diff --git a/src/api/posts.js b/src/api/posts.js
index 34c4c304eb..ef664c10e7 100644
--- a/src/api/posts.js
+++ b/src/api/posts.js
@@ -208,6 +208,12 @@ async function isMainAndLastPost(pid) {
 }
 
 postsAPI.move = async function (caller, data) {
+	if (!caller.uid) {
+		throw new Error('[[error:not-logged-in]]');
+	}
+	if (!data || !data.pid || !data.tid) {
+		throw new Error('[[error:invalid-data]]');
+	}
 	const canMove = await Promise.all([
 		privileges.topics.isAdminOrMod(data.tid, caller.uid),
 		privileges.posts.canMove(data.pid, caller.uid),
diff --git a/src/socket.io/posts.js b/src/socket.io/posts.js
index 236f360dc6..e838a06c41 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/posts.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/posts.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ const sockets = require('.');
 
 const SocketPosts = module.exports;
 
-require('./posts/move')(SocketPosts);
 require('./posts/votes')(SocketPosts);
 require('./posts/tools')(SocketPosts);
 
diff --git a/src/socket.io/posts/move.js b/src/socket.io/posts/move.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 9424d73a06..0000000000
--- a/src/socket.io/posts/move.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-'use strict';
-
-const api = require('../../api');
-const sockets = require('..');
-
-module.exports = function (SocketPosts) {
-	function moveChecks(socket, typeCheck, data) {
-		if (!socket.uid) {
-			throw new Error('[[error:not-logged-in]]');
-		}
-
-		if (!data || !typeCheck || !data.tid) {
-			throw new Error('[[error:invalid-data]]');
-		}
-	}
-
-	SocketPosts.movePost = async function (socket, data) {
-		sockets.warnDeprecated(socket, 'PUT /api/v3/posts/:pid/move');
-
-		moveChecks(socket, isFinite(data.pid), data);
-		await api.posts.move(socket, data);
-	};
-
-	SocketPosts.movePosts = async function (socket, data) {
-		sockets.warnDeprecated(socket, 'PUT /api/v3/posts/:pid/move');
-
-		moveChecks(socket, !Array.isArray(data.pids), data);
-		await Promise.all(data.pids.map(async pid => api.posts.move(socket, {
-			tid: data.tid,
-			pid,
-		})));
-	};
-};
diff --git a/test/posts.js b/test/posts.js
index bac34f4b92..1d20e01ecd 100644
--- a/test/posts.js
+++ b/test/posts.js
@@ -683,72 +683,62 @@ describe('Post\'s', () => {
 		let tid;
 		let moveTid;
 
-		before((done) => {
-			async.waterfall([
-				function (next) {
-					topics.post({
-						uid: voterUid,
-						cid: cid,
-						title: 'topic 1',
-						content: 'some content',
-					}, next);
-				},
-				function (data, next) {
-					tid = data.topicData.tid;
-					topics.post({
-						uid: voterUid,
-						cid: cid,
-						title: 'topic 2',
-						content: 'some content',
-					}, next);
-				},
-				function (data, next) {
-					moveTid = data.topicData.tid;
-					topics.reply({
-						uid: voterUid,
-						tid: tid,
-						timestamp: Date.now(),
-						content: 'A reply to move',
-					}, (err, data) => {
-						assert.ifError(err);
-						replyPid = data.pid;
-						next();
-					});
-				},
-			], done);
-		});
+		before(async () => {
+			const topic1 = await topics.post({
+				uid: voterUid,
+				cid: cid,
+				title: 'topic 1',
+				content: 'some content',
+			});
+			tid = topic1.topicData.tid;
+			const topic2 = await topics.post({
+				uid: voterUid,
+				cid: cid,
+				title: 'topic 2',
+				content: 'some content',
+			});
+			moveTid = topic2.topicData.tid;
 
-		it('should error if uid is not logged in', (done) => {
-			socketPosts.movePost({ uid: 0 }, {}, (err) => {
-				assert.equal(err.message, '[[error:not-logged-in]]');
-				done();
+			const reply = await topics.reply({
+				uid: voterUid,
+				tid: tid,
+				timestamp: Date.now(),
+				content: 'A reply to move',
 			});
+			replyPid = reply.pid;
 		});
 
-		it('should error if data is invalid', (done) => {
-			socketPosts.movePost({ uid: globalModUid }, {}, (err) => {
-				assert.equal(err.message, '[[error:invalid-data]]');
-				done();
-			});
+		it('should error if uid is not logged in', async () => {
+			try {
+				await apiPosts.move({ uid: 0 }, {});
+			} catch (err) {
+				return assert.equal(err.message, '[[error:not-logged-in]]');
+			}
+			assert(false);
 		});
 
-		it('should error if user does not have move privilege', (done) => {
-			socketPosts.movePost({ uid: voterUid }, { pid: replyPid, tid: moveTid }, (err) => {
-				assert.equal(err.message, '[[error:no-privileges]]');
-				done();
-			});
+		it('should error if data is invalid', async () => {
+			try {
+				await apiPosts.move({ uid: globalModUid }, {});
+			} catch (err) {
+				return assert.equal(err.message, '[[error:invalid-data]]');
+			}
+			assert(false);
 		});
 
+		it('should error if user does not have move privilege', async () => {
+			try {
+				await apiPosts.move({ uid: voterUid }, { pid: replyPid, tid: moveTid });
+			} catch (err) {
+				return assert.equal(err.message, '[[error:no-privileges]]');
+			}
+			assert(false);
+		});
 
-		it('should move a post', (done) => {
-			socketPosts.movePost({ uid: globalModUid }, { pid: replyPid, tid: moveTid }, (err) => {
-				assert.ifError(err);
-				posts.getPostField(replyPid, 'tid', (err, tid) => {
-					assert.ifError(err);
-					assert(tid, moveTid);
-					done();
-				});
-			});
+		it('should move a post', async () => {
+			await apiPosts.move({ uid: globalModUid }, { pid: replyPid, tid: moveTid });
+			const tid = await posts.getPostField(replyPid, 'tid');
+			assert(tid, moveTid);
 		});
 
 		it('should fail to move post if not moderator of target category', async () => {
@@ -759,7 +749,7 @@ describe('Post\'s', () => {
 			await privileges.categories.give(privileges.categories.userPrivilegeList, cat1.cid, modUid);
 			let err;
 			try {
-				await socketPosts.movePost({ uid: modUid }, { pid: replyPid, tid: result.tid });
+				await apiPosts.move({ uid: modUid }, { pid: replyPid, tid: result.tid });
 			} catch (_err) {
 				err = _err;
 			}