diff --git a/UPGRADE.md b/UPGRADE.md
index 95c71ff57a..c0a32aaab4 100644
--- a/UPGRADE.md
+++ b/UPGRADE.md
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 # Upgrade to 3.0
 
+## BC Break: Removed the `doctrine` binary.
+
+The documentation explains how the console tools can be bootstrapped for
+standalone usage:
+
+https://www.doctrine-project.org/projects/doctrine-orm/en/stable/reference/tools.html
+
+The method `ConsoleRunner::printCliConfigTemplate()` has been removed as well
+because it was only useful in the context of the `doctrine` binary.
+
 ## BC Break: Removed `EntityManagerHelper` and related logic
 
 All console commands require a `$entityManagerProvider` to be passed via the
diff --git a/bin/doctrine b/bin/doctrine
deleted file mode 100755
index 83d3804292..0000000000
--- a/bin/doctrine
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env php
-<?php
-
-include(__DIR__ . '/doctrine.php');
diff --git a/bin/doctrine-pear.php b/bin/doctrine-pear.php
deleted file mode 100644
index ae8eba75e5..0000000000
--- a/bin/doctrine-pear.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-fwrite(
-    STDERR,
-    '[Warning] The use of this script is discouraged. See'
-    . ' https://www.doctrine-project.org/projects/doctrine-orm/en/current/reference/tools.html#doctrine-console'
-    . ' for instructions on bootstrapping the console runner.'
-    . PHP_EOL
-);
-
-echo PHP_EOL . PHP_EOL;
-
-require_once 'Doctrine/Common/ClassLoader.php';
-
-$classLoader = new \Doctrine\Common\ClassLoader('Doctrine');
-$classLoader->register();
-
-$classLoader = new \Doctrine\Common\ClassLoader('Symfony');
-$classLoader->register();
-
-$configFile = getcwd() . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'cli-config.php';
-
-$helperSet = null;
-if (file_exists($configFile)) {
-    if ( ! is_readable($configFile)) {
-        trigger_error(
-            'Configuration file [' . $configFile . '] does not have read permission.', E_USER_ERROR
-        );
-    }
-
-    require $configFile;
-
-    foreach ($GLOBALS as $helperSetCandidate) {
-        if ($helperSetCandidate instanceof \Symfony\Component\Console\Helper\HelperSet) {
-            $helperSet = $helperSetCandidate;
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-$helperSet = ($helperSet) ?: new \Symfony\Component\Console\Helper\HelperSet();
-
-\Doctrine\ORM\Tools\Console\ConsoleRunner::run($helperSet);
diff --git a/bin/doctrine.bat b/bin/doctrine.bat
deleted file mode 100644
index a91645cc45..0000000000
--- a/bin/doctrine.bat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-@echo off
-
-if "%PHPBIN%" == "" set PHPBIN=@php_bin@
-if not exist "%PHPBIN%" if "%PHP_PEAR_PHP_BIN%" neq "" goto USE_PEAR_PATH
-GOTO RUN
-:USE_PEAR_PATH
-set PHPBIN=%PHP_PEAR_PHP_BIN%
-:RUN
-"%PHPBIN%" "@bin_dir@\doctrine" %*
diff --git a/bin/doctrine.php b/bin/doctrine.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c11fd208d..0000000000
--- a/bin/doctrine.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-use Symfony\Component\Console\Helper\HelperSet;
-use Doctrine\ORM\Tools\Console\ConsoleRunner;
-
-fwrite(
-    STDERR,
-    '[Warning] The use of this script is discouraged. See'
-    . ' https://www.doctrine-project.org/projects/doctrine-orm/en/current/reference/tools.html#doctrine-console'
-    . ' for instructions on bootstrapping the console runner.'
-    . PHP_EOL
-);
-
-echo PHP_EOL . PHP_EOL;
-
-$autoloadFiles = [
-    __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php',
-    __DIR__ . '/../../../autoload.php'
-];
-
-foreach ($autoloadFiles as $autoloadFile) {
-    if (file_exists($autoloadFile)) {
-        require_once $autoloadFile;
-        break;
-    }
-}
-
-$directories = [getcwd(), getcwd() . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'config'];
-
-$configFile = null;
-foreach ($directories as $directory) {
-    $configFile = $directory . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'cli-config.php';
-
-    if (file_exists($configFile)) {
-        break;
-    }
-}
-
-if ( ! file_exists($configFile)) {
-    ConsoleRunner::printCliConfigTemplate();
-    exit(1);
-}
-
-if ( ! is_readable($configFile)) {
-    echo 'Configuration file [' . $configFile . '] does not have read permission.' . "\n";
-    exit(1);
-}
-
-$commands = [];
-
-$helperSet = require $configFile;
-
-if ( ! ($helperSet instanceof HelperSet)) {
-    foreach ($GLOBALS as $helperSetCandidate) {
-        if ($helperSetCandidate instanceof HelperSet) {
-            $helperSet = $helperSetCandidate;
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-ConsoleRunner::run($helperSet, $commands);
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index e2d96df7c2..64defc5265 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
             "Doctrine\\Performance\\": "tests/Doctrine/Performance"
         }
     },
-    "bin": ["bin/doctrine"],
     "archive": {
         "exclude": ["!vendor", "tests", "*phpunit.xml", "build.xml", "build.properties", "composer.phar", "vendor/satooshi", "lib/vendor", "*.swp"]
     }
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/ConsoleRunner.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/ConsoleRunner.php
index e82ef7b31c..96aae22717 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/ConsoleRunner.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/ConsoleRunner.php
@@ -81,28 +81,4 @@ public static function addCommands(Application $cli, EntityManagerProvider $enti
             ]
         );
     }
-
-    /**
-     * @deprecated This method will be removed in ORM 3.0 without replacement.
-     */
-    public static function printCliConfigTemplate(): void
-    {
-        echo <<<'HELP'
-You are missing a "cli-config.php" or "config/cli-config.php" file in your
-project, which is required to get the Doctrine Console working. You can use the
-following sample as a template:
-
-<?php
-use Doctrine\ORM\Tools\Console\ConsoleRunner;
-
-// replace with file to your own project bootstrap
-require_once 'bootstrap.php';
-
-// replace with mechanism to retrieve EntityManager in your app
-$entityManager = GetEntityManager();
-
-return ConsoleRunner::createHelperSet($entityManager);
-
-HELP;
-    }
 }