diff --git a/lib/pluginlib.php b/lib/pluginlib.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 4cf3de6c5d5..00000000000
--- a/lib/pluginlib.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-// This file is part of Moodle - http://moodle.org/
-//
-// Moodle is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-// (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// Moodle is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-// GNU General Public License for more details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-// along with Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-/**
- * Defines classes used for plugins management
- *
- * This library provides a unified interface to various plugin types in
- * Moodle. It is mainly used by the plugins management admin page and the
- * plugins check page during the upgrade.
- *
- * @todo MDL-46122 This file will be removed in 2.9
- * @package    core
- * @copyright  2011 David Mudrak <david@moodle.com>
- * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
- */
-
-defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
-
-debugging('lib/pluginlib.php has been deprecated, the classes that used to exist are now autoloaded. Please removed ' .
-          'any calls to include or require this file.', DEBUG_DEVELOPER);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/upgrade.txt b/lib/upgrade.txt
index 7ea8021503a..8ed7b1fa580 100644
--- a/lib/upgrade.txt
+++ b/lib/upgrade.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ information provided here is intended especially for developers.
 * PHPUnit: PHPMailer Sink is now started for all tests and is setup within the phpunit wrapper for advanced tests.
   Catching debugging messages when sending mail will no longer work. Use $sink = $this->redirectEmails(); and then check
   the message in the sink instead.
+* The file pluginlib.php was deprecated since 2.6 and has now been removed, do not include or require it.
 
 === 2.8 ===