diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 8ba8a6b8..f51765e9 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 # dd changelog
 
 
+## 0.6.1
+
+- DEP: rm module `dd._compat`
+
+
 ## 0.6.0
 
 - REL: require Python >= 3.11
diff --git a/dd/_compat.py b/dd/_compat.py
deleted file mode 100644
index b65967a0..00000000
--- a/dd/_compat.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-"""Python 2 to 3 version compatibility.
-
-Deprecated: This module will be removed.
-"""
-import warnings
-
-
-warnings.warn(
-    'This module is deprecated, and will be removed.',
-    DeprecationWarning)
-
-
-def items(d):
-    """Try to return `dict.iteritems()`, else `dict.items()`.
-
-    Compatibility between Python v2 and v3.
-    Preserves readability, without damaging performance.
-    """
-    try:
-        return d.iteritems()
-    except AttributeError:
-        return d.items()
-
-
-def values(d):
-    """Try to return `dict.itervalues()`, else `dict.values()`."""
-    try:
-        return d.itervalues()
-    except AttributeError:
-        return d.values()