diff --git a/jollyday-core/src/main/java/de/focus_shift/jollyday/core/HolidayManager.java b/jollyday-core/src/main/java/de/focus_shift/jollyday/core/HolidayManager.java
index 004e086d0..73b7ffb7f 100644
--- a/jollyday-core/src/main/java/de/focus_shift/jollyday/core/HolidayManager.java
+++ b/jollyday-core/src/main/java/de/focus_shift/jollyday/core/HolidayManager.java
@@ -254,18 +254,6 @@ public ManagerParameter getManagerParameter() {
     return managerParameter;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Returns the holidays for the requested year and hierarchy structure.
-   *
-   * @param year i.e. 2010
-   * @param args i.e. args = {'ny'}. returns US/New York holidays. No args means holidays common to whole country
-   * @return a set of holidays for the requested year
-   *
-   * @deprecated in favor of <code>getHolidays(final Year year, final String... args)</code>
-   */
-  @Deprecated(forRemoval = true, since = "0.31.0")
-  public abstract Set<Holiday> getHolidays(final int year, final String... args);
-
   /**
    * Returns the holidays for the requested year and hierarchy structure.
    *
@@ -275,19 +263,6 @@ public ManagerParameter getManagerParameter() {
    */
   public abstract Set<Holiday> getHolidays(final Year year, final String... args);
 
-  /**
-   * Returns the holidays for the requested year, the given {@link HolidayType} and the hierarchy structure
-   *
-   * @param year        i.e. 2010
-   * @param holidayType a {@link HolidayType} to be considered
-   * @param args        i.e. args = {'ny'}. returns US/New York holidays. No args means holidays common to whole country
-   * @return a set of holidays of the given {@link HolidayType} for the requested year
-   *
-   * @deprecated in favor of <code>getHolidays(final Year year, final HolidayType holidayType, final String... args);</code>
-   */
-  @Deprecated(forRemoval = true, since = "0.31.0")
-  public abstract Set<Holiday> getHolidays(final int year, final HolidayType holidayType, final String... args);
-
   /**
    * Returns the holidays for the requested year, the given {@link HolidayType} and the hierarchy structure
    *
diff --git a/jollyday-core/src/main/java/de/focus_shift/jollyday/core/impl/DefaultHolidayManager.java b/jollyday-core/src/main/java/de/focus_shift/jollyday/core/impl/DefaultHolidayManager.java
index 6e129c34f..217c07717 100644
--- a/jollyday-core/src/main/java/de/focus_shift/jollyday/core/impl/DefaultHolidayManager.java
+++ b/jollyday-core/src/main/java/de/focus_shift/jollyday/core/impl/DefaultHolidayManager.java
@@ -80,18 +80,6 @@ public void doInit() {
     logHierarchy(configuration, 0);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * {@inheritDoc}
-   * <p>
-   * Calls
-   * <code>Set&lt;LocalDate&gt; getHolidays(Year year, Configuration c, String... args)</code>
-   * with the configuration from initialization.
-   */
-  @Override
-  public Set<Holiday> getHolidays(final int year, final String... args) {
-    return getHolidays(Year.of(year), args);
-  }
-
   /**
    * {@inheritDoc}
    * <p>
@@ -126,14 +114,6 @@ public Set<Holiday> createValue() {
     return holidayCache.get(holidayValueHandler);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * {@inheritDoc}
-   */
-  @Override
-  public Set<Holiday> getHolidays(final int year, final HolidayType holidayType, final String... args) {
-    return getHolidays(Year.of(year), holidayType, args);
-  }
-
   /**
    * {@inheritDoc}
    */
@@ -157,7 +137,8 @@ public Set<Holiday> getHolidays(final LocalDate startDateInclusive, final LocalD
     Objects.requireNonNull(endDateInclusive, "endDateInclusive is null");
 
     return rangeClosed(startDateInclusive.getYear(), endDateInclusive.getYear())
-      .mapToObj(year -> getHolidays(year, args))
+      .mapToObj(Year::of)
+      .map(year -> getHolidays(year, args))
       .flatMap(Collection::stream)
       .filter(holiday -> !startDateInclusive.isAfter(holiday.getDate()) && !endDateInclusive.isBefore(holiday.getDate()))
       .collect(toUnmodifiableSet());
diff --git a/jollyday-core/src/main/java/de/focus_shift/jollyday/core/impl/JapaneseHolidayManager.java b/jollyday-core/src/main/java/de/focus_shift/jollyday/core/impl/JapaneseHolidayManager.java
index e25526992..71ef0cc6e 100644
--- a/jollyday-core/src/main/java/de/focus_shift/jollyday/core/impl/JapaneseHolidayManager.java
+++ b/jollyday-core/src/main/java/de/focus_shift/jollyday/core/impl/JapaneseHolidayManager.java
@@ -21,20 +21,6 @@ public class JapaneseHolidayManager extends DefaultHolidayManager {
    */
   private static final String BRIDGING_HOLIDAY_PROPERTIES_KEY = "BRIDGING_HOLIDAY";
 
-  /**
-   * {@inheritDoc}
-   * <p>
-   * Implements the rule which requests if two holidays have one non holiday
-   * between each other than this day is also a holiday.
-   *
-   * @deprecated in favor of <code>getHolidays(final Year year, final String... args)</code>
-   */
-  @Deprecated(forRemoval = true, since = "0.31.0")
-  @Override
-  public Set<Holiday> getHolidays(final int year, final String... args) {
-    return getHolidays(Year.of(year), args);
-  }
-
   /**
    * {@inheritDoc}
    * <p>