diff --git a/doc/api/buffer.markdown b/doc/api/buffer.markdown
index 11c7097a89a..ba1c765a483 100644
--- a/doc/api/buffer.markdown
+++ b/doc/api/buffer.markdown
@@ -33,13 +33,12 @@ encoding method.  Here are the different string encodings.
 
 * `'base64'` - Base64 string encoding.
 
-* `'hex'` - Encode each byte as two hexadecimal characters.
+* `'binary'` - A way of encoding raw binary data into strings by using only
+  the first 8 bits of each character. This encoding method is deprecated and
+  should be avoided in favor of `Buffer` objects where possible. This encoding
+  will be removed in future versions of Node.
 
-If you need direct access to the bytes, then the best way is to use a
-Buffer object directly, rather than any string encoding.  In the past,
-there were options for `'binary'`, `'raw'`, and others, but these all
-involve unnecessary copying.  Just use Buffers directly if you need
-access to the actual bytes.
+* `'hex'` - Encode each byte as two hexadecimal characters.
 
 ## Class: Buffer
 
diff --git a/lib/buffer.js b/lib/buffer.js
index 0d7532d6662..7a65fa13c79 100644
--- a/lib/buffer.js
+++ b/lib/buffer.js
@@ -22,15 +22,6 @@
 var SlowBuffer = process.binding('buffer').SlowBuffer;
 var assert = require('assert');
 
-// Deprecate the 'binary' encoding.
-// TODO: Remove it entirely in v0.9.
-var binaryWarned = false;
-function binaryWarn() {
-  if (binaryWarned) return;
-  binaryWarned = true;
-  console.error('The binary buffer encoding is deprecated.');
-}
-
 exports.INSPECT_MAX_BYTES = 50;
 
 // Make SlowBuffer inherit from Buffer.
@@ -81,7 +72,6 @@ SlowBuffer.prototype.toString = function(encoding, start, end) {
       return this.asciiSlice(start, end);
 
     case 'binary':
-      binaryWarn();
       return this.binarySlice(start, end);
 
     case 'base64':
@@ -168,7 +158,6 @@ SlowBuffer.prototype.write = function(string, offset, length, encoding) {
       return this.asciiWrite(string, offset, length);
 
     case 'binary':
-      binaryWarn();
       return this.binaryWrite(string, offset, length);
 
     case 'base64':
@@ -370,7 +359,6 @@ Buffer.prototype.write = function(string, offset, length, encoding) {
       break;
 
     case 'binary':
-      binaryWarn();
       ret = this.parent.binaryWrite(string, this.offset + offset, length);
       break;
 
@@ -427,7 +415,6 @@ Buffer.prototype.toString = function(encoding, start, end) {
       return this.parent.asciiSlice(start, end);
 
     case 'binary':
-      binaryWarn();
       return this.parent.binarySlice(start, end);
 
     case 'base64':
@@ -540,7 +527,6 @@ Buffer.prototype.utf8Slice = function(start, end) {
 };
 
 Buffer.prototype.binarySlice = function(start, end) {
-  binaryWarn();
   return this.toString('binary', start, end);
 };
 
@@ -553,7 +539,6 @@ Buffer.prototype.utf8Write = function(string, offset) {
 };
 
 Buffer.prototype.binaryWrite = function(string, offset) {
-  binaryWarn();
   return this.write(string, offset, 'binary');
 };
 
diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index c5700c2cc4d..4a42a052c8e 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -1111,18 +1111,16 @@ enum encoding ParseEncoding(Handle<Value> encoding_v, enum encoding _default) {
   } else if (strcasecmp(*encoding, "ucs-2") == 0) {
     return UCS2;
   } else if (strcasecmp(*encoding, "binary") == 0) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "The 'binary' buffer encoding is deprecated. "
-                    "Use a Buffer object directly.\n");
     return BINARY;
   } else if (strcasecmp(*encoding, "hex") == 0) {
     return HEX;
   } else if (strcasecmp(*encoding, "raw") == 0) {
     fprintf(stderr, "'raw' (array of integers) has been removed. "
-                    "Use a Buffer object directly.\n");
+                    "Use 'binary'.\n");
     return BINARY;
   } else if (strcasecmp(*encoding, "raws") == 0) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "'raws' (array of integers) has been removed. "
-                    "Use a Buffer object directly.\n");
+    fprintf(stderr, "'raws' encoding has been renamed to 'binary'. "
+                    "Please update your code.\n");
     return BINARY;
   } else {
     return _default;
@@ -1156,8 +1154,8 @@ ssize_t DecodeBytes(v8::Handle<v8::Value> val, enum encoding encoding) {
   HandleScope scope;
 
   if (val->IsArray()) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "'raw' (array of integers) has been removed. "
-                    "Use a Buffer object directly.\n");
+    fprintf(stderr, "'raw' encoding (array of integers) has been removed. "
+                    "Use 'binary'.\n");
     assert(0);
     return -1;
   }
@@ -1193,8 +1191,8 @@ ssize_t DecodeWrite(char *buf,
   // http://groups.google.com/group/v8-users/browse_thread/thread/1f83b0ba1f0a611
 
   if (val->IsArray()) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "'raw' (array of integers) has been removed. "
-                    "Use a Buffer object directly.\n");
+    fprintf(stderr, "'raw' encoding (array of integers) has been removed. "
+                    "Use 'binary'.\n");
     assert(0);
     return -1;
   }