diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
index 9767b2b483..bf5316ffa9 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 	[(--merged | --no-merged) [<commit>]]
 	[--contains [<commit]] [--no-contains [<commit>]]
 	[--points-at <object>] [--format=<format>] [<pattern>...]
-'git branch' [--track | --no-track] [-l] [-f] <branchname> [<start-point>]
+'git branch' [--track | --no-track] [-f] <branchname> [<start-point>]
 'git branch' (--set-upstream-to=<upstream> | -u <upstream>) [<branchname>]
 'git branch' --unset-upstream [<branchname>]
 'git branch' (-m | -M) [<oldbranch>] <newbranch>
@@ -100,8 +100,6 @@ OPTIONS
 	The negated form `--no-create-reflog` only overrides an earlier
 	`--create-reflog`, but currently does not negate the setting of
 	`core.logAllRefUpdates`.
-+
-The `-l` option is a deprecated synonym for `--create-reflog`.
 
 -f::
 --force::
@@ -156,14 +154,11 @@ This option is only applicable in non-verbose mode.
 --all::
 	List both remote-tracking branches and local branches.
 
+-l::
 --list::
 	List branches.  With optional `<pattern>...`, e.g. `git
 	branch --list 'maint-*'`, list only the branches that match
 	the pattern(s).
-+
-This should not be confused with `git branch -l <branchname>`,
-which creates a branch named `<branchname>` with a reflog.
-See `--create-reflog` above for details.
 
 -v::
 -vv::
diff --git a/builtin/branch.c b/builtin/branch.c
index bbd006aab4..5b4d883e1f 100644
--- a/builtin/branch.c
+++ b/builtin/branch.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ static const char * const builtin_branch_usage[] = {
 
 static const char *head;
 static struct object_id head_oid;
-static int used_deprecated_reflog_option;
 
 static int branch_use_color = -1;
 static char branch_colors[][COLOR_MAXLEN] = {
@@ -578,14 +577,6 @@ static int edit_branch_description(const char *branch_name)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int deprecated_reflog_option_cb(const struct option *opt,
-				       const char *arg, int unset)
-{
-	used_deprecated_reflog_option = 1;
-	*(int *)opt->value = !unset;
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	int delete = 0, rename = 0, copy = 0, force = 0, list = 0;
@@ -627,14 +618,8 @@ int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		OPT_BIT('M', NULL, &rename, N_("move/rename a branch, even if target exists"), 2),
 		OPT_BIT('c', "copy", &copy, N_("copy a branch and its reflog"), 1),
 		OPT_BIT('C', NULL, &copy, N_("copy a branch, even if target exists"), 2),
-		OPT_BOOL(0, "list", &list, N_("list branch names")),
+		OPT_BOOL('l', "list", &list, N_("list branch names")),
 		OPT_BOOL(0, "create-reflog", &reflog, N_("create the branch's reflog")),
-		{
-			OPTION_CALLBACK, 'l', NULL, &reflog, NULL,
-			N_("deprecated synonym for --create-reflog"),
-			PARSE_OPT_NOARG | PARSE_OPT_HIDDEN,
-			deprecated_reflog_option_cb
-		},
 		OPT_BOOL(0, "edit-description", &edit_description,
 			 N_("edit the description for the branch")),
 		OPT__FORCE(&force, N_("force creation, move/rename, deletion"), PARSE_OPT_NOCOMPLETE),
@@ -707,11 +692,6 @@ int cmd_branch(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	if (list)
 		setup_auto_pager("branch", 1);
 
-	if (used_deprecated_reflog_option && !list) {
-		warning("the '-l' alias for '--create-reflog' is deprecated;");
-		warning("it will be removed in a future version of Git");
-	}
-
 	if (delete) {
 		if (!argc)
 			die(_("branch name required"));