diff --git a/telebot/__init__.py b/telebot/__init__.py
index 7adeeb1..3c14456 100644
--- a/telebot/__init__.py
+++ b/telebot/__init__.py
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ class TeleBot:
         editMessageReplyMarkup
         editMessageLiveLocation
         stopMessageLiveLocation
-        kickChatMember
         banChatMember
         unbanChatMember
         restrictChatMember
@@ -132,7 +131,6 @@ class TeleBot:
         leaveChat
         getChat
         getChatAdministrators
-        getChatMembersCount
         getChatMemberCount
         getChatMember
         answerCallbackQuery
@@ -845,7 +843,8 @@ class TeleBot:
         :param chat_id:
         :return:
         """
-        result = apihelper.get_chat_members_count(self.token, chat_id)
+        logger.info('get_chat_members_count is deprecated. Use get_chat_member_count instead.')
+        result = apihelper.get_chat_member_count(self.token, chat_id)
         return result
     
     def get_chat_member_count(self, chat_id: Union[int, str]) -> int:
@@ -1485,7 +1484,8 @@ class TeleBot:
                 Always True for supergroups and channels.
         :return: boolean
         """
-        return apihelper.kick_chat_member(self.token, chat_id, user_id, until_date, revoke_messages)
+        logger.info('kick_chat_member is deprecated. Use ban_chat_member instead.')
+        return apihelper.ban_chat_member(self.token, chat_id, user_id, until_date, revoke_messages)
 
     def ban_chat_member(
             self, chat_id: Union[int, str], user_id: int, 
@@ -2971,7 +2971,8 @@ class AsyncTeleBot(TeleBot):
 
     @util.async_dec()
     def get_chat_members_count(self, *args):
-        return TeleBot.get_chat_members_count(self, *args)
+        logger.info('get_chat_members_count is deprecated. Use get_chat_member_count instead')
+        return TeleBot.get_chat_member_count(self, *args)
     
     @util.async_dec()
     def get_chat_member_count(self, *args):
@@ -3071,7 +3072,8 @@ class AsyncTeleBot(TeleBot):
 
     @util.async_dec()
     def kick_chat_member(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        return TeleBot.kick_chat_member(self, *args, **kwargs)
+        logger.info('kick_chat_member is deprecated. Use ban_chat_member instead.')
+        return TeleBot.ban_chat_member(self, *args, **kwargs)
     
     @util.async_dec()
     def ban_chat_member(self, *args, **kwargs):
diff --git a/telebot/apihelper.py b/telebot/apihelper.py
index 7b1779a..ca8ec8c 100644
--- a/telebot/apihelper.py
+++ b/telebot/apihelper.py
@@ -330,12 +330,6 @@ def get_chat_administrators(token, chat_id):
     return _make_request(token, method_url, params=payload)
 
 
-def get_chat_members_count(token, chat_id):
-    method_url = r'getChatMembersCount'
-    payload = {'chat_id': chat_id}
-    return _make_request(token, method_url, params=payload)
-
-
 def get_chat_member_count(token, chat_id):
     method_url = r'getChatMemberCount'
     payload = {'chat_id': chat_id}
@@ -856,18 +850,6 @@ def get_method_by_type(data_type):
         return r'sendSticker'
 
 
-def kick_chat_member(token, chat_id, user_id, until_date=None, revoke_messages=None):
-    method_url = 'kickChatMember'
-    payload = {'chat_id': chat_id, 'user_id': user_id}
-    if isinstance(until_date, datetime):
-        payload['until_date'] = until_date.timestamp()
-    else:
-        payload['until_date'] = until_date
-    if revoke_messages is not None:
-        payload['revoke_messages'] = revoke_messages
-    return _make_request(token, method_url, params=payload, method='post')
-
-
 def ban_chat_member(token, chat_id, user_id, until_date=None, revoke_messages=None):
     method_url = 'banChatMember'
     payload = {'chat_id': chat_id, 'user_id': user_id}