diff --git a/rust/protobuf.go b/rust/protobuf.go
index d021076eb..0b26b80fa 100644
--- a/rust/protobuf.go
+++ b/rust/protobuf.go
@@ -54,11 +54,6 @@ type ProtobufProperties struct {
 	// List of libraries which export include paths required for this module
 	Header_libs []string `android:"arch_variant,variant_prepend"`
 
-	// Use protobuf version 3.x. This will be deleted once we migrate all current users
-	// of protobuf off of 2.x.
-	// ludovicb@: DEPRECATED, to be removed
-	Use_protobuf3 *bool
-
 	// List of exported include paths containing proto files for dependent rust_protobuf modules.
 	Exported_include_dirs []string
 }
diff --git a/rust/protobuf_test.go b/rust/protobuf_test.go
index b375a6463..cae071b8f 100644
--- a/rust/protobuf_test.go
+++ b/rust/protobuf_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ func TestRustProtobuf3(t *testing.T) {
 			protos: ["buf.proto", "proto.proto"],
 			crate_name: "rust_proto",
 			source_stem: "buf",
-            use_protobuf3: true,
 			shared_libs: ["libfoo_shared"],
 			static_libs: ["libfoo_static"],
 		}
@@ -77,7 +76,6 @@ func TestRustProtobufInclude(t *testing.T) {
 			protos: ["proto.proto"],
 			crate_name: "rust_proto",
 			source_stem: "proto",
-			use_protobuf3: true,
 			rustlibs: ["librust_exported_proto", "libfoo"],
 		}
 		rust_protobuf {
@@ -85,7 +83,6 @@ func TestRustProtobufInclude(t *testing.T) {
 			protos: ["proto.proto"],
 			crate_name: "rust_exported_proto",
 			source_stem: "exported_proto",
-			use_protobuf3: true,
 			exported_include_dirs: ["proto"]
 		}
 		rust_library {