diff --git a/lib/index.ts b/lib/index.ts
index cea2ec7..f715a2c 100644
--- a/lib/index.ts
+++ b/lib/index.ts
@@ -62,16 +62,6 @@ export function extname(path: string): string {
 	return ''
 }
 
-/**
- * Joins multiple path segments into a single path.
- *
- * @param args - The path segments to join
- * @deprecated use `join()` instead
- */
-export function joinPaths(...args: string[]): string {
-	return join(...args)
-}
-
 /**
  * Joins multiple path segments into a single path.
  *
diff --git a/test/join.test.ts b/test/join.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5792e3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/join.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/**
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { join } from '../lib/index.ts'
+
+describe('join', () => {
+	it('returns empty string with no or empty arguments', function() {
+		expect(join()).toEqual('')
+		expect(join('')).toEqual('')
+		expect(join('', '')).toEqual('')
+	})
+	it('returns joined path sections', function() {
+		expect(join('abc')).toEqual('abc')
+		expect(join('abc', 'def')).toEqual('abc/def')
+		expect(join('abc', 'def', 'ghi')).toEqual('abc/def/ghi')
+	})
+	it('keeps leading slashes', function() {
+		expect(join('/abc')).toEqual('/abc')
+		expect(join('/abc', '')).toEqual('/abc')
+		expect(join('', '/abc')).toEqual('/abc')
+		expect(join('/abc', 'def')).toEqual('/abc/def')
+		expect(join('/abc', 'def', 'ghi')).toEqual('/abc/def/ghi')
+	})
+	it('keeps trailing slashes', function() {
+		expect(join('', 'abc/')).toEqual('abc/')
+		expect(join('abc/')).toEqual('abc/')
+		expect(join('abc/', '')).toEqual('abc/')
+		expect(join('abc', 'def/')).toEqual('abc/def/')
+		expect(join('abc', 'def', 'ghi/')).toEqual('abc/def/ghi/')
+	})
+	it('splits paths in specified strings and discards extra slashes', function() {
+		expect(join('//abc//')).toEqual('/abc/')
+		expect(join('//abc//def//')).toEqual('/abc/def/')
+		expect(join('//abc//', '//def//')).toEqual('/abc/def/')
+		expect(join('//abc//', '//def//', '//ghi//')).toEqual('/abc/def/ghi/')
+		expect(join('//abc//def//', '//ghi//jkl/mno/', '//pqr//')).toEqual('/abc/def/ghi/jkl/mno/pqr/')
+		expect(join('/abc', '/def')).toEqual('/abc/def')
+		expect(join('/abc/', '/def')).toEqual('/abc/def')
+		expect(join('/abc/', 'def')).toEqual('/abc/def')
+	})
+	it('discards empty sections', function() {
+		expect(join('abc', '', 'def')).toEqual('abc/def')
+	})
+	it('returns root if only slashes', function() {
+		expect(join('//')).toEqual('/')
+		expect(join('/', '/')).toEqual('/')
+		expect(join('/', '//', '/')).toEqual('/')
+	})
+})
diff --git a/test/joinPaths.test.ts b/test/joinPaths.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index c0a0552..0000000
--- a/test/joinPaths.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
- */
-
-import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
-import { join, joinPaths } from '../lib/index.ts'
-
-describe.for([join, joinPaths])('joinPaths', (joinPaths) => {
-	it('returns empty string with no or empty arguments', function() {
-		expect(joinPaths()).toEqual('')
-		expect(joinPaths('')).toEqual('')
-		expect(joinPaths('', '')).toEqual('')
-	})
-	it('returns joined path sections', function() {
-		expect(joinPaths('abc')).toEqual('abc')
-		expect(joinPaths('abc', 'def')).toEqual('abc/def')
-		expect(joinPaths('abc', 'def', 'ghi')).toEqual('abc/def/ghi')
-	})
-	it('keeps leading slashes', function() {
-		expect(joinPaths('/abc')).toEqual('/abc')
-		expect(joinPaths('/abc', '')).toEqual('/abc')
-		expect(joinPaths('', '/abc')).toEqual('/abc')
-		expect(joinPaths('/abc', 'def')).toEqual('/abc/def')
-		expect(joinPaths('/abc', 'def', 'ghi')).toEqual('/abc/def/ghi')
-	})
-	it('keeps trailing slashes', function() {
-		expect(joinPaths('', 'abc/')).toEqual('abc/')
-		expect(joinPaths('abc/')).toEqual('abc/')
-		expect(joinPaths('abc/', '')).toEqual('abc/')
-		expect(joinPaths('abc', 'def/')).toEqual('abc/def/')
-		expect(joinPaths('abc', 'def', 'ghi/')).toEqual('abc/def/ghi/')
-	})
-	it('splits paths in specified strings and discards extra slashes', function() {
-		expect(joinPaths('//abc//')).toEqual('/abc/')
-		expect(joinPaths('//abc//def//')).toEqual('/abc/def/')
-		expect(joinPaths('//abc//', '//def//')).toEqual('/abc/def/')
-		expect(joinPaths('//abc//', '//def//', '//ghi//')).toEqual('/abc/def/ghi/')
-		expect(joinPaths('//abc//def//', '//ghi//jkl/mno/', '//pqr//')).toEqual('/abc/def/ghi/jkl/mno/pqr/')
-		expect(joinPaths('/abc', '/def')).toEqual('/abc/def')
-		expect(joinPaths('/abc/', '/def')).toEqual('/abc/def')
-		expect(joinPaths('/abc/', 'def')).toEqual('/abc/def')
-	})
-	it('discards empty sections', function() {
-		expect(joinPaths('abc', '', 'def')).toEqual('abc/def')
-	})
-	it('returns root if only slashes', function() {
-		expect(joinPaths('//')).toEqual('/')
-		expect(joinPaths('/', '/')).toEqual('/')
-		expect(joinPaths('/', '//', '/')).toEqual('/')
-	})
-})