diff --git a/src/bin/cargo/commands/build.rs b/src/bin/cargo/commands/build.rs
index d045f004ed5..2309114b7ad 100644
--- a/src/bin/cargo/commands/build.rs
+++ b/src/bin/cargo/commands/build.rs
@@ -54,22 +54,11 @@ pub fn exec(gctx: &mut GlobalContext, args: &ArgMatches) -> CliResult {
     if let Some(artifact_dir) = args.value_of_path("artifact-dir", gctx) {
         // If the user specifies `--artifact-dir`, use that
         compile_opts.build_config.export_dir = Some(artifact_dir);
-    } else if let Some(artifact_dir) = args.value_of_path("out-dir", gctx) {
-        // `--out-dir` is deprecated, but still supported for now
-        gctx.shell()
-            .warn("the --out-dir flag has been changed to --artifact-dir")?;
-        compile_opts.build_config.export_dir = Some(artifact_dir);
     } else if let Some(artifact_dir) = gctx.build_config()?.artifact_dir.as_ref() {
         // If a CLI option is not specified for choosing the artifact dir, use the `artifact-dir` from the build config, if
         // present
         let artifact_dir = artifact_dir.resolve_path(gctx);
         compile_opts.build_config.export_dir = Some(artifact_dir);
-    } else if let Some(artifact_dir) = gctx.build_config()?.out_dir.as_ref() {
-        // As a last priority, check `out-dir` in the build config
-        gctx.shell()
-            .warn("the out-dir config option has been changed to artifact-dir")?;
-        let artifact_dir = artifact_dir.resolve_path(gctx);
-        compile_opts.build_config.export_dir = Some(artifact_dir);
     }
 
     if compile_opts.build_config.export_dir.is_some() {
diff --git a/src/cargo/util/command_prelude.rs b/src/cargo/util/command_prelude.rs
index 58b98f1cbed..45269b8a9c8 100644
--- a/src/cargo/util/command_prelude.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/util/command_prelude.rs
@@ -542,15 +542,16 @@ pub trait CommandExt: Sized {
             .help_heading(heading::COMPILATION_OPTIONS),
         )
         ._arg(unsupported_short_arg)
-        ._arg(
-            opt(
-                "out-dir",
-                "Copy final artifacts to this directory (deprecated; use --artifact-dir instead)",
-            )
-            .value_name("PATH")
-            .conflicts_with("artifact-dir")
-            .hide(true),
-        )
+        ._arg({
+            let value_parser = UnknownArgumentValueParser::suggest_arg("--artifact-dir");
+            Arg::new("unsupported-out-dir-flag")
+                .help("")
+                .long("out-dir")
+                .value_name("PATH")
+                .value_parser(value_parser)
+                .action(ArgAction::SetTrue)
+                .hide(true)
+        })
     }
 
     fn arg_compile_time_deps(self) -> Self {
diff --git a/src/cargo/util/context/schema.rs b/src/cargo/util/context/schema.rs
index ca826892e26..a0c4bcb86fa 100644
--- a/src/cargo/util/context/schema.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/util/context/schema.rs
@@ -209,8 +209,6 @@ pub struct CargoBuildConfig {
     pub rustc_workspace_wrapper: Option<ConfigRelativePath>,
     pub rustc: Option<ConfigRelativePath>,
     pub rustdoc: Option<ConfigRelativePath>,
-    // deprecated alias for artifact-dir
-    pub out_dir: Option<ConfigRelativePath>,
     pub artifact_dir: Option<ConfigRelativePath>,
     pub warnings: Option<WarningHandling>,
     /// Unstable feature `-Zsbom`.
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/artifact_dir.rs b/tests/testsuite/artifact_dir.rs
index d5838d5bb00..d8eec3ede78 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/artifact_dir.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/artifact_dir.rs
@@ -326,60 +326,26 @@ For more information, try '--help'.
 }
 
 #[cargo_test]
-fn deprecated_out_dir() {
+fn removed_out_dir_flag() {
     let p = project()
         .file("src/main.rs", r#"fn main() { println!("Hello, World!") }"#)
         .build();
 
     p.cargo("build -Z unstable-options --out-dir out")
         .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo(&["out-dir"])
+        .with_status(1)
         .enable_mac_dsym()
         .with_stderr_data(str![[r#"
-[WARNING] the --out-dir flag has been changed to --artifact-dir
-[COMPILING] foo v0.0.1 ([ROOT]/foo)
-[FINISHED] `dev` profile [unoptimized + debuginfo] target(s) in [ELAPSED]s
+[ERROR] unexpected argument '--out-dir' found
 
-"#]])
-        .run();
-    check_dir_contents(
-        &p.root().join("out"),
-        &["foo"],
-        &["foo", "foo.dSYM"],
-        &["foo.exe", "foo.pdb"],
-        &["foo.exe"],
-    );
-}
+  tip: a similar argument exists: '--artifact-dir'
 
-#[cargo_test]
-fn cargo_build_deprecated_out_dir() {
-    let p = project()
-        .file("src/main.rs", r#"fn main() { println!("Hello, World!") }"#)
-        .file(
-            ".cargo/config.toml",
-            r#"
-            [build]
-            out-dir = "out"
-            "#,
-        )
-        .build();
+Usage: cargo[EXE] build [OPTIONS]
 
-    p.cargo("build -Z unstable-options")
-        .masquerade_as_nightly_cargo(&["out-dir"])
-        .enable_mac_dsym()
-        .with_stderr_data(str![[r#"
-[WARNING] the out-dir config option has been changed to artifact-dir
-[COMPILING] foo v0.0.1 ([ROOT]/foo)
-[FINISHED] `dev` profile [unoptimized + debuginfo] target(s) in [ELAPSED]s
+For more information, try '--help'.
 
 "#]])
         .run();
-    check_dir_contents(
-        &p.root().join("out"),
-        &["foo"],
-        &["foo", "foo.dSYM"],
-        &["foo.exe", "foo.pdb"],
-        &["foo.exe"],
-    );
 }
 
 #[cargo_test]