diff --git a/internal/exit/exit.go b/internal/exit/exit.go
index 187fe5bfe..f673f9947 100644
--- a/internal/exit/exit.go
+++ b/internal/exit/exit.go
@@ -26,13 +26,6 @@ import "os"
 
 var _exit = os.Exit
 
-// Exit normally terminates the process by calling os.Exit(1). If the package
-// is stubbed, it instead records a call in the testing spy.
-// Deprecated: use With() instead.
-func Exit() {
-	With(1)
-}
-
 // With terminates the process by calling os.Exit(code). If the package is
 // stubbed, it instead records a call in the testing spy.
 func With(code int) {
diff --git a/internal/exit/exit_test.go b/internal/exit/exit_test.go
index 0f86a8844..229958472 100644
--- a/internal/exit/exit_test.go
+++ b/internal/exit/exit_test.go
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ func TestStub(t *testing.T) {
 		want want
 	}{
 		{func() { exit.With(42) }, want{exit: true, code: 42}},
-		{exit.Exit, want{exit: true, code: 1}},
 		{func() {}, want{}},
 	}
 
diff --git a/zapcore/entry.go b/zapcore/entry.go
index 216a86d93..76eea2822 100644
--- a/zapcore/entry.go
+++ b/zapcore/entry.go
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ func (a CheckWriteAction) OnWrite(ce *CheckedEntry, _ []Field) {
 	case WriteThenPanic:
 		panic(ce.Message)
 	case WriteThenFatal:
-		exit.Exit()
+		exit.With(1)
 	}
 }