diff --git a/pluggy/callers.py b/pluggy/callers.py
index 3ff67bec..97ce88bf 100644
--- a/pluggy/callers.py
+++ b/pluggy/callers.py
@@ -77,77 +77,6 @@ def get_result(self):
             _reraise(*ex)  # noqa
 
 
-def _wrapped_call(wrap_controller, func):
-    """ Wrap calling to a function with a generator which needs to yield
-    exactly once.  The yield point will trigger calling the wrapped function
-    and return its ``_Result`` to the yield point.  The generator then needs
-    to finish (raise StopIteration) in order for the wrapped call to complete.
-    """
-    try:
-        next(wrap_controller)   # first yield
-    except StopIteration:
-        _raise_wrapfail(wrap_controller, "did not yield")
-    call_outcome = _Result.from_call(func)
-    try:
-        wrap_controller.send(call_outcome)
-        _raise_wrapfail(wrap_controller, "has second yield")
-    except StopIteration:
-        pass
-    return call_outcome.get_result()
-
-
-class _LegacyMultiCall(object):
-    """ execute a call into multiple python functions/methods. """
-
-    # XXX note that the __multicall__ argument is supported only
-    # for pytest compatibility reasons.  It was never officially
-    # supported there and is explicitely deprecated since 2.8
-    # so we can remove it soon, allowing to avoid the below recursion
-    # in execute() and simplify/speed up the execute loop.
-
-    def __init__(self, hook_impls, kwargs, firstresult=False):
-        self.hook_impls = hook_impls
-        self.caller_kwargs = kwargs  # come from _HookCaller.__call__()
-        self.caller_kwargs["__multicall__"] = self
-        self.firstresult = firstresult
-
-    def execute(self):
-        caller_kwargs = self.caller_kwargs
-        self.results = results = []
-        firstresult = self.firstresult
-
-        while self.hook_impls:
-            hook_impl = self.hook_impls.pop()
-            try:
-                args = [caller_kwargs[argname] for argname in hook_impl.argnames]
-            except KeyError:
-                for argname in hook_impl.argnames:
-                    if argname not in caller_kwargs:
-                        raise HookCallError(
-                            "hook call must provide argument %r" % (argname,))
-            if hook_impl.hookwrapper:
-                return _wrapped_call(hook_impl.function(*args), self.execute)
-            res = hook_impl.function(*args)
-            if res is not None:
-                if firstresult:
-                    return res
-                results.append(res)
-
-        if not firstresult:
-            return results
-
-    def __repr__(self):
-        status = "%d meths" % (len(self.hook_impls),)
-        if hasattr(self, "results"):
-            status = ("%d results, " % len(self.results)) + status
-        return "<_MultiCall %s, kwargs=%r>" % (status, self.caller_kwargs)
-
-
-def _legacymulticall(hook_impls, caller_kwargs, firstresult=False):
-    return _LegacyMultiCall(
-        hook_impls, caller_kwargs, firstresult=firstresult).execute()
-
-
 def _multicall(hook_impls, caller_kwargs, firstresult=False):
     """Execute a call into multiple python functions/methods and return the
     result(s).
diff --git a/pluggy/hooks.py b/pluggy/hooks.py
index fe385988..6b0b8c90 100644
--- a/pluggy/hooks.py
+++ b/pluggy/hooks.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 """
 import inspect
 import warnings
-from .callers import _legacymulticall, _multicall
+from .callers import _multicall
 
 
 class HookspecMarker(object):
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ def set_specification(self, specmodule_or_class, spec_opts):
         specfunc = getattr(specmodule_or_class, self.name)
         # get spec arg signature
         argnames, self.kwargnames = varnames(specfunc)
-        self.argnames = ["__multicall__"] + list(argnames)
+        self.argnames = list(argnames)
         self.spec_opts.update(spec_opts)
         if spec_opts.get("historic"):
             self._call_history = []
@@ -230,14 +230,6 @@ def _add_hookimpl(self, hookimpl):
                 i -= 1
             methods.insert(i + 1, hookimpl)
 
-        if '__multicall__' in hookimpl.argnames:
-            warnings.warn(
-                "Support for __multicall__ is now deprecated and will be"
-                "removed in an upcoming release.",
-                DeprecationWarning
-            )
-            self.multicall = _legacymulticall
-
     def __repr__(self):
         return "<_HookCaller %r>" % (self.name,)
 
@@ -246,8 +238,7 @@ def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):
             raise TypeError("hook calling supports only keyword arguments")
         assert not self.is_historic()
         if self.argnames:
-            notincall = set(self.argnames) - set(['__multicall__']) - set(
-                kwargs.keys())
+            notincall = set(self.argnames) - set(kwargs.keys())
             if notincall:
                 warnings.warn(
                     "Argument(s) {} which are declared in the hookspec "