diff --git a/scrapy/pipelines/media.py b/scrapy/pipelines/media.py
index 401029439..8cc4df855 100644
--- a/scrapy/pipelines/media.py
+++ b/scrapy/pipelines/media.py
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ class MediaPipeline:
         self.allow_redirects = settings.getbool(resolve("MEDIA_ALLOW_REDIRECTS"), False)
         self._handle_statuses(self.allow_redirects)
 
-        # Check if deprecated methods are being used and make them compatible
-        self._make_compatible()
-
     def _handle_statuses(self, allow_redirects):
         self.handle_httpstatus_list = None
         if allow_redirects:
@@ -126,23 +123,6 @@ class MediaPipeline:
         )
         return dfd.addBoth(lambda _: wad)  # it must return wad at last
 
-    def _make_compatible(self):
-        """Make overridable methods of MediaPipeline and subclasses backwards compatible"""
-        methods = [
-            "file_path",
-            "thumb_path",
-            "media_to_download",
-            "media_downloaded",
-            "file_downloaded",
-            "image_downloaded",
-            "get_images",
-        ]
-
-        for method_name in methods:
-            method = getattr(self, method_name, None)
-            if callable(method):
-                setattr(self, method_name, self._compatible(method))
-
     def _compatible(self, func):
         """Wrapper for overridable methods to allow backwards compatibility"""
         self._check_signature(func)