diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 780e8c9b8..4baad280d 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 include bin/disk-image-create
-include bin/disk-image-get-kernel
 include bin/element-info
 include bin/ramdisk-image-create
 graft lib
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index e19a85985..9df6126d5 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -37,10 +37,6 @@ What tools are there?
     To generate kernel+ramdisk pair for use with ironic, use
     ramdisk-image-create -o deploy.ramdisk deploy-ironic
 
-* disk-image-get-kernel filename : **DEPRECATED** Extract the appropriate
-  kernel and ramdisk to use when doing PXE boot using filename as the image
-  for a machine. Consider using the `baremetal` element, rather than this tool.
-
 * elements can be found in the top level elements directory.
 
 * element-info : Extract information about elements.
diff --git a/bin/disk-image-get-kernel b/bin/disk-image-get-kernel
deleted file mode 100755
index a47966926..000000000
--- a/bin/disk-image-get-kernel
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,90 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-#
-# Copyright 2012 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-# a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-# under the License.
-
-set -e
-
-SCRIPTNAME=$(basename $0)
-SCRIPT_HOME=$(dirname $0)
-if [ -d $SCRIPT_HOME/../share/diskimage-builder ]; then
-    export _PREFIX=$SCRIPT_HOME/../share/diskimage-builder
-else
-    export _PREFIX=$SCRIPT_HOME/..
-fi
-export _LIB=$_PREFIX/lib
-source $_LIB/die
-
-function show_options () {
-    echo "Usage: $SCRIPTNAME -i <image> [-d <outdir>] [-o <prefix]"
-    echo
-    echo "Options:"
-    echo "    -i filename -- extract kernel + ramdisk from this file"
-    echo "    -d dir      -- save files in \$dir; defaults to /tmp"
-    echo "    -o prefix   -- set the prefix of the output files; defaults to 'baremetal'"
-    echo "                   eg, baremetal-vmlinuz and baremetal-initrd"
-    echo "    -x          -- turn on tracing"
-    echo "    -h          -- print this message"
-    exit 0
-}
-
-echo 'DEPRECATED: Please consider using the `baremetal` element.'
-echo
-
-TEMP=`getopt -o hd:i:o:x -n $SCRIPTNAME -- "$@"`
-if [ $? != 0 ] ; then echo "Terminating..." >&2 ; exit 1 ; fi
-
-# Note the quotes around `$TEMP': they are essential!
-eval set -- "$TEMP"
-
-export OUT_DIR=/tmp
-export OUT_PFX=baremetal
-
-while true ; do
-    case "$1" in
-        -d) export OUT_DIR=$2; shift 2 ;;
-        -i) export IMAGE_FILE=$2; shift 2 ;;
-        -o) export OUT_PFX=$2; shift 2 ;;
-        -h) show_options;;
-        -x) shift; set -x;;
-        --) shift ; break ;;
-        *) echo "Internal error!" ; exit 1 ;;
-    esac
-done
-
-if [[ ! -n "$IMAGE_FILE" ]]; then
-   die "You must specify an image to read from with -i \$filename"
-elif [[ ! -r "$IMAGE_FILE" ]]; then
-   die "Image file $IMAGE_FILE is not readable"
-fi
-
-source $_LIB/img-defaults
-source $_LIB/common-functions
-source $_LIB/img-functions
-
-echo "Extracting kernel + ramdisk from $IMAGE_FILE to $OUT_PFX-vmlinuz and $OUT_PFX-initrd in $OUT_DIR"
-
-ensure_nbd
-
-# sets WORK_DIR
-mount_qcow_image $IMAGE_FILE
-
-select_boot_kernel_initrd $WORK_DIR
-
-sudo cp $BOOTDIR/$KERNEL $OUT_DIR/$OUT_PFX-vmlinuz
-sudo cp $BOOTDIR/$RAMDISK $OUT_DIR/$OUT_PFX-initrd
-sudo chmod a+r $OUT_DIR/$OUT_PFX-vmlinuz
-sudo chmod a+r $OUT_DIR/$OUT_PFX-initrd
-
-unmount_qcow_image
diff --git a/doc/source/developer/components.rst b/doc/source/developer/components.rst
index e07aea847..3ce491b4b 100644
--- a/doc/source/developer/components.rst
+++ b/doc/source/developer/components.rst
@@ -24,12 +24,6 @@ Components
 
         ramdisk-image-create -o deploy.ramdisk deploy-ironic
 
-`disk-image-get-kernel filename`
-
-    **DEPRECATED** Extract the appropriate kernel and ramdisk to use when doing
-    PXE boot using filename as the image for a machine. Consider using the
-    :ref:`element-baremetal` element, rather than this tool.
-
 
 `element-info`
 
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index aa9552f90..ec5768179 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ packages =
 scripts =
     bin/dib-lint
     bin/disk-image-create
-    bin/disk-image-get-kernel
     bin/element-info
     bin/ramdisk-image-create
 data_files =