diff --git a/completions/bash/brew b/completions/bash/brew
index 406b6a901f..6df866577d 100644
--- a/completions/bash/brew
+++ b/completions/bash/brew
@@ -251,17 +251,6 @@ _brew_link() {
   __brew_complete_installed
 }
 
-_brew_linkapps() {
-  local cur="${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]}"
-  case "$cur" in
-    --*)
-      __brewcomp "--local"
-      return
-      ;;
-  esac
-  __brew_complete_installed
-}
-
 _brew_list() {
   local allopts="--unbrewed --verbose --pinned --versions --multiple"
   local cur="${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]}"
@@ -482,17 +471,6 @@ _brew_uninstall() {
   __brew_complete_installed
 }
 
-_brew_unlinkapps() {
-  local cur="${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]}"
-  case "$cur" in
-    --*)
-      __brewcomp "--dry-run --local"
-      return
-      ;;
-  esac
-  __brew_complete_installed
-}
-
 _brew_unpack() {
   local cur="${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]}"
   case "$cur" in
@@ -827,7 +805,6 @@ _brew() {
     install|instal)             _brew_install ;;
     irb)                        _brew_irb ;;
     link|ln)                    _brew_link ;;
-    linkapps)                   _brew_linkapps ;;
     list|ls)                    _brew_list ;;
     log)                        _brew_log ;;
     man)                        _brew_man ;;
@@ -852,7 +829,6 @@ _brew() {
     tests)                      _brew_tests ;;
     uninstall|remove|rm)        _brew_uninstall ;;
     unlink)                     __brew_complete_installed ;;
-    unlinkapps)                 _brew_unlinkapps ;;
     unpack)                     _brew_unpack ;;
     unpin)                      __brew_complete_formulae ;;
     untap)                      __brew_complete_tapped ;;
diff --git a/completions/zsh/_brew b/completions/zsh/_brew
index 45f50ccb02..41a2bfe503 100644
--- a/completions/zsh/_brew
+++ b/completions/zsh/_brew
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ __brew_common_commands() {
     'reinstall:install a formula anew; re-using its current options'
     'leaves:show installed formulae that are not dependencies of another installed formula'
     'link:link a formula'
-    'linkapps:symlink .app bundles provided by formulae into /Applications'
     'list:list files in a formula or not-installed formulae'
     'log:git commit log for a formula'
     'missing:check all installed formuale for missing dependencies.'
@@ -108,7 +107,6 @@ __brew_common_commands() {
     'test-bot:test a formula and build a bottle'
     'uninstall:uninstall a formula'
     'unlink:unlink a formula'
-    'unlinkapps:remove symlinked .app bundles provided by formulae from /Applications'
     'unpin:unpin specified formulae'
     'untap:remove a tapped repository'
     'update:fetch latest version of Homebrew and all formulae'
@@ -448,13 +446,6 @@ _brew_linkage() {
     ':formula:__brew_installed_formulae'
 }
 
-# brew linkapps [--local] [formulae]:
-_brew_linkapps() {
-  _arguments \
-    '(--local)--local[symlink into ~/Application instead of the system directory]' \
-    '::formula:__brew_installed_formulae'
-}
-
 # brew list, ls [--full-name]:
 # brew list, ls --unbrewed:
 # brew list, ls [--versions [--multiple]] [--pinned] [formulae]:
@@ -704,14 +695,6 @@ _brew_unlink() {
     ':formula:__brew_installed_formulae'
 }
 
-# brew unlinkapps [--local] [--dry-run] [formulae]:
-_brew_unlinkapps() {
-  _arguments \
-    '(--local)--local[remove symlinks from ~/Applications instead of the system directory]' \
-    '(--dry-run -n)'{--dry-run,-n}'[don''t unlink or delete any files]' \
-    ':formula:__brew_installed_formulae'
-}
-
 # brew unpack [--git|--patch] [--destdir=path] formulae:
 _brew_unpack() {
   _arguments \