diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d664bad2d..f1d6ffa81 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -548,6 +548,7 @@ We recommend you specify exact versions of lint libraries, including `tslint-mic
         <code>no-reserved-keywords</code>
       </td>
       <td>
+        Deprecated - This rule can be replaced with TSLint's variable-name.
         Do not use reserved keywords as names of local variables, fields, functions, or other identifiers.
         Since version 2.0.9 this rule accepts a parameter called <code>allow-quoted-properties</code>.
         If true, interface properties in quotes will be ignored.
diff --git a/build-tasks/validate-config.js b/build-tasks/validate-config.js
index 71bc7d7c9..4391bd6f6 100644
--- a/build-tasks/validate-config.js
+++ b/build-tasks/validate-config.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ const disabledRules = new Set([
     'no-empty-interfaces',
     'no-empty-line-after-opening-brace',
     'no-multiline-string',
+    'no-reserved-keywords',
     'no-relative-imports',
     'no-stateless-class',
     'no-unexternalized-strings',
diff --git a/recommended_ruleset.js b/recommended_ruleset.js
index 07f7bf61e..0a5a62a43 100644
--- a/recommended_ruleset.js
+++ b/recommended_ruleset.js
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ module.exports = {
         'no-http-string': [true, 'http://www.example.com/?.*', 'http://localhost:?.*'],
         'no-inner-html': true,
         'no-octal-literal': true,
-        'no-reserved-keywords': true,
         'no-string-based-set-immediate': true,
         'no-string-based-set-interval': true,
         'no-string-based-set-timeout': true,
@@ -264,6 +263,7 @@ module.exports = {
         'no-empty-interfaces': false, // use tslint no-empty-interface rule instead
         'no-missing-visibility-modifiers': false, // use tslint member-access rule instead
         'no-multiple-var-decl': false, // use tslint one-variable-per-declaration rule instead
+        'no-reserved-keywords': false,
         'no-stateless-class': false,
         'no-switch-case-fall-through': false, // now supported by TypeScript compiler
         'no-unnecessary-class': true,
diff --git a/src/noReservedKeywordsRule.ts b/src/noReservedKeywordsRule.ts
index 3fb4b65ca..371fa60a2 100644
--- a/src/noReservedKeywordsRule.ts
+++ b/src/noReservedKeywordsRule.ts
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@ export class Rule extends Lint.Rules.AbstractRule {
         typescriptOnly: true,
         issueClass: 'SDL',
         issueType: 'Error',
+        recommendation: 'false,',
         severity: 'Critical',
         level: 'Mandatory',
-        group: 'Security',
+        group: 'Deprecated',
         commonWeaknessEnumeration: '398'
     };
 
@@ -89,7 +90,14 @@ export class Rule extends Lint.Rules.AbstractRule {
         'of'
     ];
 
+    private static isWarningShown: boolean = false;
+
     public apply(sourceFile: ts.SourceFile): Lint.RuleFailure[] {
+        if (Rule.isWarningShown === false) {
+            console.warn('Warning: no-reserved-keywords rule is deprecated. Replace your usage with the TSLint variable-name rule.');
+            Rule.isWarningShown = true;
+        }
+
         const walker: Lint.RuleWalker = new BannedTermWalker(sourceFile, this.getOptions(), Rule.FAILURE_STRING, Rule.BANNED_TERMS);
         return this.applyWithWalker(walker);
     }
diff --git a/tslint.json b/tslint.json
index 369b2fd0d..dabb684cd 100644
--- a/tslint.json
+++ b/tslint.json
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@
         "no-parameter-reassignment": false,
         "no-redundant-jsdoc": true,
         "no-regex-spaces": true,
-        "no-reserved-keywords": true,
         "no-return-await": true,
         "no-single-line-block-comment": true,
         "no-string-based-set-immediate": true,
@@ -163,6 +162,7 @@
         "no-empty-line-after-opening-brace": false,
         "no-multiline-string": false,
         "no-relative-imports": false,
+        "no-reserved-keywords": false,
         "no-stateless-class": false,
         "no-unexternalized-strings": false,
         "no-var-self": false,