diff --git a/gnu/bootloader.scm b/gnu/bootloader.scm
index f32e90e79d..865521e6e5 100644
--- a/gnu/bootloader.scm
+++ b/gnu/bootloader.scm
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ (define-module (gnu bootloader)
             bootloader-configuration
             bootloader-configuration?
             bootloader-configuration-bootloader
-            bootloader-configuration-target ;deprecated
             bootloader-configuration-targets
             bootloader-configuration-menu-entries
             bootloader-configuration-default-entry
@@ -244,24 +243,14 @@ (define-record-type* <bootloader>
 ;; The <bootloader-configuration> record contains bootloader independant
 ;; configuration used to fill bootloader configuration file.
 
-(define-with-syntax-properties (warn-target-field-deprecation
-                                (value properties))
-  (when value
-    (warning (source-properties->location properties)
-             (G_ "the 'target' field is deprecated, please use 'targets' \
-instead~%")))
-  value)
 
 (define-record-type* <bootloader-configuration>
   bootloader-configuration make-bootloader-configuration
   bootloader-configuration?
   (bootloader
-   bootloader-configuration-bootloader) ;<bootloader>
+   bootloader-configuration-bootloader)   ;<bootloader>
   (targets               %bootloader-configuration-targets
                          (default #f))     ;list of strings
-  (target                %bootloader-configuration-target ;deprecated
-                         (default #f)
-                         (sanitize warn-target-field-deprecation))
   (menu-entries          bootloader-configuration-menu-entries
                          (default '()))   ;list of <menu-entry>
   (default-entry         bootloader-configuration-default-entry
@@ -285,14 +274,9 @@ (define-record-type* <bootloader-configuration>
   (extra-initrd          bootloader-configuration-extra-initrd
                          (default #f)))   ;string | #f
 
-(define-deprecated (bootloader-configuration-target config)
-  bootloader-configuration-targets
-  (%bootloader-configuration-target config))
 
 (define (bootloader-configuration-targets config)
   (or (%bootloader-configuration-targets config)
-      ;; TODO: Remove after the deprecated 'target' field is removed.
-      (list (%bootloader-configuration-target config))
       ;; XXX: At least the GRUB installer (see (gnu bootloader grub)) has this
       ;; peculiar behavior of installing fonts and GRUB modules when DEVICE is #f,
       ;; hence the default value of '(#f) rather than '().