diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/instagram.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/instagram.py
index 84018a94..c62880b1 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/instagram.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/instagram.py
@@ -366,13 +366,6 @@ class InstagramUserExtractor(InstagramExtractor):
     )
 
     def items(self):
-        if self.config("highlights"):
-            self.log.warning("'highlights' is deprecated, "
-                             "use '\"include\": \"…,highlights\"' instead")
-            default = ("highlights", "posts")
-        else:
-            default = ("posts",)
-
         base = "{}/{}/".format(self.root, self.item)
         stories = "{}/stories/{}/".format(self.root, self.item)
         return self._dispatch_extractors((
@@ -380,7 +373,7 @@ class InstagramUserExtractor(InstagramExtractor):
             (InstagramHighlightsExtractor, base + "highlights/"),
             (InstagramPostsExtractor     , base + "posts/"),
             (InstagramChannelExtractor   , base + "channel/"),
-        ), default)
+        ), ("posts",))
 
 
 class InstagramPostsExtractor(InstagramExtractor):
diff --git a/gallery_dl/postprocessor/exec.py b/gallery_dl/postprocessor/exec.py
index 5a54a77c..25142196 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/postprocessor/exec.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/postprocessor/exec.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-# Copyright 2018-2020 Mike Fährmann
+# Copyright 2018-2021 Mike Fährmann
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@ class ExecPP(PostProcessor):
         events = options.get("event")
         if events is None:
             events = ("after",)
-            if options.get("final"):
-                self.log.warning("'final' is deprecated, "
-                                 "use '\"event\": \"finalize\"' instead")
-                events = ("finalize",)
         elif isinstance(events, str):
             events = events.split(",")
         for event in events:
diff --git a/gallery_dl/postprocessor/metadata.py b/gallery_dl/postprocessor/metadata.py
index 71a67c17..3dc4e9ec 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/postprocessor/metadata.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/postprocessor/metadata.py
@@ -55,10 +55,6 @@ class MetadataPP(PostProcessor):
         events = options.get("event")
         if events is None:
             events = ("file",)
-            if options.get("bypost"):
-                self.log.warning("'bypost' is deprecated, use '\"event\": "
-                                 "\"post\"' and 'filename' instead")
-                events = ("metadata",)
         elif isinstance(events, str):
             events = events.split(",")
         for event in events:
diff --git a/gallery_dl/version.py b/gallery_dl/version.py
index 572d3bba..8b5e4afb 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/version.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/version.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-# Copyright 2016-2020 Mike Fährmann
+# Copyright 2016-2021 Mike Fährmann
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation.
 
-__version__ = "1.16.4"
+__version__ = "1.17.0-dev"