diff --git a/src/__phutil_library_map__.php b/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
--- a/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
+++ b/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
@@ -348,7 +348,6 @@
     'XsprintfUnknownConversionException' => 'xsprintf/exception/XsprintfUnknownConversionException.php',
   ),
   'function' => array(
-    'Futures' => 'future/functions.php',
     '_phutil_date_format' => 'utils/viewutils.php',
     '_qsprintf_check_scalar_type' => 'xsprintf/qsprintf.php',
     '_qsprintf_check_type' => 'xsprintf/qsprintf.php',
diff --git a/src/future/FutureIterator.php b/src/future/FutureIterator.php
--- a/src/future/FutureIterator.php
+++ b/src/future/FutureIterator.php
@@ -45,9 +45,7 @@
 
 
   /**
-   * Create a new iterator over a list of futures. By convention, use the
-   * convenience function @{function:Futures} instead of instantiating this
-   * class directly.
+   * Create a new iterator over a list of futures.
    *
    * @param list  List of @{class:Future}s to resolve.
    * @task basics
diff --git a/src/future/functions.php b/src/future/functions.php
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/src/future/functions.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * Convenience function for instantiating a new @{class:FutureIterator}.
- *
- * @param list              List of @{class:Future}s.
- * @return FutureIterator   New @{class:FutureIterator} over those futures.
- */
-function Futures($futures) {
-  return new FutureIterator($futures);
-}