diff --git a/mrdna/segmentmodel.py b/mrdna/segmentmodel.py
index 54e7f6e511f3830c5683e3bb516f1d84cd580b8d..e25ef8956b375be93e5ca2410f655bd912377b61 100644
--- a/mrdna/segmentmodel.py
+++ b/mrdna/segmentmodel.py
@@ -1228,10 +1228,6 @@ class SingleStrandedSegment(Segment):
     def connect_start5(self, end3, force_connection=False):
         self._connect_end( end3,  _5_to_3 = False, force_connection = force_connection )
 
-    def connect_5end(self, end3, force_connection=False): # TODO: change name or possibly deprecate
-        print("WARNING: 'connect_5end' will be deprecated")
-        return self.connect_start5( end3, force_connection=False)
-
     def _connect_end(self, other, _5_to_3, force_connection):
         assert( isinstance(other, Location) )
         if _5_to_3 == True: