diff --git a/web3.js/bin/localnet.sh b/web3.js/bin/localnet.sh
index 53b5cf8f1931c7..64e95827356b82 100755
--- a/web3.js/bin/localnet.sh
+++ b/web3.js/bin/localnet.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ usage() {
     echo "Error: $*"
   fi
   cat <<EOF
-usage: $0 [update|up|down|logs|deploy] [command-specific options]
+usage: $0 [update|up|down|logs] [command-specific options]
 
 Operate a local testnet
 
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ Operate a local testnet
  up       - Start the cluster
  down     - Stop the cluster
  logs     - Display cluster logging
- deploy   - Deploy a native program.
 
 
  logs-specific options:
@@ -49,11 +48,6 @@ Operate a local testnet
  down-specific options:
    none
 
- deploy-specific options:
-   program - The program to deploy.
-
-   Note that deployments are discarded on cluster stop
-
 EOF
   exit $exitcode
 }
@@ -154,24 +148,6 @@ logs)
     docker logs solana-localnet
   )
   ;;
-deploy)
-  program=$1
-  [[ -n $program ]] || usage
-  [[ -f $program ]] || usage "file does not exist: $program"
-
-  basename=$(basename "$program")
-  if docker exec solana-localnet test -f /usr/bin/"$basename"; then
-    echo "Error: $basename has already been deployed"
-    exit 1
-  fi
-
-  (
-    set -x
-    docker cp "$program" solana-localnet:/usr/bin/
-  )
-  docker exec solana-localnet ls -l /usr/bin/"$basename"
-  echo "$basename deployed successfully"
-  ;;
 *)
   usage "Unknown command: $cmd"
 esac
diff --git a/web3.js/module.flow.js b/web3.js/module.flow.js
index 3669d104596a19..6dea28ee42a13e 100644
--- a/web3.js/module.flow.js
+++ b/web3.js/module.flow.js
@@ -306,16 +306,6 @@ declare module '@solana/web3.js' {
     ): Promise<PublicKey>;
   }
 
-  // === src/native-loader.js ===
-  declare export class NativeLoader {
-    static programId: PublicKey;
-    static load(
-      connection: Connection,
-      payer: Account,
-      programName: string,
-    ): Promise<PublicKey>;
-  }
-
   // === src/util/send-and-confirm-transaction.js ===
   declare export function sendAndConfirmTransaction(
     connection: Connection,
diff --git a/web3.js/src/index.js b/web3.js/src/index.js
index 379a7031eb7630..0dcc62cc27a867 100644
--- a/web3.js/src/index.js
+++ b/web3.js/src/index.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ export {BpfLoader} from './bpf-loader';
 export {BudgetProgram} from './budget-program';
 export {Connection} from './connection';
 export {Loader} from './loader';
-export {NativeLoader} from './native-loader';
 export {PublicKey} from './publickey';
 export {SystemProgram} from './system-program';
 export {Token, TokenAmount} from './token-program';
diff --git a/web3.js/src/native-loader.js b/web3.js/src/native-loader.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 794de73e2c6a30..00000000000000
--- a/web3.js/src/native-loader.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-// @flow
-
-import {Account} from './account';
-import {PublicKey} from './publickey';
-import {Loader} from './loader';
-import type {Connection} from './connection';
-
-/**
- * Factory class for transactions to interact with a program loader
- */
-export class NativeLoader {
-  /**
-   * Public key that identifies the NativeLoader
-   */
-  static get programId(): PublicKey {
-    return new PublicKey('NativeLoader1111111111111111111111111111111');
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Loads a native program
-   *
-   * @param connection The connection to use
-   * @param payer System account that pays to load the program
-   * @param programName Name of the native program
-   */
-  static load(
-    connection: Connection,
-    payer: Account,
-    programName: string,
-  ): Promise<PublicKey> {
-    const bytes = [...Buffer.from(programName)];
-    const program = new Account();
-    return Loader.load(
-      connection,
-      payer,
-      program,
-      NativeLoader.programId,
-      bytes,
-    );
-  }
-}
diff --git a/web3.js/test/native-loader.test.js b/web3.js/test/native-loader.test.js
deleted file mode 100644
index b8fb5362e6b174..00000000000000
--- a/web3.js/test/native-loader.test.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-// @flow
-
-import {
-  Connection,
-  NativeLoader,
-  Transaction,
-  sendAndConfirmTransaction,
-} from '../src';
-import {mockRpcEnabled} from './__mocks__/node-fetch';
-import {url} from './url';
-import {newAccountWithLamports} from './new-account-with-lamports';
-
-if (!mockRpcEnabled) {
-  // The default of 5 seconds is too slow for live testing sometimes
-  jest.setTimeout(15000);
-}
-
-test('load native program', async () => {
-  if (mockRpcEnabled) {
-    console.log('non-live test skipped');
-    return;
-  }
-
-  const connection = new Connection(url);
-  const from = await newAccountWithLamports(connection, 1024);
-  const programId = await NativeLoader.load(
-    connection,
-    from,
-    'solana_noop_program',
-  );
-  const transaction = new Transaction().add({
-    keys: [{pubkey: from.publicKey, isSigner: true, isDebitable: true}],
-    programId,
-  });
-
-  await sendAndConfirmTransaction(connection, transaction, from);
-});