diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
index 8dca5bf2..c74a5805 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
@@ -7491,17 +7491,11 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().QueueRunner = function(j$) {
       next = once(function next(err) {
         cleanup();
 
-        if (j$.isError_(err)) {
+        if (typeof err !== 'undefined') {
           if (!(err instanceof StopExecutionError) && !err.jasmineMessage) {
             self.fail(err);
           }
           self.errored = errored = true;
-        } else if (typeof err !== 'undefined' && !self.errored) {
-          self.deprecated(
-            'Any argument passed to a done callback will be treated as an ' +
-              'error in a future release. Call the done callback without ' +
-              "arguments if you don't want to trigger a spec failure."
-          );
         }
 
         function runNext() {
diff --git a/spec/core/QueueRunnerSpec.js b/spec/core/QueueRunnerSpec.js
index 134cfc01..955f3837 100644
--- a/spec/core/QueueRunnerSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/QueueRunnerSpec.js
@@ -150,109 +150,31 @@ describe('QueueRunner', function() {
     });
 
     describe('When next is called with an argument', function() {
-      describe('that is an Error', function() {
-        it('explicitly fails and moves to the next function', function() {
-          var err = new Error('foo'),
-            queueableFn1 = {
-              fn: function(done) {
-                setTimeout(function() {
-                  done(err);
-                }, 100);
-              }
-            },
-            queueableFn2 = { fn: jasmine.createSpy('fn2') },
-            failFn = jasmine.createSpy('fail'),
-            queueRunner = new jasmineUnderTest.QueueRunner({
-              queueableFns: [queueableFn1, queueableFn2],
-              fail: failFn
-            });
+      it('explicitly fails and moves to the next function', function() {
+        var err = 'anything except undefined',
+          queueableFn1 = {
+            fn: function(done) {
+              setTimeout(function() {
+                done(err);
+              }, 100);
+            }
+          },
+          queueableFn2 = { fn: jasmine.createSpy('fn2') },
+          failFn = jasmine.createSpy('fail'),
+          queueRunner = new jasmineUnderTest.QueueRunner({
+            queueableFns: [queueableFn1, queueableFn2],
+            fail: failFn
+          });
 
-          queueRunner.execute();
+        queueRunner.execute();
 
-          expect(failFn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-          expect(queueableFn2.fn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(failFn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(queueableFn2.fn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 
-          jasmine.clock().tick(100);
+        jasmine.clock().tick(100);
 
-          expect(failFn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(err);
-          expect(queueableFn2.fn).toHaveBeenCalled();
-        });
-
-        it('does not log a deprecation', function() {
-          var err = new Error('foo'),
-            queueableFn1 = {
-              fn: function(done) {
-                setTimeout(function() {
-                  done(err);
-                }, 100);
-              }
-            },
-            deprecated = jasmine.createSpy('deprecated'),
-            queueRunner = new jasmineUnderTest.QueueRunner({
-              queueableFns: [queueableFn1],
-              deprecated: deprecated
-            });
-
-          queueRunner.execute();
-
-          jasmine.clock().tick(100);
-
-          expect(deprecated).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-        });
-      });
-
-      describe('that is not an Error', function() {
-        it('logs a deprecation', function() {
-          var queueableFn1 = {
-              fn: function(done) {
-                setTimeout(function() {
-                  done('not an Error');
-                }, 100);
-              }
-            },
-            deprecated = jasmine.createSpy('deprecated'),
-            queueRunner = new jasmineUnderTest.QueueRunner({
-              queueableFns: [queueableFn1],
-              deprecated: deprecated
-            });
-
-          queueRunner.execute();
-
-          jasmine.clock().tick(100);
-
-          expect(deprecated).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-            'Any argument passed to a done callback will be treated as an ' +
-              'error in a future release. Call the done callback without ' +
-              "arguments if you don't want to trigger a spec failure."
-          );
-        });
-
-        it('moves to the next function without failing', function() {
-          var queueableFn1 = {
-              fn: function(done) {
-                setTimeout(function() {
-                  done('not an Error');
-                }, 100);
-              }
-            },
-            queueableFn2 = { fn: jasmine.createSpy('fn2') },
-            failFn = jasmine.createSpy('fail'),
-            queueRunner = new jasmineUnderTest.QueueRunner({
-              queueableFns: [queueableFn1, queueableFn2],
-              fail: failFn,
-              deprecated: function() {}
-            });
-
-          queueRunner.execute();
-
-          expect(failFn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-          expect(queueableFn2.fn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-
-          jasmine.clock().tick(100);
-
-          expect(failFn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-          expect(queueableFn2.fn).toHaveBeenCalled();
-        });
+        expect(failFn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(err);
+        expect(queueableFn2.fn).toHaveBeenCalled();
       });
     });
 
diff --git a/src/core/QueueRunner.js b/src/core/QueueRunner.js
index ce227108..57b70901 100644
--- a/src/core/QueueRunner.js
+++ b/src/core/QueueRunner.js
@@ -100,17 +100,11 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().QueueRunner = function(j$) {
       next = once(function next(err) {
         cleanup();
 
-        if (j$.isError_(err)) {
+        if (typeof err !== 'undefined') {
           if (!(err instanceof StopExecutionError) && !err.jasmineMessage) {
             self.fail(err);
           }
           self.errored = errored = true;
-        } else if (typeof err !== 'undefined' && !self.errored) {
-          self.deprecated(
-            'Any argument passed to a done callback will be treated as an ' +
-              'error in a future release. Call the done callback without ' +
-              "arguments if you don't want to trigger a spec failure."
-          );
         }
 
         function runNext() {