diff --git a/common/environment/setup-subpkg/subpkg.sh b/common/environment/setup-subpkg/subpkg.sh
index 05d3a3e42c..6bf748fdc3 100644
--- a/common/environment/setup-subpkg/subpkg.sh
+++ b/common/environment/setup-subpkg/subpkg.sh
@@ -43,6 +43,3 @@ unset -v binfmts
 
 # xbps-triggers: register-shell
 unset -v register_shell
-
-# deprecated
-unset -v noarch
diff --git a/common/xbps-src/libexec/xbps-src-doinstall.sh b/common/xbps-src/libexec/xbps-src-doinstall.sh
index 6328008826..b3d5d7276f 100755
--- a/common/xbps-src/libexec/xbps-src-doinstall.sh
+++ b/common/xbps-src/libexec/xbps-src-doinstall.sh
@@ -53,10 +53,6 @@ if [ ! -f $XBPS_SUBPKG_INSTALL_DONE ]; then
 
         ${PKGNAME}_package
         pkgname=$PKGNAME
-        if [ -n "$noarch" ]; then
-            archs=noarch
-            unset noarch
-        fi
 
         source_file $XBPS_COMMONDIR/environment/build-style/${build_style}.sh
 
diff --git a/common/xbps-src/libexec/xbps-src-dopkg.sh b/common/xbps-src/libexec/xbps-src-dopkg.sh
index ac4c0ca419..f367634e08 100755
--- a/common/xbps-src/libexec/xbps-src-dopkg.sh
+++ b/common/xbps-src/libexec/xbps-src-dopkg.sh
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@ if [ "$sourcepkg" != "$PKGNAME" ]; then
 
     ${PKGNAME}_package
     pkgname=$PKGNAME
-    if [ -n "$noarch" ]; then
-        archs=noarch
-        unset noarch
-        msg_warn "deprecated property 'noarch'. Use archs=noarch instead!\n"
-    fi
 fi
 
 if [ -s $XBPS_MASTERDIR/.xbps_chroot_init ]; then
diff --git a/common/xbps-src/libexec/xbps-src-prepkg.sh b/common/xbps-src/libexec/xbps-src-prepkg.sh
index 44b2de947d..4be45fd0a1 100755
--- a/common/xbps-src/libexec/xbps-src-prepkg.sh
+++ b/common/xbps-src/libexec/xbps-src-prepkg.sh
@@ -40,10 +40,6 @@ if [ "$sourcepkg" != "$PKGNAME" ]; then
 
     ${PKGNAME}_package
     pkgname=$PKGNAME
-    if [ -n "$noarch" ]; then
-        archs=noarch
-        unset noarch
-    fi
 fi
 
 source_file $XBPS_COMMONDIR/environment/build-style/${build_style}.sh
diff --git a/common/xbps-src/shutils/common.sh b/common/xbps-src/shutils/common.sh
index b16d12a857..ddccfd3fa6 100644
--- a/common/xbps-src/shutils/common.sh
+++ b/common/xbps-src/shutils/common.sh
@@ -359,11 +359,6 @@ setup_pkg() {
         unset only_for_archs
         msg_warn "deprecated property 'only_for_archs'. Use archs=\"$only_for_archs\" instead!\n"
     fi
-    if [ -n "$noarch" ]; then
-        archs=noarch
-        unset noarch
-        msg_warn "deprecated property 'noarch'. Use archs=noarch instead!\n"
-    fi
 
 
     # Check if required vars weren't set.