diff --git a/futures-util/src/future/join.rs b/futures-util/src/future/join.rs
index a8183433df..e65fe1f9e0 100644
--- a/futures-util/src/future/join.rs
+++ b/futures-util/src/future/join.rs
@@ -76,15 +76,6 @@ macro_rules! generate {
 generate! {
     /// Future for the [`join`](join()) function.
     (Join, <Fut1, Fut2>),
-
-    /// Future for the [`join3`] function.
-    (Join3, <Fut1, Fut2, Fut3>),
-
-    /// Future for the [`join4`] function.
-    (Join4, <Fut1, Fut2, Fut3, Fut4>),
-
-    /// Future for the [`join5`] function.
-    (Join5, <Fut1, Fut2, Fut3, Fut4, Fut5>),
 }
 
 /// Joins the result of two futures, waiting for them both to complete.
@@ -116,111 +107,3 @@ where
     let f = Join::new(future1, future2);
     assert_future::<(Fut1::Output, Fut2::Output), _>(f)
 }
-
-/// Same as [`join`](join()), but with more futures.
-///
-/// # Examples
-///
-/// ```
-/// # futures::executor::block_on(async {
-/// use futures::future;
-///
-/// let a = async { 1 };
-/// let b = async { 2 };
-/// let c = async { 3 };
-/// let tuple = future::join3(a, b, c);
-///
-/// assert_eq!(tuple.await, (1, 2, 3));
-/// # });
-/// ```
-pub fn join3<Fut1, Fut2, Fut3>(
-    future1: Fut1,
-    future2: Fut2,
-    future3: Fut3,
-) -> Join3<Fut1, Fut2, Fut3>
-where
-    Fut1: Future,
-    Fut2: Future,
-    Fut3: Future,
-{
-    let f = Join3::new(future1, future2, future3);
-    assert_future::<(Fut1::Output, Fut2::Output, Fut3::Output), _>(f)
-}
-
-/// Same as [`join`](join()), but with more futures.
-///
-/// # Examples
-///
-/// ```
-/// # futures::executor::block_on(async {
-/// use futures::future;
-///
-/// let a = async { 1 };
-/// let b = async { 2 };
-/// let c = async { 3 };
-/// let d = async { 4 };
-/// let tuple = future::join4(a, b, c, d);
-///
-/// assert_eq!(tuple.await, (1, 2, 3, 4));
-/// # });
-/// ```
-pub fn join4<Fut1, Fut2, Fut3, Fut4>(
-    future1: Fut1,
-    future2: Fut2,
-    future3: Fut3,
-    future4: Fut4,
-) -> Join4<Fut1, Fut2, Fut3, Fut4>
-where
-    Fut1: Future,
-    Fut2: Future,
-    Fut3: Future,
-    Fut4: Future,
-{
-    let f = Join4::new(future1, future2, future3, future4);
-    assert_future::<(Fut1::Output, Fut2::Output, Fut3::Output, Fut4::Output), _>(f)
-}
-
-/// Same as [`join`](join()), but with more futures.
-///
-/// # Examples
-///
-/// ```
-/// # futures::executor::block_on(async {
-/// use futures::future;
-///
-/// let a = async { 1 };
-/// let b = async { 2 };
-/// let c = async { 3 };
-/// let d = async { 4 };
-/// let e = async { 5 };
-/// let tuple = future::join5(a, b, c, d, e);
-///
-/// assert_eq!(tuple.await, (1, 2, 3, 4, 5));
-/// # });
-/// ```
-pub fn join5<Fut1, Fut2, Fut3, Fut4, Fut5>(
-    future1: Fut1,
-    future2: Fut2,
-    future3: Fut3,
-    future4: Fut4,
-    future5: Fut5,
-) -> Join5<Fut1, Fut2, Fut3, Fut4, Fut5>
-where
-    Fut1: Future,
-    Fut2: Future,
-    Fut3: Future,
-    Fut4: Future,
-    Fut5: Future,
-{
-    let f = Join5::new(future1, future2, future3, future4, future5);
-    assert_future::<
-        (
-            Fut1::Output,
-            Fut2::Output,
-            Fut3::Output,
-            Fut4::Output,
-            Fut5::Output,
-        ),
-        _,
-    >(f)
-}
diff --git a/futures-util/src/future/mod.rs b/futures-util/src/future/mod.rs
index 84e457c2f5..f30d0e459b 100644
--- a/futures-util/src/future/mod.rs
+++ b/futures-util/src/future/mod.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ mod ready;
 pub use self::ready::{err, ok, ready, Ready};
 
 mod join;
-pub use self::join::{join, join3, join4, join5, Join, Join3, Join4, Join5};
+pub use self::join::{join, Join};
 
 #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
 mod join_all;
@@ -88,9 +88,7 @@ mod select_all;
 pub use self::select_all::{select_all, SelectAll};
 
 mod try_join;
-pub use self::try_join::{
-    try_join, try_join3, try_join4, try_join5, TryJoin, TryJoin3, TryJoin4, TryJoin5,
-};
+pub use self::try_join::{try_join, TryJoin};
 
 #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
 mod try_join_all;
diff --git a/futures-util/src/future/try_join.rs b/futures-util/src/future/try_join.rs
index 6af1f0ccbf..b84effc55b 100644
--- a/futures-util/src/future/try_join.rs
+++ b/futures-util/src/future/try_join.rs
@@ -92,15 +92,6 @@ macro_rules! generate {
 generate! {
     /// Future for the [`try_join`](try_join()) function.
     (TryJoin, <Fut1, Fut2>),
-
-    /// Future for the [`try_join3`] function.
-    (TryJoin3, <Fut1, Fut2, Fut3>),
-
-    /// Future for the [`try_join4`] function.
-    (TryJoin4, <Fut1, Fut2, Fut3, Fut4>),
-
-    /// Future for the [`try_join5`] function.
-    (TryJoin5, <Fut1, Fut2, Fut3, Fut4, Fut5>),
 }
 
 /// Joins the result of two futures, waiting for them both to complete or
@@ -152,105 +143,3 @@ where
 {
     assert_future::<Result<(Fut1::Ok, Fut2::Ok), Fut1::Error>, _>(TryJoin::new(future1, future2))
 }
-
-/// Same as [`try_join`](try_join()), but with more futures.
-///
-/// # Examples
-///
-/// ```
-/// # futures::executor::block_on(async {
-/// use futures::future;
-///
-/// let a = future::ready(Ok::<i32, i32>(1));
-/// let b = future::ready(Ok::<i32, i32>(2));
-/// let c = future::ready(Ok::<i32, i32>(3));
-/// let tuple = future::try_join3(a, b, c);
-///
-/// assert_eq!(tuple.await, Ok((1, 2, 3)));
-/// # });
-/// ```
-pub fn try_join3<Fut1, Fut2, Fut3>(
-    future1: Fut1,
-    future2: Fut2,
-    future3: Fut3,
-) -> TryJoin3<Fut1, Fut2, Fut3>
-where
-    Fut1: TryFuture,
-    Fut2: TryFuture<Error = Fut1::Error>,
-    Fut3: TryFuture<Error = Fut1::Error>,
-{
-    assert_future::<Result<(Fut1::Ok, Fut2::Ok, Fut3::Ok), Fut1::Error>, _>(TryJoin3::new(
-        future1, future2, future3,
-    ))
-}
-
-/// Same as [`try_join`](try_join()), but with more futures.
-///
-/// # Examples
-///
-/// ```
-/// # futures::executor::block_on(async {
-/// use futures::future;
-///
-/// let a = future::ready(Ok::<i32, i32>(1));
-/// let b = future::ready(Ok::<i32, i32>(2));
-/// let c = future::ready(Ok::<i32, i32>(3));
-/// let d = future::ready(Ok::<i32, i32>(4));
-/// let tuple = future::try_join4(a, b, c, d);
-///
-/// assert_eq!(tuple.await, Ok((1, 2, 3, 4)));
-/// # });
-/// ```
-pub fn try_join4<Fut1, Fut2, Fut3, Fut4>(
-    future1: Fut1,
-    future2: Fut2,
-    future3: Fut3,
-    future4: Fut4,
-) -> TryJoin4<Fut1, Fut2, Fut3, Fut4>
-where
-    Fut1: TryFuture,
-    Fut2: TryFuture<Error = Fut1::Error>,
-    Fut3: TryFuture<Error = Fut1::Error>,
-    Fut4: TryFuture<Error = Fut1::Error>,
-{
-    assert_future::<Result<(Fut1::Ok, Fut2::Ok, Fut3::Ok, Fut4::Ok), Fut1::Error>, _>(
-        TryJoin4::new(future1, future2, future3, future4),
-    )
-}
-
-/// Same as [`try_join`](try_join()), but with more futures.
-///
-/// # Examples
-///
-/// ```
-/// # futures::executor::block_on(async {
-/// use futures::future;
-///
-/// let a = future::ready(Ok::<i32, i32>(1));
-/// let b = future::ready(Ok::<i32, i32>(2));
-/// let c = future::ready(Ok::<i32, i32>(3));
-/// let d = future::ready(Ok::<i32, i32>(4));
-/// let e = future::ready(Ok::<i32, i32>(5));
-/// let tuple = future::try_join5(a, b, c, d, e);
-///
-/// assert_eq!(tuple.await, Ok((1, 2, 3, 4, 5)));
-/// # });
-/// ```
-pub fn try_join5<Fut1, Fut2, Fut3, Fut4, Fut5>(
-    future1: Fut1,
-    future2: Fut2,
-    future3: Fut3,
-    future4: Fut4,
-    future5: Fut5,
-) -> TryJoin5<Fut1, Fut2, Fut3, Fut4, Fut5>
-where
-    Fut1: TryFuture,
-    Fut2: TryFuture<Error = Fut1::Error>,
-    Fut3: TryFuture<Error = Fut1::Error>,
-    Fut4: TryFuture<Error = Fut1::Error>,
-    Fut5: TryFuture<Error = Fut1::Error>,
-{
-    assert_future::<Result<(Fut1::Ok, Fut2::Ok, Fut3::Ok, Fut4::Ok, Fut5::Ok), Fut1::Error>, _>(
-        TryJoin5::new(future1, future2, future3, future4, future5),
-    )
-}
diff --git a/futures/tests/sink_fanout.rs b/futures/tests/sink_fanout.rs
index e57b2d8c7b..557ba14e99 100644
--- a/futures/tests/sink_fanout.rs
+++ b/futures/tests/sink_fanout.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use futures::channel::mpsc;
 use futures::executor::block_on;
-use futures::future::join3;
+use futures::join;
 use futures::sink::SinkExt;
 use futures::stream::{self, StreamExt};
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ fn it_works() {
 
     let collect_fut1 = rx1.collect::<Vec<_>>();
     let collect_fut2 = rx2.collect::<Vec<_>>();
-    let (_, vec1, vec2) = block_on(join3(fwd, collect_fut1, collect_fut2));
+    let (_, vec1, vec2) = block_on(async move { join!(fwd, collect_fut1, collect_fut2)});
 
     let expected = (0..10).collect::<Vec<_>>();