diff --git a/daemon/fw/broadcast-strategy.cpp b/daemon/fw/broadcast-strategy.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 253efc8..0000000
--- a/daemon/fw/broadcast-strategy.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
-/**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2016,  Regents of the University of California,
- *                           Arizona Board of Regents,
- *                           Colorado State University,
- *                           University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
- *                           Washington University in St. Louis,
- *                           Beijing Institute of Technology,
- *                           The University of Memphis.
- *
- * This file is part of NFD (Named Data Networking Forwarding Daemon).
- * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of NFD authors and contributors.
- *
- * NFD is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
- * of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
- * either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * NFD is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
- * without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
- * PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
- * NFD, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-#include "broadcast-strategy.hpp"
-
-namespace nfd {
-namespace fw {
-
-NFD_LOG_INIT("BroadcastStrategy");
-
-const Name BroadcastStrategy::STRATEGY_NAME("ndn:/localhost/nfd/strategy/broadcast/%FD%02");
-NFD_REGISTER_STRATEGY(BroadcastStrategy);
-
-BroadcastStrategy::BroadcastStrategy(Forwarder& forwarder, const Name& name)
-  : MulticastStrategy(forwarder, name)
-  , m_isFirstUse(true)
-{
-}
-
-void
-BroadcastStrategy::afterReceiveInterest(const Face& inFace, const Interest& interest,
-                                        const shared_ptr<pit::Entry>& pitEntry)
-{
-  if (m_isFirstUse) {
-    NFD_LOG_WARN("The broadcast strategy has been renamed as multicast strategy. "
-                 "Use ndn:/localhost/nfd/strategy/multicast to select the multicast strategy.");
-    m_isFirstUse = false;
-  }
-
-  this->MulticastStrategy::afterReceiveInterest(inFace, interest, pitEntry);
-}
-
-} // namespace fw
-} // namespace nfd
diff --git a/daemon/fw/broadcast-strategy.hpp b/daemon/fw/broadcast-strategy.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ef781c..0000000
--- a/daemon/fw/broadcast-strategy.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
-/**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2016,  Regents of the University of California,
- *                           Arizona Board of Regents,
- *                           Colorado State University,
- *                           University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
- *                           Washington University in St. Louis,
- *                           Beijing Institute of Technology,
- *                           The University of Memphis.
- *
- * This file is part of NFD (Named Data Networking Forwarding Daemon).
- * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of NFD authors and contributors.
- *
- * NFD is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
- * of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
- * either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * NFD is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
- * without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
- * PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
- * NFD, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-#ifndef NFD_DAEMON_FW_BROADCAST_STRATEGY_HPP
-#define NFD_DAEMON_FW_BROADCAST_STRATEGY_HPP
-
-#include "multicast-strategy.hpp"
-
-namespace nfd {
-namespace fw {
-
-/** \brief identical to MulticastStrategy, for backwards compatibility
- *  \deprecated use MulticastStrategy instead
- */
-class BroadcastStrategy : public MulticastStrategy
-{
-public:
-  explicit
-  BroadcastStrategy(Forwarder& forwarder, const Name& name = STRATEGY_NAME);
-
-  virtual void
-  afterReceiveInterest(const Face& inFace, const Interest& interest,
-                       const shared_ptr<pit::Entry>& pitEntry) override;
-
-public:
-  static const Name STRATEGY_NAME;
-
-private:
-  bool m_isFirstUse;
-};
-
-} // namespace fw
-} // namespace nfd
-
-#endif // NFD_DAEMON_FW_BROADCAST_STRATEGY_HPP
diff --git a/tests/daemon/fw/broadcast-strategy.t.cpp b/tests/daemon/fw/broadcast-strategy.t.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index bb05aaf..0000000
--- a/tests/daemon/fw/broadcast-strategy.t.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
-/**
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2015,  Regents of the University of California,
- *                           Arizona Board of Regents,
- *                           Colorado State University,
- *                           University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
- *                           Washington University in St. Louis,
- *                           Beijing Institute of Technology,
- *                           The University of Memphis.
- *
- * This file is part of NFD (Named Data Networking Forwarding Daemon).
- * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of NFD authors and contributors.
- *
- * NFD is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
- * of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
- * either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * NFD is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
- * without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
- * PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
- * NFD, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-#include "fw/broadcast-strategy.hpp"
-
-#include "tests/test-common.hpp"
-
-namespace nfd {
-namespace fw {
-namespace tests {
-
-using namespace nfd::tests;
-
-BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_SUITE(FwBroadcastStrategy, BaseFixture)
-
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(Registry)
-{
-  Forwarder forwarder;
-  StrategyChoice& sc = forwarder.getStrategyChoice();
-
-  BOOST_CHECK(sc.hasStrategy("ndn:/localhost/nfd/strategy/broadcast"));
-  BOOST_CHECK(sc.hasStrategy("ndn:/localhost/nfd/strategy/multicast"));
-}
-
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(StrategyName)
-{
-  Forwarder forwarder;
-  fw::BroadcastStrategy strategy(forwarder);
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(strategy.getName(), fw::BroadcastStrategy::STRATEGY_NAME);
-}
-
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
-
-} // namespace tests
-} // namespace fw
-} // namespace nfd