diff --git a/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/bits/into.rs b/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/bits/into.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index d3979f0e47..0000000000
--- a/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/bits/into.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,120 +0,0 @@
-use nu_engine::command_prelude::*;
-
-use nu_protocol::{report_parse_warning, ParseWarning};
-
-#[derive(Clone)]
-pub struct BitsInto;
-
-impl Command for BitsInto {
-    fn name(&self) -> &str {
-        "into bits"
-    }
-
-    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
-        Signature::build("into bits")
-            .input_output_types(vec![
-                (Type::Binary, Type::String),
-                (Type::Int, Type::String),
-                (Type::Filesize, Type::String),
-                (Type::Duration, Type::String),
-                (Type::String, Type::String),
-                (Type::Bool, Type::String),
-                (Type::table(), Type::table()),
-                (Type::record(), Type::record()),
-            ])
-            .allow_variants_without_examples(true) // TODO: supply exhaustive examples
-            .rest(
-                "rest",
-                SyntaxShape::CellPath,
-                "For a data structure input, convert data at the given cell paths.",
-            )
-            .category(Category::Deprecated)
-    }
-
-    fn description(&self) -> &str {
-        "Convert value to a binary string."
-    }
-
-    fn search_terms(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
-        vec![]
-    }
-
-    fn run(
-        &self,
-        engine_state: &EngineState,
-        stack: &mut Stack,
-        call: &Call,
-        input: PipelineData,
-    ) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
-        let head = call.head;
-        report_parse_warning(
-            &StateWorkingSet::new(engine_state),
-            &ParseWarning::DeprecatedWarning {
-                old_command: "into bits".into(),
-                new_suggestion: "use `format bits`".into(),
-                span: head,
-                url: "`help format bits`".into(),
-            },
-        );
-        crate::extra::strings::format::format_bits(engine_state, stack, call, input)
-    }
-
-    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
-        vec![
-            Example {
-                description: "convert a binary value into a string, padded to 8 places with 0s",
-                example: "0x[1] | into bits",
-                result: Some(Value::string("00000001",
-                    Span::test_data(),
-                )),
-            },
-            Example {
-                description: "convert an int into a string, padded to 8 places with 0s",
-                example: "1 | into bits",
-                result: Some(Value::string("00000001",
-                    Span::test_data(),
-                )),
-            },
-            Example {
-                description: "convert a filesize value into a string, padded to 8 places with 0s",
-                example: "1b | into bits",
-                result: Some(Value::string("00000001",
-                    Span::test_data(),
-                )),
-            },
-            Example {
-                description: "convert a duration value into a string, padded to 8 places with 0s",
-                example: "1ns | into bits",
-                result: Some(Value::string("00000001",
-                    Span::test_data(),
-                )),
-            },
-            Example {
-                description: "convert a boolean value into a string, padded to 8 places with 0s",
-                example: "true | into bits",
-                result: Some(Value::string("00000001",
-                    Span::test_data(),
-                )),
-            },
-            Example {
-                description: "convert a string into a raw binary string, padded with 0s to 8 places",
-                example: "'nushell.sh' | into bits",
-                result: Some(Value::string("01101110 01110101 01110011 01101000 01100101 01101100 01101100 00101110 01110011 01101000",
-                    Span::test_data(),
-                )),
-            },
-        ]
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod test {
-    use super::*;
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_examples() {
-        use crate::test_examples;
-
-        test_examples(BitsInto {})
-    }
-}
diff --git a/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/bits/mod.rs b/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/bits/mod.rs
index 145d66d777..437313960e 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/bits/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/bits/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 mod and;
 mod bits_;
-mod into;
 mod not;
 mod or;
 mod rotate_left;
@@ -11,7 +10,6 @@ mod xor;
 
 pub use and::BitsAnd;
 pub use bits_::Bits;
-pub use into::BitsInto;
 pub use not::BitsNot;
 pub use or::BitsOr;
 pub use rotate_left::BitsRol;
diff --git a/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/mod.rs b/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/mod.rs
index 74b12ee74c..4dfcbdcfef 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/mod.rs
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ mod math;
 mod platform;
 mod strings;
 
-pub use bits::{
-    Bits, BitsAnd, BitsInto, BitsNot, BitsOr, BitsRol, BitsRor, BitsShl, BitsShr, BitsXor,
-};
+pub use bits::{Bits, BitsAnd, BitsNot, BitsOr, BitsRol, BitsRor, BitsShl, BitsShr, BitsXor};
 pub use formats::ToHtml;
 pub use math::{MathArcCos, MathArcCosH, MathArcSin, MathArcSinH, MathArcTan, MathArcTanH};
 pub use math::{MathCos, MathCosH, MathSin, MathSinH, MathTan, MathTanH};
@@ -60,7 +58,6 @@ pub fn add_extra_command_context(mut engine_state: EngineState) -> EngineState {
         bind_command! {
             Bits,
             BitsAnd,
-            BitsInto,
             BitsNot,
             BitsOr,
             BitsRol,
diff --git a/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/strings/format/bits.rs b/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/strings/format/bits.rs
index 1010477139..04390197cb 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/strings/format/bits.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/strings/format/bits.rs
@@ -111,8 +111,7 @@ impl Command for FormatBits {
     }
 }
 
-// TODO: crate public only during deprecation
-pub(crate) fn format_bits(
+fn format_bits(
     engine_state: &EngineState,
     stack: &mut Stack,
     call: &Call,
diff --git a/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/strings/format/mod.rs b/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/strings/format/mod.rs
index e55c96685c..f032474edf 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/strings/format/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cmd-extra/src/extra/strings/format/mod.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ mod bits;
 mod command;
 mod number;
 
+pub(crate) use bits::FormatBits;
 pub(crate) use command::FormatPattern;
-// TODO remove `format_bits` visibility after removal of into bits
-pub(crate) use bits::{format_bits, FormatBits};
 pub(crate) use number::FormatNumber;