diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 875c9ee..4b09bd2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ is blocked from web-access by default.
 
 For example, given the below module composer.json:
 
+(note there is no need to explicitly add `silverstripe/vendor-plugin` as a dependency when `silverstripe/framework` is included)
+
 ```json
 {
     "name": "tractorcow/anothermodule",
@@ -22,7 +24,6 @@ For example, given the below module composer.json:
         ]
     },
     "require": {
-        "silverstripe/vendor-plugin": "^1.0",
         "silverstripe/framework": "^4.0"
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Methods/CopyMethod.php b/src/Methods/CopyMethod.php
index 0184733..31b9d1a 100644
--- a/src/Methods/CopyMethod.php
+++ b/src/Methods/CopyMethod.php
@@ -34,34 +34,4 @@ public function exposeDirectory($source, $target)
             throw new RuntimeException("Could not write to directory $target");
         }
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Copies a file or directory from $source to $target.
-     *
-     *
-     * @param string $source
-     * @param string $target
-     * @deprecated 5.2 Use Filesystem::copy instead
-     * @return bool
-     */
-    public function copy($source, $target)
-    {
-        if (!is_dir($source ?? '')) {
-            return copy($source ?? '', $target ?? '');
-        }
-        $it = new RecursiveDirectoryIterator($source, RecursiveDirectoryIterator::SKIP_DOTS);
-        /** @var RecursiveDirectoryIterator $ri */
-        $ri = new RecursiveIteratorIterator($it, RecursiveIteratorIterator::SELF_FIRST);
-        $this->filesystem->ensureDirectoryExists($target);
-        $result = true;
-        foreach ($ri as $file) {
-            $targetPath = $target . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $ri->getSubPathName();
-            if ($file->isDir()) {
-                $this->filesystem->ensureDirectoryExists($targetPath);
-            } else {
-                $result = $result && copy($file->getPathname() ?? '', $targetPath ?? '');
-            }
-        }
-        return $result;
-    }
 }