remove deprecated method signatures

callers must use an Array to pass bind parameters to execute,
execute_batch, and query

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -38,9 +38,8 @@ This release drops support for Ruby 2.7. [#453] @flavorjones
 
 ### Removed
 
-- Remove methods `SQLite3::Database::FunctionProxy#count` and `#set_error`. [#164, #509, #510] @alexcwatt @flavorjones
-- Remove class `SQLite3::VersionProxy` which has been deprecated since v1.3.2. [#453] @flavorjones
-- Remove class `SQLite3::Translator` and all related type translation methods.
+- Removed class `SQLite3::VersionProxy` which has been deprecated since v1.3.2. [#453] @flavorjones
+- Removed class `SQLite3::Translator` and all related type translation methods.
   If you need to do type translation on values returned from the statement object,
   please wrap it with a delegate object.  Here is an example of using a delegate
   class to implement type translation:
@@ -98,6 +97,10 @@ assert_equal ["blob"], row.first.types
 end
 ```
 
+- Removed methods `SQLite3::Database::FunctionProxy#count` and `#set_error`. [#164, #509, #510] @alexcwatt @flavorjones
+- Removed support for non-Array bind parameters to methods `Database#execute`, `#execute_batch`, and `#query`.
+
+
 ## 1.7.2 / 2024-01-30
 
 ### Dependencies

lib/sqlite3/database.rb

@@ -195,18 +195,6 @@ def filename db_name = "main"
     # See also #execute2, #query, and #execute_batch for additional ways of
     # executing statements.
     def execute sql, bind_vars = [], *args, &block
-      if bind_vars.nil? || !args.empty?
-        bind_vars = if args.empty?
-          []
-        else
-          [bind_vars] + args
-        end
-
-        warn(<<~EOWARN) if $VERBOSE
-          #{caller(1..1).first} is calling `SQLite3::Database#execute` with nil or multiple bind params without using an array.  Please switch to passing bind parameters as an array. Support for bind parameters as *args will be removed in 2.0.0.
-        EOWARN
-      end
-
       prepare(sql) do |stmt|
         stmt.bind_params(bind_vars)
         stmt = build_result_set stmt
@@ -257,27 +245,6 @@ def execute2(sql, *bind_vars)
     # See also #execute_batch2 for additional ways of
     # executing statements.
     def execute_batch(sql, bind_vars = [], *args)
-      # FIXME: remove this stuff later
-      unless [Array, Hash].include?(bind_vars.class)
-        bind_vars = [bind_vars]
-        warn(<<~EOWARN) if $VERBOSE
-          #{caller(1..1).first} is calling `SQLite3::Database#execute_batch` with bind parameters that are not a list of a hash.  Please switch to passing bind parameters as an array or hash. Support for this behavior will be removed in version 2.0.0.
-        EOWARN
-      end
-
-      # FIXME: remove this stuff later
-      if bind_vars.nil? || !args.empty?
-        bind_vars = if args.empty?
-          []
-        else
-          [nil] + args
-        end
-
-        warn(<<~EOWARN) if $VERBOSE
-          #{caller(1..1).first} is calling `SQLite3::Database#execute_batch` with nil or multiple bind params without using an array.  Please switch to passing bind parameters as an array. Support for this behavior will be removed in version 2.0.0.
-        EOWARN
-      end
-
       sql = sql.strip
       until sql.empty?
         prepare(sql) do |stmt|
@@ -332,18 +299,6 @@ def execute_batch2(sql, &block)
     # with a block, +close+ will be invoked implicitly when the block
     # terminates.
     def query(sql, bind_vars = [], *args)
-      if bind_vars.nil? || !args.empty?
-        bind_vars = if args.empty?
-          []
-        else
-          [bind_vars] + args
-        end
-
-        warn(<<~EOWARN) if $VERBOSE
-          #{caller(1..1).first} is calling `SQLite3::Database#query` with nil or multiple bind params without using an array.  Please switch to passing bind parameters as an array. Support for this will be removed in version 2.0.0.
-        EOWARN
-      end
-
       result = prepare(sql).execute(bind_vars)
       if block_given?
         begin