diff --git a/base/exports.jl b/base/exports.jl
index 9dd1ec523c618..7ba4179e8f126 100644
--- a/base/exports.jl
+++ b/base/exports.jl
@@ -1170,11 +1170,6 @@ export
     serialize,
     skip,
     skipchars,
-    start_reading,
-    start_timer,
-    start_watching,
-    stop_reading,
-    stop_timer,
     takebuf_array,
     takebuf_string,
     truncate,