diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 03d91d430..debb739ec 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@ Currently, the `@compat` macro supports the following syntaxes:
 
 ## Module Aliases
 
-* `using Compat.LibGit2` is provided on versions older than 0.7, where this library is
-  not yet part of the standard library ([#25706]).
-
 * `using Compat.UUIDs` is provided on versions older than 0.7, where this library is
   not yet part of the standard library ([#25819]).
 
diff --git a/src/Compat.jl b/src/Compat.jl
index 20d98a6ab..6644e3577 100644
--- a/src/Compat.jl
+++ b/src/Compat.jl
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ enable_debug(x::Bool) = x
 import Distributed
 import Pkg
 import InteractiveUtils
+import LibGit2
 
 
 include("compatmacro.jl")
@@ -74,12 +75,6 @@ end
     end
 end
 
-@static if VERSION < v"0.7.0-DEV.3724"
-    const LibGit2 = Base.LibGit2
-else
-    import LibGit2
-end
-
 # 0.7.0-DEV.2695
 @static if !isdefined(Base, :AbstractDisplay)
     const AbstractDisplay = Display
diff --git a/test/old.jl b/test/old.jl
index 78d572a3a..46e863804 100644
--- a/test/old.jl
+++ b/test/old.jl
@@ -209,6 +209,14 @@ module TestInteractiveUtils
     @test isdefined(@__MODULE__, :varinfo)
 end
 
+module TestLibGit2
+    using Compat
+    using Compat.LibGit2
+    using Compat.Test
+    @test isdefined(@__MODULE__, :LibGit2)
+    @test isdefined(@__MODULE__, :GitRepo)
+end
+
 
 # tests of removed functionality (i.e. justs tests Base)
 
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index dfb1f6c4a..6e0ecd33b 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -82,14 +82,6 @@ end
 
 @test codeunit("foo") == codeunit(SubString("fooαβγ",1,3)) == UInt8
 
-module TestLibGit2
-    using Compat
-    using Compat.LibGit2
-    using Compat.Test
-    @test isdefined(@__MODULE__, :LibGit2)
-    @test isdefined(@__MODULE__, :GitRepo)
-end
-
 @test eltype(Base.Multimedia.displays) <: AbstractDisplay
 
 # 0.7.0-DEV.3481