diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/apple/AppleCommandLineOptions.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/apple/AppleCommandLineOptions.java
index 57a7dafbc4314b..f8c678abf13372 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/apple/AppleCommandLineOptions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/apple/AppleCommandLineOptions.java
@@ -205,18 +205,6 @@ public class AppleCommandLineOptions extends FragmentOptions {
   /** The default Catalyst CPU value. */
   public static final String DEFAULT_CATALYST_CPU = "x86_64";
 
-  @Deprecated
-  @Option(
-      name = "ios_cpu",
-      defaultValue = DEFAULT_IOS_CPU,
-      documentationCategory = OptionDocumentationCategory.OUTPUT_PARAMETERS,
-      effectTags = {OptionEffectTag.NO_OP},
-      metadataTags = {OptionMetadataTag.DEPRECATED},
-      help =
-          "No-op. Kept here for backwards compatibility. This field will be removed in a "
-              + "future release.")
-  public String iosCpu;
-
   @Option(
     name = "apple_compiler",
     defaultValue = "null",
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/objc/AppleStaticLibraryTest.java b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/objc/AppleStaticLibraryTest.java
index 2f93ad1a0e642a..f154250808ab25 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/objc/AppleStaticLibraryTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/objc/AppleStaticLibraryTest.java
@@ -430,8 +430,8 @@ public void testWatchSimulatorLinkAction() throws Exception {
         ")",
         "objc_library(name = 'objcLib', srcs = [ 'b.m' ])");
 
-    // Tests that ios_multi_cpus and ios_cpu are completely ignored.
-    useConfiguration("--ios_multi_cpus=x86_64", "--ios_cpu=x86_64", "--watchos_cpus=i386");
+    // Tests that ios_multi_cpus and cpu are completely ignored.
+    useConfiguration("--ios_multi_cpus=x86_64", "--cpu=ios_x86_64", "--watchos_cpus=i386");
 
     Action lipoAction = lipoLibAction("//package:test");
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/objc/BazelJ2ObjcLibraryTest.java b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/objc/BazelJ2ObjcLibraryTest.java
index ba1a80de0cf721..e539fecb0aa637 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/objc/BazelJ2ObjcLibraryTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/objc/BazelJ2ObjcLibraryTest.java
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ public void testExplicitJreDeps() throws Exception {
 
   @Test
   public void testTranspilationActionTreeArtifactOutputsFromSourceJar() throws Exception {
-    useConfiguration("--ios_cpu=i386", "--ios_minimum_os=1.0");
+    useConfiguration("--ios_minimum_os=1.0");
     scratch.file("java/com/google/transpile/dummy.java");
     scratch.file("java/com/google/transpile/dummyjar.srcjar");
     scratch.file(
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ public void testTranspilationActionTreeArtifactOutputsFromSourceJar() throws Exc
 
   @Test
   public void testGeneratedTreeArtifactFromGenJar() throws Exception {
-    useConfiguration("--ios_cpu=i386", "--ios_minimum_os=1.0");
+    useConfiguration("--ios_minimum_os=1.0");
     addSimpleJ2ObjcLibraryWithJavaPlugin();
     ConfiguredTarget j2objcLibraryTarget =
         getConfiguredTarget("//java/com/google/app/test:transpile");
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ public void testJ2ObjcAppearsInLinkArgs() throws Exception {
 
   @Test
   public void testArchiveLinkActionWithTreeArtifactFromGenJar() throws Exception {
-    useConfiguration("--ios_cpu=i386", "--ios_minimum_os=1.0");
+    useConfiguration("--ios_minimum_os=1.0");
     addSimpleJ2ObjcLibraryWithJavaPlugin();
     Artifact archive = j2objcArchive("//java/com/google/app/test:transpile", "test");
     CommandAction archiveAction = (CommandAction) getGeneratingAction(archive);
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ public void testJ2ObjCCustomModuleMap() throws Exception {
 
   @Test
   public void testModuleMapFromGenJarTreeArtifact() throws Exception {
-    useConfiguration("--ios_cpu=i386", "--ios_minimum_os=1.0");
+    useConfiguration("--ios_minimum_os=1.0");
     addSimpleJ2ObjcLibraryWithJavaPlugin();
     ConfiguredTarget j2objcLibraryTarget =
         getConfiguredTarget("//java/com/google/app/test:transpile");
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/objc/ObjcLibraryTest.java b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/objc/ObjcLibraryTest.java
index 18dfd6cc971daf..1d187a89a5115c 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/objc/ObjcLibraryTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/objc/ObjcLibraryTest.java
@@ -206,7 +206,6 @@ public void testObjcPlusPlusCompile() throws Exception {
     useConfiguration(
         "--apple_platform_type=ios",
         "--cpu=ios_i386",
-        "--ios_cpu=i386",
         "--ios_minimum_os=9.10.11");
     createLibraryTargetWriter("//objc:lib")
         .setList("srcs", "a.mm")
@@ -304,7 +303,6 @@ public void testObjcHeaderContainsObjccopt() throws Exception {
   public void testCompilationModeDbg() throws Exception {
     useConfiguration(
         "--cpu=ios_i386",
-        "--ios_cpu=i386",
         "--compilation_mode=dbg");
     scratch.file("objc/a.m");
     scratch.file(
@@ -327,7 +325,6 @@ public void testCompilationModeDbg() throws Exception {
   public void testCompilationModeFastbuild() throws Exception {
     useConfiguration(
         "--cpu=ios_i386",
-        "--ios_cpu=i386",
         "--compilation_mode=fastbuild");
     scratch.file("objc/a.m");
     scratch.file(
@@ -350,7 +347,6 @@ public void testCompilationModeFastbuild() throws Exception {
   public void testCompilationModeOpt() throws Exception {
     useConfiguration(
         "--cpu=ios_i386",
-        "--ios_cpu=i386",
         "--compilation_mode=opt");
     scratch.file("objc/a.m");
     scratch.file(
@@ -479,7 +475,7 @@ public void testProvidesObjcHeadersWithDotMFiles() throws Exception {
 
   @Test
   public void testMultiPlatformLibrary() throws Exception {
-    useConfiguration("--ios_multi_cpus=i386,x86_64,armv7,arm64", "--ios_cpu=armv7");
+    useConfiguration("--ios_multi_cpus=i386,x86_64,armv7,arm64", "--cpu=ios_armv7");
 
     createLibraryTargetWriter("//objc:lib")
         .setAndCreateFiles("srcs", "a.m", "b.m", "private.h")
@@ -491,7 +487,7 @@ public void testMultiPlatformLibrary() throws Exception {
 
   @Test
   public void testCompilationActions_simulator() throws Exception {
-    useConfiguration("--apple_platform_type=ios", "--cpu=ios_i386", "--ios_cpu=i386");
+    useConfiguration("--apple_platform_type=ios", "--cpu=ios_i386");
 
     scratch.file("objc/a.m");
     scratch.file("objc/non_arc.m");
@@ -536,7 +532,7 @@ public void testCompilationActions_simulator() throws Exception {
 
   @Test
   public void testCompilationActions_device() throws Exception {
-    useConfiguration("--apple_platform_type=ios", "--cpu=ios_armv7", "--ios_cpu=armv7");
+    useConfiguration("--apple_platform_type=ios", "--cpu=ios_armv7");
 
     scratch.file("objc/a.m");
     scratch.file("objc/non_arc.m");
@@ -616,7 +612,7 @@ public void testPrecompiledHeaders() throws Exception {
 
   @Test
   public void testCompilationActionsWithCopts() throws Exception {
-    useConfiguration("--apple_platform_type=ios", "--cpu=ios_i386", "--ios_cpu=i386");
+    useConfiguration("--apple_platform_type=ios", "--cpu=ios_i386");
 
     scratch.file(
         "objc/defs.bzl",
@@ -893,7 +889,7 @@ public void testCompilationActionsWithCoptFmodules() throws Exception {
 
   @Test
   public void testArchiveAction_simulator() throws Exception {
-    useConfiguration("--apple_platform_type=ios", "--cpu=ios_i386", "--ios_cpu=i386");
+    useConfiguration("--apple_platform_type=ios", "--cpu=ios_i386");
     createLibraryTargetWriter("//objc:lib")
         .setAndCreateFiles("srcs", "a.m", "b.m", "private.h")
         .setAndCreateFiles("hdrs", "c.h")
@@ -922,7 +918,7 @@ public void testArchiveAction_simulator() throws Exception {
 
   @Test
   public void testArchiveAction_device() throws Exception {
-    useConfiguration("--apple_platform_type=ios", "--cpu=ios_armv7", "--ios_cpu=armv7");
+    useConfiguration("--apple_platform_type=ios", "--cpu=ios_armv7");
     createLibraryTargetWriter("//objc:lib")
         .setAndCreateFiles("srcs", "a.m", "b.m", "private.h")
         .setAndCreateFiles("hdrs", "c.h")
@@ -982,7 +978,7 @@ public void testIncludesDirsGetPassedToCompileAction() throws Exception {
 
   @Test
   public void testPropagatesDefinesToDependersTransitively() throws Exception {
-    useConfiguration("--apple_platform_type=ios", "--cpu=ios_x86_64", "--ios_cpu=x86_64");
+    useConfiguration("--apple_platform_type=ios", "--cpu=ios_x86_64");
     createLibraryTargetWriter("//lib1:lib1")
         .setAndCreateFiles("srcs", "a.m")
         .setAndCreateFiles("non_arc_srcs", "b.m")
@@ -1811,9 +1807,7 @@ public void testObjcImportDoesNotCrash() throws Exception {
 
   @Test
   public void testCompilationActionsWithIQuotesInCopts() throws Exception {
-    useConfiguration(
-        "--cpu=ios_i386",
-        "--ios_cpu=i386");
+    useConfiguration("--cpu=ios_i386");
     createLibraryTargetWriter("//objc:lib")
         .setAndCreateFiles("srcs", "a.m", "b.m", "private.h")
         .setAndCreateFiles("hdrs", "c.h")
@@ -1876,7 +1870,6 @@ public void testSysrootArgSpecifiedWithGrteTopFlag() throws Exception {
     MockObjcSupport.setup(mockToolsConfig);
     useConfiguration(
         "--cpu=ios_x86_64",
-        "--ios_cpu=x86_64",
         "--apple_grte_top=//x");
     scratch.file(
         "x/BUILD",
@@ -1898,9 +1891,7 @@ public void testDefaultEnabledFeatureIsUsed() throws Exception {
     // cc_toolchain in use will be the darwin_x86_64 one.
     MockObjcSupport.setupCcToolchainConfig(
         mockToolsConfig, MockObjcSupport.darwinX86_64().withFeatures("default_feature"));
-    useConfiguration(
-        "--cpu=ios_x86_64",
-        "--ios_cpu=x86_64");
+    useConfiguration("--cpu=ios_x86_64");
     scratch.file(
         "x/BUILD",
         "objc_library(",