diff --git a/src/_premake_init.lua b/src/_premake_init.lua
index dd13bd24f..fd0380228 100644
--- a/src/_premake_init.lua
+++ b/src/_premake_init.lua
@@ -94,13 +94,6 @@
 		pathVars = false,
 	}
 
-	api.register {
-		name = "buildrule",     -- DEPRECATED
-		scope = "config",
-		kind = "table",
-		tokens = true,
-	}
-
 	api.register {
 		name = "characterset",
 		scope = "config",
@@ -1202,24 +1195,6 @@
 	api.alias("propertydefinition", "propertyDefinition")
 	api.alias("removefiles", "excludes")
 
-
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---
--- Handlers for deprecated fields and values.
---
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-	-- 13 Apr 2017
-
-	api.deprecateField("buildrule", 'Use `buildcommands`, `buildoutputs`, and `buildmessage` instead.',
-	function(value)
-		if value.description then
-			buildmessage(value.description)
-		end
-		buildcommands(value.commands)
-		buildoutputs(value.outputs)
-	end)
-
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 --
 -- Install Premake's default set of command line arguments.
diff --git a/website/docs/Project-API.md b/website/docs/Project-API.md
index 426833257..6039ff5cb 100644
--- a/website/docs/Project-API.md
+++ b/website/docs/Project-API.md
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 | [buildmessage](buildmessage.md)                           |  |
 | [buildoptions](buildoptions.md)                           | Additional build options (passed directly to compiler) |
 | [buildoutputs](buildoutputs.md)                           |  |
-| [buildrule](buildrule.md)                                 |  |
 | [callingconvention](callingconvention.md)                 | Sets the function calling convention |
 | [cdialect](cdialect.md)                                   |  |
 | [characterset](characterset.md)                           | Set the character encoding |
diff --git a/website/docs/Whats-New-in-5.0.md b/website/docs/Whats-New-in-5.0.md
index af671af8e..7d8572005 100644
--- a/website/docs/Whats-New-in-5.0.md
+++ b/website/docs/Whats-New-in-5.0.md
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ title: What's New in 5.0
 
 ## Deprecated Values and Functions ##
 
-* [buildrule](buildrule.md)
 * [flags](flags.md):
 	* Component
 	* EnableSSE, EnableSSE2: use [vectorextensions](vectorextensions.md) instead
diff --git a/website/docs/buildrule.md b/website/docs/buildrule.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 58180d150..000000000
--- a/website/docs/buildrule.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-buildrule
-
-```lua
-buildrule { "value" }
-```
-
-### Parameters ###
-
-`value` - needs documentation.
-
-### Applies To ###
-
-The `config` scope.
-
-### Availability ###
-
-Premake 5.0.0 alpha 12 or later.
-
-### Examples ###
-
-```lua
-buildrule { "value" }
-```
diff --git a/website/sidebars.js b/website/sidebars.js
index 37633bddd..daf4de204 100644
--- a/website/sidebars.js
+++ b/website/sidebars.js
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ module.exports = {
 						'buildmessage',
 						'buildoptions',
 						'buildoutputs',
-						'buildrule',
 						'buildstlmodules',
 						'callingconvention',
 						'cdialect',