Remove deprecated loc

README.md

@@ -31,9 +31,8 @@ import {
   classify,
   dasherize,
   decamelize,
-  underscore
+  underscore,
   w,
-  loc,
 } from '@ember/string'
 ```
 

addon/index.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  @module @ember/string
  */
 import Cache from './cache';
-import { deprecate } from '@ember/debug';
 
 // STATE within a module is frowned upon, this exists
 // to support Ember.STRINGS but shield ember internals from this legacy global
@@ -80,62 +79,6 @@ const DECAMELIZE_CACHE = new Cache<string, string>(1000, str =>
   str.replace(STRING_DECAMELIZE_REGEXP, '$1_$2').toLowerCase()
 );
 
-function _fmt(str: string, formats: any[]) {
-  // first, replace any ORDERED replacements.
-  let idx = 0; // the current index for non-numerical replacements
-  return str.replace(/%@([0-9]+)?/g, (_s: string, argIndex: string) => {
-    let i = argIndex ? parseInt(argIndex, 10) - 1 : idx++;
-    let r = i < formats.length ? formats[i] : undefined;
-    return typeof r === 'string' ? r : r === null ? '(null)' : r === undefined ? '' : String(r);
-  });
-}
-
-/**
-  Formats the passed string, but first looks up the string in the localized
-  strings hash. This is a convenient way to localize text. See
-  `fmt` for more information on formatting.
-
-  Note that it is traditional but not required to prefix localized string
-  keys with an underscore or other character so you can easily identify
-  localized strings.
-
-  ```javascript
-  import { setStrings, loc } from '@ember/string';
-
-  setStrings({
-    '_Hello World': 'Bonjour le monde',
-    '_Hello %@ %@': 'Bonjour %@ %@'
-  });
-
-  loc("_Hello World");  // 'Bonjour le monde';
-  loc("_Hello %@ %@", ["John", "Smith"]);  // "Bonjour John Smith";
-  ```
-
-  @method loc
-  @param {String} str The string to format
-  @param {Array} formats Optional array of parameters to interpolate into string.
-  @return {String} formatted string
-  @public
-*/
-export function loc(str: string, formats: any[]): string {
-  deprecate(
-    'loc is deprecated, use an internationalization or localization addon instead.',
-    false,
-    {
-      id: 'ember-string-loc',
-      until: '2.0.0',
-      // @ts-ignore requires https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped/pull/32538 to be merged
-      url: 'http://emberjs.com/deprecations/v2.x#toc_ember-string-loc'
-    }
-  );
-  if (!Array.isArray(formats) || arguments.length > 2) {
-    formats = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1);
-  }
-
-  str = STRINGS[str] || str;
-  return _fmt(str, formats);
-}
-
 /**
   Splits a string into separate units separated by spaces, eliminating any
   empty strings in the process. This is a convenience method for split that

ember-cli-build.js

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module.exports = function(defaults) {
     'ember-cli-babel': {
       emberModulesAPIPolyfillBlacklist: {
         ['@ember/string']: [
-          'fmt', 'loc', 'w',
+          'fmt', 'w',
           'getStrings', 'setStrings',
           'decamelize', 'dasherize', 'camelize',
           'classify', 'underscore', 'capitalize',

package.json

@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
     "ember-load-initializers": "^2.0.0",
     "ember-maybe-import-regenerator": "^0.1.6",
     "ember-qunit": "^4.5.1",
-    "ember-qunit-assert-helpers": "^0.2.2",
     "ember-resolver": "^5.2.1",
     "ember-source": "~3.10.2",
     "ember-source-channel-url": "^1.1.0",

tests/typings/test.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {
   camelize, capitalize, classify, dasherize,
-  decamelize, fmt, getStrings, loc, setStrings,
+  decamelize, fmt, getStrings, setStrings,
   underscore, w
 } from "../../index";
 
@@ -12,21 +12,6 @@ function testFmt() {
   fmt('%@', 'John');
 }
 
-function testLoc() {
-  let oldStrings = getStrings();
-  setStrings({
-    '_Hello World': 'Bonjour le monde',
-    '_Hello %@': 'Bonjour %@',
-    '_Hello %@ %@': 'Bonjour %@ %@',
-    '_Hello %@# %@#': 'Bonjour %@2 %@1'
-  });
-
-  loc("_Hello World");  // 'Bonjour le monde';
-  loc("_Hello %@ %@", ["John", "Smith"]);  // "Bonjour John Smith";
-  loc('_Hello %@', 'John');
-  loc('_Hello %@ %@', ['John'], 'Doe');
-}
-
 function testW() {
   w("alpha beta gamma").forEach(function(key) {
     console.log(key);