Apply when introducing a new internal API while old callers still exist. Migrate callers and delete the old API in the same wave instead of preserving compatibility layers.
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description: "Apply when introducing a new internal API while old callers still exist. Migrate callers and delete the old API in the same wave instead of preserving compatibility layers."
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# Migrate Callers Then Delete Legacy APIs
When we decide a new API is the right design, migrate callers and remove the old API in the same refactor wave instead of preserving compatibility layers.
**Rule:**
- Do not keep legacy API paths alive only because internal callers still exist
- Inventory callers, migrate them, and delete the old API immediately
- Treat temporary adapters as exceptional and time-boxed, not default architecture
- Update tests to assert the new contract, and delete tests that only protect pre-refactor implementation details
**When this applies:**
- No external users depend on backward compatibility
- The project can absorb coordinated breaking changes
- The new API is part of a simplification or refactor initiative
Keeping both old and new APIs creates dual-path complexity, slows cleanup, and makes the codebase feel append-only.
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