diff --git a/lib/puppet/defaults.rb b/lib/puppet/defaults.rb
index bd3ad6b23d..ff351424fa 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/defaults.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/defaults.rb
@@ -2035,16 +2035,6 @@ def self.initialize_default_settings!(settings)
       is used for retrieval, so anything that is a valid file source can
       be used here.",
     },
-    :pluginsync => {
-      :default    => true,
-      :type       => :boolean,
-      :desc       => "Whether plugins should be synced with the central server. This setting is
-        deprecated.",
-      :hook => proc { |_value|
-        #TRANSLATORS 'pluginsync' is a setting and should not be translated
-        Puppet.deprecation_warning(_("Setting 'pluginsync' is deprecated."))
-      }
-    },
     :pluginsignore => {
         :default  => ".svn CVS .git .hg",
         :desc     => "What files to ignore when pulling down plugins.",