diff --git a/src/datajoint/__init__.py b/src/datajoint/__init__.py
index 7e07977f3..7f809487d 100644
--- a/src/datajoint/__init__.py
+++ b/src/datajoint/__init__.py
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
     "Top",
     "U",
     "Diagram",
-    "kill",
     "MatCell",
     "MatStruct",
     # Codec API
@@ -94,8 +93,6 @@
     # Diagram imports networkx and matplotlib
     "Diagram": (".diagram", "Diagram"),
     "diagram": (".diagram", None),  # Return the module itself
-    # kill imports pymysql via connection
-    "kill": (".admin", "kill"),
     # cli imports click
     "cli": (".cli", "cli"),
 }
diff --git a/src/datajoint/admin.py b/src/datajoint/admin.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 275e9a823..000000000
--- a/src/datajoint/admin.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,101 +0,0 @@
-import logging
-
-import pymysql
-
-from .connection import conn
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__.split(".")[0])
-
-
-def kill(restriction=None, connection=None, order_by=None):
-    """
-    View and kill database connections interactively.
-
-    Displays a list of active connections and prompts for connections to kill.
-
-    Parameters
-    ----------
-    restriction : str, optional
-        SQL WHERE clause to filter connections. Can use any attribute from
-        information_schema.processlist: ID, USER, HOST, DB, COMMAND, TIME, STATE, INFO.
-    connection : Connection, optional
-        A datajoint.Connection object. Defaults to datajoint.conn().
-    order_by : str or list[str], optional
-        Attribute(s) to order results by. Defaults to 'id'.
-
-    Examples
-    --------
-    >>> dj.kill('HOST LIKE "%compute%"')  # List connections from hosts containing "compute"
-    >>> dj.kill('TIME > 600')  # List connections idle for more than 10 minutes
-    """
-
-    if connection is None:
-        connection = conn()
-
-    if order_by is not None and not isinstance(order_by, str):
-        order_by = ",".join(order_by)
-
-    query = (
-        "SELECT * FROM information_schema.processlist WHERE id <> CONNECTION_ID()"
-        + ("" if restriction is None else " AND (%s)" % restriction)
-        + (" ORDER BY %s" % (order_by or "id"))
-    )
-
-    while True:
-        print("  ID USER         HOST          STATE         TIME    INFO")
-        print("+--+ +----------+ +-----------+ +-----------+ +-----+")
-        cur = ({k.lower(): v for k, v in elem.items()} for elem in connection.query(query, as_dict=True))
-        for process in cur:
-            try:
-                print("{id:>4d} {user:<12s} {host:<12s} {state:<12s} {time:>7d}  {info}".format(**process))
-            except TypeError:
-                print(process)
-        response = input('process to kill or "q" to quit > ')
-        if response == "q":
-            break
-        if response:
-            try:
-                pid = int(response)
-            except ValueError:
-                pass  # ignore non-numeric input
-            else:
-                try:
-                    connection.query("kill %d" % pid)
-                except pymysql.err.InternalError:
-                    logger.warn("Process not found")
-
-
-def kill_quick(restriction=None, connection=None):
-    """
-    Kill database connections without prompting.
-
-    Parameters
-    ----------
-    restriction : str, optional
-        SQL WHERE clause to filter connections. Can use any attribute from
-        information_schema.processlist: ID, USER, HOST, DB, COMMAND, TIME, STATE, INFO.
-    connection : Connection, optional
-        A datajoint.Connection object. Defaults to datajoint.conn().
-
-    Returns
-    -------
-    int
-        Number of terminated connections.
-
-    Examples
-    --------
-    >>> dj.kill_quick('HOST LIKE "%compute%"')  # Kill connections from hosts with "compute"
-    """
-    if connection is None:
-        connection = conn()
-
-    query = "SELECT * FROM information_schema.processlist WHERE id <> CONNECTION_ID()" + (
-        "" if restriction is None else " AND (%s)" % restriction
-    )
-
-    cur = ({k.lower(): v for k, v in elem.items()} for elem in connection.query(query, as_dict=True))
-    nkill = 0
-    for process in cur:
-        connection.query("kill %d" % process["id"])
-        nkill += 1
-    return nkill
diff --git a/src/datajoint/table.py b/src/datajoint/table.py
index 8c672f41e..16cb51b6d 100644
--- a/src/datajoint/table.py
+++ b/src/datajoint/table.py
@@ -50,12 +50,6 @@
 )
 
 
-class _RenameMap(tuple):
-    """for internal use"""
-
-    pass
-
-
 @dataclass
 class ValidationResult:
     """
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_lazy_imports.py b/tests/unit/test_lazy_imports.py
index f5142516e..a87412151 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_lazy_imports.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_lazy_imports.py
@@ -27,25 +27,6 @@ def test_lazy_diagram_import():
     assert Diagram.__name__ == "Diagram"
 
 
-def test_lazy_admin_import():
-    """Admin module should not be loaded until dj.kill is accessed."""
-    # Remove datajoint from sys.modules to get fresh import
-    modules_to_remove = [key for key in sys.modules if key.startswith("datajoint")]
-    for mod in modules_to_remove:
-        del sys.modules[mod]
-
-    # Import datajoint
-    import datajoint as dj
-
-    # Admin module should not be loaded yet
-    assert "datajoint.admin" not in sys.modules, "admin module loaded eagerly"
-
-    # Access kill - should trigger lazy load
-    kill = dj.kill
-    assert "datajoint.admin" in sys.modules, "admin module not loaded after access"
-    assert callable(kill)
-
-
 def test_lazy_cli_import():
     """CLI module should not be loaded until dj.cli is accessed."""
     # Remove datajoint from sys.modules to get fresh import
@@ -103,5 +84,4 @@ def test_core_imports_available():
 
     # Heavy modules should still not be loaded
     assert "datajoint.diagram" not in sys.modules
-    assert "datajoint.admin" not in sys.modules
     assert "datajoint.cli" not in sys.modules