diff --git a/src/deferred.js b/src/deferred.js
index e1af425d4..6c85dd6fd 100644
--- a/src/deferred.js
+++ b/src/deferred.js
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ jQuery.extend( {
 					deferred.done( arguments ).fail( arguments );
 					return this;
 				},
-				"catch": function( fn ) {
-					return promise.then( null, fn );
-				},
 
 				// Keep pipe for back-compat
 				pipe: function( /* fnDone, fnFail, fnProgress */ ) {
diff --git a/test/unit/deferred.js b/test/unit/deferred.js
index 2277df190..a71273727 100644
--- a/test/unit/deferred.js
+++ b/test/unit/deferred.js
@@ -166,42 +166,6 @@ QUnit.test( "jQuery.Deferred.then - filtering (fail)", function( assert ) {
 	} );
 } );
 
-QUnit.test( "jQuery.Deferred.catch", function( assert ) {
-	assert.expect( 4 );
-
-	var value1, value2, value3,
-		defer = jQuery.Deferred(),
-		piped = defer[ "catch" ]( function( a, b ) {
-			return a * b;
-		} ),
-		done = jQuery.map( new Array( 3 ), function() { return assert.async(); } );
-
-	piped.done( function( result ) {
-		value3 = result;
-	} );
-
-	defer.fail( function( a, b ) {
-		value1 = a;
-		value2 = b;
-	} );
-
-	defer.reject( 2, 3 )[ "catch" ]( function() {
-		assert.strictEqual( value1, 2, "first reject value ok" );
-		assert.strictEqual( value2, 3, "second reject value ok" );
-		assert.strictEqual( value3, 6, "result of filter ok" );
-		done.pop().call();
-	} );
-
-	jQuery.Deferred().resolve()[ "catch" ]( function() {
-		assert.ok( false, "then should not be called on resolve" );
-	} ).then( done.pop() );
-
-	jQuery.Deferred().reject()[ "catch" ]( jQuery.noop ).done( function( value ) {
-		assert.strictEqual( value, undefined, "then fail callback can return undefined/null" );
-		done.pop().call();
-	} );
-} );
-
 QUnit.test( "[PIPE ONLY] jQuery.Deferred.pipe - filtering (fail)", function( assert ) {
 
 	assert.expect( 4 );