diff --git a/src/type/__tests__/introspection-test.js b/src/type/__tests__/introspection-test.js
index b7970e4f06..2d52922c5d 100644
--- a/src/type/__tests__/introspection-test.js
+++ b/src/type/__tests__/introspection-test.js
@@ -698,51 +698,6 @@ describe('Introspection', () => {
                   isDeprecated: false,
                   deprecationReason: null,
                 },
-                {
-                  name: 'onOperation',
-                  args: [],
-                  type: {
-                    kind: 'NON_NULL',
-                    name: null,
-                    ofType: {
-                      kind: 'SCALAR',
-                      name: 'Boolean',
-                      ofType: null,
-                    },
-                  },
-                  isDeprecated: true,
-                  deprecationReason: 'Use `locations`.',
-                },
-                {
-                  name: 'onFragment',
-                  args: [],
-                  type: {
-                    kind: 'NON_NULL',
-                    name: null,
-                    ofType: {
-                      kind: 'SCALAR',
-                      name: 'Boolean',
-                      ofType: null,
-                    },
-                  },
-                  isDeprecated: true,
-                  deprecationReason: 'Use `locations`.',
-                },
-                {
-                  name: 'onField',
-                  args: [],
-                  type: {
-                    kind: 'NON_NULL',
-                    name: null,
-                    ofType: {
-                      kind: 'SCALAR',
-                      name: 'Boolean',
-                      ofType: null,
-                    },
-                  },
-                  isDeprecated: true,
-                  deprecationReason: 'Use `locations`.',
-                },
               ],
               inputFields: null,
               interfaces: [],
diff --git a/src/type/introspection.js b/src/type/introspection.js
index e3787ba9e0..28c3de4029 100644
--- a/src/type/introspection.js
+++ b/src/type/introspection.js
@@ -100,29 +100,6 @@ export const __Directive = new GraphQLObjectType({
       type: GraphQLNonNull(GraphQLList(GraphQLNonNull(__InputValue))),
       resolve: directive => directive.args || [],
     },
-    // NOTE: the following three fields are deprecated and are no longer part
-    // of the GraphQL specification.
-    onOperation: {
-      deprecationReason: 'Use `locations`.',
-      type: GraphQLNonNull(GraphQLBoolean),
-      resolve: d =>
-        d.locations.indexOf(DirectiveLocation.QUERY) !== -1 ||
-        d.locations.indexOf(DirectiveLocation.MUTATION) !== -1 ||
-        d.locations.indexOf(DirectiveLocation.SUBSCRIPTION) !== -1,
-    },
-    onFragment: {
-      deprecationReason: 'Use `locations`.',
-      type: GraphQLNonNull(GraphQLBoolean),
-      resolve: d =>
-        d.locations.indexOf(DirectiveLocation.FRAGMENT_SPREAD) !== -1 ||
-        d.locations.indexOf(DirectiveLocation.INLINE_FRAGMENT) !== -1 ||
-        d.locations.indexOf(DirectiveLocation.FRAGMENT_DEFINITION) !== -1,
-    },
-    onField: {
-      deprecationReason: 'Use `locations`.',
-      type: GraphQLNonNull(GraphQLBoolean),
-      resolve: d => d.locations.indexOf(DirectiveLocation.FIELD) !== -1,
-    },
   }),
 });
 
diff --git a/src/utilities/__tests__/schemaPrinter-test.js b/src/utilities/__tests__/schemaPrinter-test.js
index 66c8baabf5..de0e4e1129 100644
--- a/src/utilities/__tests__/schemaPrinter-test.js
+++ b/src/utilities/__tests__/schemaPrinter-test.js
@@ -648,9 +648,6 @@ describe('Type System Printer', () => {
         description: String
         locations: [__DirectiveLocation!]!
         args: [__InputValue!]!
-        onOperation: Boolean! @deprecated(reason: "Use \`locations\`.")
-        onFragment: Boolean! @deprecated(reason: "Use \`locations\`.")
-        onField: Boolean! @deprecated(reason: "Use \`locations\`.")
       }
 
       """
@@ -881,9 +878,6 @@ describe('Type System Printer', () => {
         description: String
         locations: [__DirectiveLocation!]!
         args: [__InputValue!]!
-        onOperation: Boolean! @deprecated(reason: "Use \`locations\`.")
-        onFragment: Boolean! @deprecated(reason: "Use \`locations\`.")
-        onField: Boolean! @deprecated(reason: "Use \`locations\`.")
       }
 
       # A Directive can be adjacent to many parts of the GraphQL language, a