diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 068794caa..2c1c0227d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ for full details on how to migrate your v2 application.
   component. (That component also includes console-specific routes, which were
   removed from zend-router.) All service factories related to console
   functionality are also now provided by zend-mvc-console.
+- [#104](https://github.com/zendframework/zend-mvc/pull/104) removes the `prg()`
+  plugin. It can now be installed separately via the
+  zendframework/zend-mvc-plugin-prg package.
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/doc/book/migration/to-v3-0.md b/doc/book/migration/to-v3-0.md
index 611016d84..2c4fd1e24 100644
--- a/doc/book/migration/to-v3-0.md
+++ b/doc/book/migration/to-v3-0.md
@@ -77,3 +77,24 @@ ensure console tooling continues to work.
 > recommend migrating your code to use standalone tools such as
 > [zf-console](https://github.com/zfcampus/zf-console) or
 > [Aura.Cli](https://github.com/auraphp/Aura.Cli).
+
+## Plugins
+
+The following plugins have been removed from the main zend-mvc repository, and
+into their own standalone repositories. In all cases, please be sure to install
+the [component installer as detailed above](#dependency-reduction) before
+installing the plugins, to automate injection into your application
+configuration.
+
+### prg()
+
+The `prg()` plugin is now provided via the
+[zend-mvc-plugin-prg](https://github.com/zendframework/zend-mvc-plugin-prg)
+component.
+
+```bash
+$ composer require zendframework/zend-mvc-plugin-prg
+```
+
+`Zend\Mvc\Controller\Plugin\PostRedirectGet` becomes
+`Zend\Mvc\Plugin\Prg\PostRedirectGet`. However, it is still mapped as `prg()`.
diff --git a/src/Controller/Plugin/PostRedirectGet.php b/src/Controller/Plugin/PostRedirectGet.php
deleted file mode 100644
index f503b57ce..000000000
--- a/src/Controller/Plugin/PostRedirectGet.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,135 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * Zend Framework (http://framework.zend.com/)
- *
- * @link      http://github.com/zendframework/zf2 for the canonical source repository
- * @copyright Copyright (c) 2005-2015 Zend Technologies USA Inc. (http://www.zend.com)
- * @license   http://framework.zend.com/license/new-bsd New BSD License
- */
-
-namespace Zend\Mvc\Controller\Plugin;
-
-use Zend\Mvc\Exception\RuntimeException;
-use Zend\Session\Container;
-
-/**
- * Plugin to help facilitate Post/Redirect/Get (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post/Redirect/Get)
- */
-class PostRedirectGet extends AbstractPlugin
-{
-    /**
-     * @var Container
-     */
-    protected $sessionContainer;
-
-    /**
-     * Perform PRG logic
-     *
-     * If a null value is present for the $redirect, the current route is
-     * retrieved and use to generate the URL for redirect.
-     *
-     * If the request method is POST, creates a session container set to expire
-     * after 1 hop containing the values of the POST. It then redirects to the
-     * specified URL using a status 303.
-     *
-     * If the request method is GET, checks to see if we have values in the
-     * session container, and, if so, returns them; otherwise, it returns a
-     * boolean false.
-     *
-     * @param  null|string $redirect
-     * @param  bool        $redirectToUrl
-     * @return \Zend\Http\Response|array|\Traversable|false
-     */
-    public function __invoke($redirect = null, $redirectToUrl = false)
-    {
-        $controller = $this->getController();
-        $request    = $controller->getRequest();
-        $container  = $this->getSessionContainer();
-
-        if ($request->isPost()) {
-            $container->setExpirationHops(1, 'post');
-            $container->post = $request->getPost()->toArray();
-            return $this->redirect($redirect, $redirectToUrl);
-        } else {
-            if (null !== $container->post) {
-                $post = $container->post;
-                unset($container->post);
-                return $post;
-            }
-
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @return Container
-     */
-    public function getSessionContainer()
-    {
-        if (!isset($this->sessionContainer)) {
-            $this->sessionContainer = new Container('prg_post1');
-        }
-        return $this->sessionContainer;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @param  Container $container
-     * @return PostRedirectGet
-     */
-    public function setSessionContainer(Container $container)
-    {
-        $this->sessionContainer = $container;
-        return $this;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * TODO: Good candidate for traits method in PHP 5.4 with FilePostRedirectGet plugin
-     *
-     * @param  string  $redirect
-     * @param  bool    $redirectToUrl
-     * @return \Zend\Http\Response
-     * @throws \Zend\Mvc\Exception\RuntimeException
-     */
-    protected function redirect($redirect, $redirectToUrl)
-    {
-        $controller         = $this->getController();
-        $params             = [];
-        $options            = ['query' => $controller->params()->fromQuery()];
-        $reuseMatchedParams = false;
-
-        if (null === $redirect) {
-            $routeMatch = $controller->getEvent()->getRouteMatch();
-
-            $redirect = $routeMatch->getMatchedRouteName();
-            //null indicates to redirect for self.
-            $reuseMatchedParams = true;
-        }
-
-        if (method_exists($controller, 'getPluginManager')) {
-            // get the redirect plugin from the plugin manager
-            $redirector = $controller->getPluginManager()->get('Redirect');
-        } else {
-            /*
-             * If the user wants to redirect to a route, the redirector has to come
-             * from the plugin manager -- otherwise no router will be injected
-             */
-            if (false === $redirectToUrl) {
-                throw new RuntimeException('Could not redirect to a route without a router');
-            }
-
-            $redirector = new Redirect();
-        }
-
-        if (false === $redirectToUrl) {
-            $response = $redirector->toRoute($redirect, $params, $options, $reuseMatchedParams);
-            $response->setStatusCode(303);
-            return $response;
-        }
-
-        $response = $redirector->toUrl($redirect);
-        $response->setStatusCode(303);
-
-        return $response;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/Controller/PluginManager.php b/src/Controller/PluginManager.php
index d93d4edc0..8a3e4cea2 100644
--- a/src/Controller/PluginManager.php
+++ b/src/Controller/PluginManager.php
@@ -52,10 +52,6 @@ class PluginManager extends AbstractPluginManager
         'layout'                      => Plugin\Layout::class,
         'Params'                      => Plugin\Params::class,
         'params'                      => Plugin\Params::class,
-        'PostRedirectGet'             => Plugin\PostRedirectGet::class,
-        'postRedirectGet'             => Plugin\PostRedirectGet::class,
-        'postredirectget'             => Plugin\PostRedirectGet::class,
-        'prg'                         => Plugin\PostRedirectGet::class,
         'Redirect'                    => Plugin\Redirect::class,
         'redirect'                    => Plugin\Redirect::class,
         'Url'                         => Plugin\Url::class,
@@ -76,7 +72,6 @@ class PluginManager extends AbstractPluginManager
         Plugin\FlashMessenger::class              => InvokableFactory::class,
         Plugin\Layout::class                      => InvokableFactory::class,
         Plugin\Params::class                      => InvokableFactory::class,
-        Plugin\PostRedirectGet::class             => InvokableFactory::class,
         Plugin\Redirect::class                    => InvokableFactory::class,
         Plugin\Url::class                         => InvokableFactory::class,
         Plugin\CreateHttpNotFoundModel::class     => InvokableFactory::class,
@@ -90,7 +85,6 @@ class PluginManager extends AbstractPluginManager
         'zendmvccontrollerpluginflashmessenger'              => InvokableFactory::class,
         'zendmvccontrollerpluginlayout'                      => InvokableFactory::class,
         'zendmvccontrollerpluginparams'                      => InvokableFactory::class,
-        'zendmvccontrollerpluginpostredirectget'             => InvokableFactory::class,
         'zendmvccontrollerpluginredirect'                    => InvokableFactory::class,
         'zendmvccontrollerpluginurl'                         => InvokableFactory::class,
         'zendmvccontrollerplugincreatehttpnotfoundmodel'     => InvokableFactory::class,
diff --git a/test/Controller/Plugin/PostRedirectGetTest.php b/test/Controller/Plugin/PostRedirectGetTest.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 1fd72424a..000000000
--- a/test/Controller/Plugin/PostRedirectGetTest.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,241 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * Zend Framework (http://framework.zend.com/)
- *
- * @link      http://github.com/zendframework/zf2 for the canonical source repository
- * @copyright Copyright (c) 2005-2015 Zend Technologies USA Inc. (http://www.zend.com)
- * @license   http://framework.zend.com/license/new-bsd New BSD License
- */
-
-namespace ZendTest\Mvc\Controller\Plugin;
-
-use PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase as TestCase;
-use Zend\Http\Request;
-use Zend\Http\Response;
-use Zend\Mvc\MvcEvent;
-use Zend\Mvc\ModuleRouteListener;
-use Zend\Router\Http\Literal as LiteralRoute;
-use Zend\Router\Http\Segment as SegmentRoute;
-use Zend\Router\RouteMatch;
-use Zend\Router\SimpleRouteStack;
-use Zend\Router\Http\TreeRouteStack;
-use Zend\Stdlib\Parameters;
-use ZendTest\Mvc\Controller\TestAsset\SampleController;
-
-class PostRedirectGetTest extends TestCase
-{
-    public $controller;
-    public $event;
-    public $request;
-    public $response;
-
-    public function setUp()
-    {
-        $router = new TreeRouteStack;
-        $router->addRoute('home', LiteralRoute::factory([
-            'route'    => '/',
-            'defaults' => [
-                'controller' => 'ZendTest\Mvc\Controller\TestAsset\SampleController',
-            ]
-        ]));
-
-        $router->addRoute('sub', SegmentRoute::factory([
-            'route' => '/foo/:param',
-            'defaults' => [
-                'param' => 1
-            ]
-        ]));
-
-        $router->addRoute('ctl', SegmentRoute::factory([
-            'route' => '/ctl/:controller',
-            'defaults' => [
-                '__NAMESPACE__' => 'ZendTest\Mvc\Controller\TestAsset',
-                'controller' => 'sample'
-            ]
-        ]));
-
-        $this->controller = new SampleController();
-        $this->request    = new Request();
-        $this->event      = new MvcEvent();
-        $this->routeMatch = new RouteMatch(['controller' => 'controller-sample', 'action' => 'postPage']);
-
-        $this->event->setRequest($this->request);
-        $this->event->setRouteMatch($this->routeMatch);
-        $this->event->setRouter($router);
-
-        $this->controller->setEvent($this->event);
-    }
-
-    public function testReturnsFalseOnIntialGet()
-    {
-        $result    = $this->controller->dispatch($this->request, $this->response);
-        $prgResult = $this->controller->prg('home');
-
-        $this->assertFalse($prgResult);
-    }
-
-    public function testRedirectsToUrlOnPost()
-    {
-        $this->request->setMethod('POST');
-        $this->request->setPost(new Parameters([
-            'postval1' => 'value'
-        ]));
-
-        $result         = $this->controller->dispatch($this->request, $this->response);
-        $prgResultUrl   = $this->controller->prg('/test/getPage', true);
-
-        $this->assertInstanceOf('Zend\Http\Response', $prgResultUrl);
-        $this->assertTrue($prgResultUrl->getHeaders()->has('Location'));
-        $this->assertEquals('/test/getPage', $prgResultUrl->getHeaders()->get('Location')->getUri());
-        $this->assertEquals(303, $prgResultUrl->getStatusCode());
-    }
-
-    public function testRedirectsToRouteOnPost()
-    {
-        $this->request->setMethod('POST');
-        $this->request->setPost(new Parameters([
-            'postval1' => 'value1'
-        ]));
-
-        $result         = $this->controller->dispatch($this->request, $this->response);
-        $prgResultRoute = $this->controller->prg('home');
-
-        $this->assertInstanceOf('Zend\Http\Response', $prgResultRoute);
-        $this->assertTrue($prgResultRoute->getHeaders()->has('Location'));
-        $this->assertEquals('/', $prgResultRoute->getHeaders()->get('Location')->getUri());
-        $this->assertEquals(303, $prgResultRoute->getStatusCode());
-    }
-
-    public function testReturnsPostOnRedirectGet()
-    {
-        $params = [
-            'postval1' => 'value1'
-        ];
-        $this->request->setMethod('POST');
-        $this->request->setPost(new Parameters($params));
-
-        $result         = $this->controller->dispatch($this->request, $this->response);
-        $prgResultRoute = $this->controller->prg('home');
-
-        $this->assertInstanceOf('Zend\Http\Response', $prgResultRoute);
-        $this->assertTrue($prgResultRoute->getHeaders()->has('Location'));
-        $this->assertEquals('/', $prgResultRoute->getHeaders()->get('Location')->getUri());
-        $this->assertEquals(303, $prgResultRoute->getStatusCode());
-
-        // Do GET
-        $this->request = new Request();
-        $this->controller->dispatch($this->request, $this->response);
-        $prgResult = $this->controller->prg('home');
-
-        $this->assertEquals($params, $prgResult);
-
-        // Do GET again to make sure data is empty
-        $this->request = new Request();
-        $this->controller->dispatch($this->request, $this->response);
-        $prgResult = $this->controller->prg('home');
-
-        $this->assertFalse($prgResult);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @expectedException Zend\Router\Exception\RuntimeException
-     */
-    public function testThrowsExceptionOnRouteWithoutRouter()
-    {
-        $controller = $this->controller;
-        $controller = $controller->getEvent()->setRouter(new SimpleRouteStack);
-
-        $this->request->setMethod('POST');
-        $this->request->setPost(new Parameters([
-            'postval1' => 'value'
-        ]));
-
-        $result = $this->controller->dispatch($this->request, $this->response);
-        $this->controller->prg('some/route');
-    }
-
-    public function testNullRouteUsesMatchedRouteName()
-    {
-        $this->controller->getEvent()->getRouteMatch()->setMatchedRouteName('home');
-
-        $this->request->setMethod('POST');
-        $this->request->setPost(new Parameters([
-            'postval1' => 'value1'
-        ]));
-
-        $result         = $this->controller->dispatch($this->request, $this->response);
-        $prgResultRoute = $this->controller->prg();
-
-        $this->assertInstanceOf('Zend\Http\Response', $prgResultRoute);
-        $this->assertTrue($prgResultRoute->getHeaders()->has('Location'));
-        $this->assertEquals('/', $prgResultRoute->getHeaders()->get('Location')->getUri());
-        $this->assertEquals(303, $prgResultRoute->getStatusCode());
-    }
-
-    public function testReuseMatchedParameters()
-    {
-        $this->controller->getEvent()->getRouteMatch()->setMatchedRouteName('sub');
-
-        $this->request->setMethod('POST');
-        $this->request->setPost(new Parameters([
-            'postval1' => 'value1'
-        ]));
-
-        $this->controller->dispatch($this->request, $this->response);
-        $prgResultRoute = $this->controller->prg();
-
-        $this->assertInstanceOf('Zend\Http\Response', $prgResultRoute);
-        $this->assertTrue($prgResultRoute->getHeaders()->has('Location'));
-        $this->assertEquals('/foo/1', $prgResultRoute->getHeaders()->get('Location')->getUri());
-        $this->assertEquals(303, $prgResultRoute->getStatusCode());
-    }
-
-    public function testReuseMatchedParametersWithSegmentController()
-    {
-        $expects = '/ctl/sample';
-        $this->request->setMethod('POST');
-        $this->request->setUri($expects);
-        $this->request->setPost(new Parameters([
-            'postval1' => 'value1'
-        ]));
-
-        $routeMatch = $this->event->getRouter()->match($this->request);
-        $this->event->setRouteMatch($routeMatch);
-
-        $moduleRouteListener = new ModuleRouteListener;
-        $moduleRouteListener->onRoute($this->event);
-
-        $this->controller->dispatch($this->request, $this->response);
-        $prgResultRoute = $this->controller->prg();
-
-        $this->assertInstanceOf('Zend\Http\Response', $prgResultRoute);
-        $this->assertTrue($prgResultRoute->getHeaders()->has('Location'));
-        $this->assertEquals($expects, $prgResultRoute->getHeaders()->get('Location')->getUri(), 'expects to redirect for the same url');
-        $this->assertEquals(303, $prgResultRoute->getStatusCode());
-    }
-
-    public function testKeepUrlQueryParameters()
-    {
-        $expects = '/ctl/sample';
-        $this->request->setMethod('POST');
-        $this->request->setUri($expects);
-        $this->request->setQuery(new Parameters([
-            'id' => '123',
-        ]));
-
-        $routeMatch = $this->event->getRouter()->match($this->request);
-        $this->event->setRouteMatch($routeMatch);
-
-        $moduleRouteListener = new ModuleRouteListener;
-        $moduleRouteListener->onRoute($this->event);
-
-        $this->controller->dispatch($this->request, $this->response);
-        $prgResultRoute = $this->controller->prg();
-
-        $this->assertInstanceOf('Zend\Http\Response', $prgResultRoute);
-        $this->assertTrue($prgResultRoute->getHeaders()->has('Location'));
-        $this->assertEquals($expects . '?id=123', $prgResultRoute->getHeaders()->get('Location')->getUri(), 'expects to redirect for the same url');
-        $this->assertEquals(303, $prgResultRoute->getStatusCode());
-    }
-}