diff --git a/src/_pytest/compat.py b/src/_pytest/compat.py
index c115ae98d..09e621c5d 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/compat.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/compat.py
@@ -361,21 +361,6 @@ class CaptureIO(io.TextIOWrapper):
         return self.buffer.getvalue().decode("UTF-8")
 
 
-class FuncargnamesCompatAttr:
-    """ helper class so that Metafunc, Function and FixtureRequest
-    don't need to each define the "funcargnames" compatibility attribute.
-    """
-
-    @property
-    def funcargnames(self):
-        """ alias attribute for ``fixturenames`` for pre-2.3 compatibility"""
-        import warnings
-        from _pytest.deprecated import FUNCARGNAMES
-
-        warnings.warn(FUNCARGNAMES, stacklevel=2)
-        return self.fixturenames
-
-
 if sys.version_info < (3, 5, 2):  # pragma: no cover
 
     def overload(f):  # noqa: F811
diff --git a/src/_pytest/fixtures.py b/src/_pytest/fixtures.py
index fc55ef2cf..34ecf2e21 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/fixtures.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/fixtures.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ from _pytest._code.code import FormattedExcinfo
 from _pytest._code.code import TerminalRepr
 from _pytest.compat import _format_args
 from _pytest.compat import _PytestWrapper
-from _pytest.compat import FuncargnamesCompatAttr
 from _pytest.compat import get_real_func
 from _pytest.compat import get_real_method
 from _pytest.compat import getfslineno
@@ -29,6 +28,7 @@ from _pytest.compat import is_generator
 from _pytest.compat import NOTSET
 from _pytest.compat import safe_getattr
 from _pytest.deprecated import FIXTURE_POSITIONAL_ARGUMENTS
+from _pytest.deprecated import FUNCARGNAMES
 from _pytest.outcomes import fail
 from _pytest.outcomes import TEST_OUTCOME
 
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ class FuncFixtureInfo:
         self.names_closure[:] = sorted(closure, key=self.names_closure.index)
 
 
-class FixtureRequest(FuncargnamesCompatAttr):
+class FixtureRequest:
     """ A request for a fixture from a test or fixture function.
 
     A request object gives access to the requesting test context
@@ -363,6 +363,12 @@ class FixtureRequest(FuncargnamesCompatAttr):
         result.extend(set(self._fixture_defs).difference(result))
         return result
 
+    @property
+    def funcargnames(self):
+        """ alias attribute for ``fixturenames`` for pre-2.3 compatibility"""
+        warnings.warn(FUNCARGNAMES, stacklevel=2)
+        return self.fixturenames
+
     @property
     def node(self):
         """ underlying collection node (depends on current request scope)"""
diff --git a/src/_pytest/python.py b/src/_pytest/python.py
index c1654b1c9..3cee09332 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/python.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/python.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ from _pytest.compat import safe_getattr
 from _pytest.compat import safe_isclass
 from _pytest.compat import STRING_TYPES
 from _pytest.config import hookimpl
+from _pytest.deprecated import FUNCARGNAMES
 from _pytest.main import FSHookProxy
 from _pytest.mark import MARK_GEN
 from _pytest.mark.structures import get_unpacked_marks
@@ -882,7 +883,7 @@ class CallSpec2:
         self.marks.extend(normalize_mark_list(marks))
 
 
-class Metafunc(fixtures.FuncargnamesCompatAttr):
+class Metafunc:
     """
     Metafunc objects are passed to the :func:`pytest_generate_tests <_pytest.hookspec.pytest_generate_tests>` hook.
     They help to inspect a test function and to generate tests according to
@@ -916,6 +917,12 @@ class Metafunc(fixtures.FuncargnamesCompatAttr):
         self._ids = set()
         self._arg2fixturedefs = fixtureinfo.name2fixturedefs
 
+    @property
+    def funcargnames(self):
+        """ alias attribute for ``fixturenames`` for pre-2.3 compatibility"""
+        warnings.warn(FUNCARGNAMES, stacklevel=2)
+        return self.fixturenames
+
     def parametrize(self, argnames, argvalues, indirect=False, ids=None, scope=None):
         """ Add new invocations to the underlying test function using the list
         of argvalues for the given argnames.  Parametrization is performed
@@ -1333,7 +1340,7 @@ def write_docstring(tw, doc, indent="    "):
             tw.write(indent + line + "\n")
 
 
-class Function(FunctionMixin, nodes.Item, fixtures.FuncargnamesCompatAttr):
+class Function(FunctionMixin, nodes.Item):
     """ a Function Item is responsible for setting up and executing a
     Python test function.
     """
@@ -1420,6 +1427,12 @@ class Function(FunctionMixin, nodes.Item, fixtures.FuncargnamesCompatAttr):
         "(compatonly) for code expecting pytest-2.2 style request objects"
         return self
 
+    @property
+    def funcargnames(self):
+        """ alias attribute for ``fixturenames`` for pre-2.3 compatibility"""
+        warnings.warn(FUNCARGNAMES, stacklevel=2)
+        return self.fixturenames
+
     def runtest(self):
         """ execute the underlying test function. """
         self.ihook.pytest_pyfunc_call(pyfuncitem=self)