diff --git a/jaraco/vcs/__init__.py b/jaraco/vcs/__init__.py
index dd9cb6d..745ace5 100644
--- a/jaraco/vcs/__init__.py
+++ b/jaraco/vcs/__init__.py
@@ -9,11 +9,6 @@
 from .subprocess import Mercurial, Git
 
 
-__all__ = ['Repo', 'repo']
+__all__ = ['Repo', 'repo', 'Mercurial', 'Git']
 
 repo = Repo.detect
-
-# for compatibility
-RepoManager = Repo
-MercurialManager = Mercurial
-GitManager = Git
diff --git a/jaraco/vcs/base.py b/jaraco/vcs/base.py
index 45b9dba..7e5cabc 100755
--- a/jaraco/vcs/base.py
+++ b/jaraco/vcs/base.py
@@ -49,9 +49,6 @@ def detect(location='.'):
             e.args = ("No source repo or suitable VCS version found",)
             raise
 
-    # for compatibility
-    get_first_valid_manager = detect
-
     @staticmethod
     def existing_only(managers):
         """
diff --git a/newsfragments/+22b83231.removal.rst b/newsfragments/+22b83231.removal.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fde84a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newsfragments/+22b83231.removal.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Removed legacy names.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test_managers.py b/tests/test_managers.py
index bfcac09..0b5854c 100644
--- a/tests/test_managers.py
+++ b/tests/test_managers.py
@@ -7,17 +7,18 @@
 def test_existing_only():
     """
     Test the static method RepoManager.existing_only.
+
+    Presumably, '/' is never an hg repo; at least for testing
+    purposes, that's a reasonable assumption.
     """
-    # presumably, '/' is never an hg repo - at least for our purposes, that's
-    #  a reasonable assumption.
-    mgrs = vcs.Repo.get_valid_managers('/')
+    mgrs = vcs.Repo.detect('/')
     existing = list(vcs.Repo.existing_only(mgrs))
     assert not existing
 
 
 @mock.patch.object(
     vcs.Repo,
-    'get_valid_managers',
+    'detect',
     classmethod(lambda cls, location: iter(())),
 )
 def test_no_valid_managers():
@@ -26,5 +27,5 @@ def test_no_valid_managers():
     a nice message.
     """
     with pytest.raises(StopIteration) as err:
-        vcs.Repo.get_first_valid_manager()
+        vcs.Repo.detect()
     assert 'no source repo' in str(err).lower()