Y axis on bar chart', function() {
-		var minBarLength = 4;
-		var chart = window.acquireChart({
-			type: 'bar',
-			data: {
-				datasets: [{
-					data: [0.05, -0.05, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35]
-				}]
-			},
-			options: {
-				scales: {
-					yAxes: [{
-						minBarLength: minBarLength
-					}]
-				}
-			}
-		});
-
-		var data = chart.getDatasetMeta(0).data;
-
-		expect(data[0]._model.base - minBarLength).toEqual(data[0]._model.y);
-		expect(data[1]._model.base + minBarLength).toEqual(data[1]._model.y);
-	});
-
-	it('deprecated minBarLength settings should be used on X axis on horizontalBar chart', function() {
-		var minBarLength = 4;
-		var chart = window.acquireChart({
-			type: 'horizontalBar',
-			data: {
-				datasets: [{
-					data: [0.05, -0.05, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35]
-				}]
-			},
-			options: {
-				scales: {
-					xAxes: [{
-						minBarLength: minBarLength
-					}]
-				}
-			}
-		});
-
-		var data = chart.getDatasetMeta(0).data;
-
-		expect(data[0]._model.base + minBarLength).toEqual(data[0]._model.x);
-		expect(data[1]._model.base - minBarLength).toEqual(data[1]._model.x);
-	});
-
 });