---
name: principle-migrate-callers-then-delete-legacy-apis
description: "Apply when introducing a new internal API while old callers still exist. Migrate callers and delete the old API in the same wave instead of preserving compatibility layers."
---

On Codex, read [the Codex adapter](../../docs/harness/codex.md) before following this skill. Its runtime mappings override the Cursor-specific instructions below.

# Migrate Callers Then Delete Legacy APIs

- Update tests to assert the new contract, and delete tests that only protect pre-refactor implementation details

**When this applies:**
- No external users depend on backward compatibility
- The project can absorb coordinated breaking changes
- The new API is part of a simplification or refactor initiative