diff --git a/etc-conf/subscription-manager.completion.sh b/etc-conf/subscription-manager.completion.sh
index 0e0f25047f..67863c786d 100644
--- a/etc-conf/subscription-manager.completion.sh
+++ b/etc-conf/subscription-manager.completion.sh
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ _subscription_manager()
 
   # top-level commands and options
   opts="attach auto-attach clean config environments facts identity import list orgs
-        repo-override plugins redeem refresh register release remove repos role service-level status
+        repo-override plugins redeem refresh register release remove repos service-level status
         syspurpose unregister usage version ${_subscription_manager_help_opts}"
 
   case "${first}" in
@@ -287,7 +287,6 @@ _subscription_manager()
       register|\
       release|\
       repos|\
-      role|\
       status|\
       syspurpose|\
       unregister|\
diff --git a/man/subscription-manager.8 b/man/subscription-manager.8
index 4fb88b58b7..d7bfb2d3d1 100644
--- a/man/subscription-manager.8
+++ b/man/subscription-manager.8
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ must be passed as system arguments in a non-interactive session.
 
 .RE
 
-Following commands were deprecated: role, service-level, subscribe, unsubscribe, usage, and activate
+Following commands were deprecated: service-level, subscribe, unsubscribe, usage, and activate
 
 .SS COMMON OPTIONS
 .TP
@@ -1039,10 +1039,6 @@ This has been replaced with \fBremove\fP.
 .B activate
 This has been replaced with \fBredeem\fP.
 
-.TP
-.B role
-This has been replaced with \fBsyspurpose role\fP.
-
 .TP
 .B service-level
 This has been replaced with \fBsyspurpose service-level\fP.
diff --git a/src/subscription_manager/cli_command/syspurpose.py b/src/subscription_manager/cli_command/syspurpose.py
index 3b98242c7b..bdeff3fd30 100644
--- a/src/subscription_manager/cli_command/syspurpose.py
+++ b/src/subscription_manager/cli_command/syspurpose.py
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@
 class SyspurposeCommand(CliCommand):
     """
     Syspurpose command for generic actions. This command replaced the addons
-    command and will be used for all syspurpose actions in the future. It will
-    replace role, service-level and usage commands too. It will be possible to
-    set service-type using this command.
+    and role commands and will be used for all syspurpose actions in the
+    future. It will replace service-level and usage commands too. It will be
+    possible to set service-type using this command.
 
     Note: when the system is not registered, then it doesn't make any sense to
     synchronize syspurpose values with candlepin server, because consumer
diff --git a/src/subscription_manager/managercli.py b/src/subscription_manager/managercli.py
index 2b6a03bdb1..80f87a63a7 100644
--- a/src/subscription_manager/managercli.py
+++ b/src/subscription_manager/managercli.py
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 from subscription_manager.cli_command.release import ReleaseCommand
 from subscription_manager.cli_command.remove import RemoveCommand
 from subscription_manager.cli_command.repos import ReposCommand
-from subscription_manager.cli_command.role import RoleCommand
 from subscription_manager.cli_command.service_level import ServiceLevelCommand
 from subscription_manager.cli_command.status import StatusCommand
 from subscription_manager.cli_command.syspurpose import SyspurposeCommand
@@ -78,7 +77,6 @@ def __init__(self):
             PluginsCommand,
             AutohealCommand,
             OverrideCommand,
-            RoleCommand,
             UsageCommand,
             FactsCommand,
             SyspurposeCommand,