Massachusetts - Suppressing An Easement

Location: Massachusetts: I own two contingent lots, both of which are built. I've inherited them from my parents. One is a multi-family building and the other is a single family home. Seventy five years ago the lots were subdivided, and at the time, the owner, a friend of my parents, wanted to be able to drive over the lot in front of his so that he could get to the new lot he created. So when he subdivided the lot into two, he created an easement which he wrote into the deed as a "right of way." He wasn't a lawyer. To make this easement palatable to the buyers of the lot he was crossing, he gave them an equivalent easement, which he labeled a "right of way" on his lot. It connected the multi-family building with a place to tie up their boats. Around fifty years ago the pier was demolished and has never been rebuilt, nor does coastal law permit its rebuilding.

My question is that since I own both lots, can I just strike the easement off the deed and be done with it? I've spoken to two seemingly well-informed lawyers. One claims that it's a huge hassle, requires public notice, and deep title research, and demonstrating that no unknown party has a right to use the right-of-way. The other has told me that when my parents' friend wrote "right of way" on the deeds he was simply using the wrong language and since I own both lots I can just strike the easement/"right-of-way" off the deed. My family has owned both properties for many years and I know there are no unknown easement holders. I know when, how, and why the easement was created. Which lawyer is right, the one who says it's a huge hassle requiring public notice, or the other saying it's no big deal?