diff --git a/include/crucible/fd.h b/include/crucible/fd.h
index 89eec2e..d632bd5 100644
--- a/include/crucible/fd.h
+++ b/include/crucible/fd.h
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ namespace crucible {
 	template<> void pread_or_die<ByteVector>(int fd, ByteVector& str, off_t offset);
 	template<> void pwrite_or_die<ByteVector>(int fd, const ByteVector& str, off_t offset);
 	// Deprecated
-	template<> void pread_or_die<vector<uint8_t>>(int fd, vector<uint8_t>& str, off_t offset);
-	template<> void pwrite_or_die<vector<uint8_t>>(int fd, const vector<uint8_t>& str, off_t offset);
+	template<> void pread_or_die<vector<uint8_t>>(int fd, vector<uint8_t>& str, off_t offset) = delete;
+	template<> void pwrite_or_die<vector<uint8_t>>(int fd, const vector<uint8_t>& str, off_t offset) = delete;
 	template<> void pread_or_die<vector<char>>(int fd, vector<char>& str, off_t offset) = delete;
 	template<> void pwrite_or_die<vector<char>>(int fd, const vector<char>& str, off_t offset) = delete;
 
diff --git a/lib/fd.cc b/lib/fd.cc
index bc32485..485939c 100644
--- a/lib/fd.cc
+++ b/lib/fd.cc
@@ -463,20 +463,6 @@ namespace crucible {
 		return pread_or_die(fd, text.data(), text.size(), offset);
 	}
 
-	template<>
-	void
-	pread_or_die<vector<uint8_t>>(int fd, vector<uint8_t> &text, off_t offset)
-	{
-		return pread_or_die(fd, text.data(), text.size(), offset);
-	}
-
-	template<>
-	void
-	pwrite_or_die<vector<uint8_t>>(int fd, const vector<uint8_t> &text, off_t offset)
-	{
-		return pwrite_or_die(fd, text.data(), text.size(), offset);
-	}
-
 	template<>
 	void
 	pwrite_or_die<ByteVector>(int fd, const ByteVector &text, off_t offset)