diff --git a/src/Trigger.cc b/src/Trigger.cc
index 3dfe76e2dc..d165da7f5a 100644
--- a/src/Trigger.cc
+++ b/src/Trigger.cc
@@ -89,12 +89,6 @@ protected:
     double time;
 };
 
-Trigger::Trigger(std::shared_ptr<WhenInfo> wi, double timeout, const IDSet& _globals, std::vector<ValPtr> _local_aggrs,
-                 Frame* f, const Location* loc)
-    : Trigger(std::move(wi), _globals, std::move(_local_aggrs), timeout, f, loc) {
-    Unref(this);
-}
-
 Trigger::Trigger(std::shared_ptr<WhenInfo> wi, const IDSet& _globals, std::vector<ValPtr> _local_aggrs, double timeout,
                  Frame* f, const Location* loc) {
     timeout_value = timeout;
diff --git a/src/Trigger.h b/src/Trigger.h
index 5955cc25b4..0cba28fd20 100644
--- a/src/Trigger.h
+++ b/src/Trigger.h
@@ -46,13 +46,6 @@ class TriggerTraversalCallback;
 
 class Trigger final : public Obj, public notifier::detail::Receiver {
 public:
-    // This first constructor can return an invalid pointer, so
-    // its value must not be used further.
-    [[deprecated(
-        "Remove in v7.1.  Use second Trigger constructor via "
-        "make_intrusive<...>.")]] Trigger(std::shared_ptr<WhenInfo> wi, double timeout, const IDSet& globals,
-                                          std::vector<ValPtr> local_aggrs, Frame* f, const Location* loc);
-
     // Use this constructor via make_intrusive<...>. The usual pattern is
     // to then discard what's returned, i.e. "(void)make_intrusive<...>" -
     // however, a valid pointer will be returned that can be used for