diff --git a/administrator/language/en-GB/joomla.ini b/administrator/language/en-GB/joomla.ini
index d58efc1e9c9b7..1d55d7e4551e0 100644
--- a/administrator/language/en-GB/joomla.ini
+++ b/administrator/language/en-GB/joomla.ini
@@ -464,10 +464,6 @@ JGLOBAL_HISTORY_LIMIT_OPTIONS_LABEL="Maximum Versions"
 JGLOBAL_HITS="Hits"
 JGLOBAL_HITS_ASC="Hits ascending"
 JGLOBAL_HITS_DESC="Hits descending"
-; Deprecated, will be removed with 4.0. Please do not translate the following language string
-JGLOBAL_INDEX_FOLLOW="index, follow"
-; Deprecated, will be removed with 4.0. Please do not translate the following language string
-JGLOBAL_INDEX_NOFOLLOW="index, nofollow"
 JGLOBAL_INHERIT="Inherit"
 JGLOBAL_INTEGRATION_LABEL="Integration"
 JGLOBAL_INTRO_TEXT="Intro Text"
@@ -524,10 +520,6 @@ JGLOBAL_NEWITEMSLAST_DESC="New items default to the last position. The ordering
 JGLOBAL_NO_ITEM_SELECTED="No items selected"
 JGLOBAL_NO_MATCHING_RESULTS="No Matching Results"
 JGLOBAL_NO_ORDER="No Order"
-; Deprecated, will be removed with 4.0. Please do not translate the following language string
-JGLOBAL_NOINDEX_FOLLOW="noindex, follow"
-; Deprecated, will be removed with 4.0. Please do not translate the following language string
-JGLOBAL_NOINDEX_NOFOLLOW="noindex, nofollow"
 JGLOBAL_NONAPPLICABLE="N/A"
 JGLOBAL_NUM_INTRO_ARTICLES_DESC="Number of articles to show after the leading article. Articles will be shown in columns."
 JGLOBAL_NUM_INTRO_ARTICLES_LABEL="# Intro Articles"
diff --git a/api/language/en-GB/joomla.ini b/api/language/en-GB/joomla.ini
index f3ca40d4c33d0..66683868a2016 100644
--- a/api/language/en-GB/joomla.ini
+++ b/api/language/en-GB/joomla.ini
@@ -442,8 +442,6 @@ JGLOBAL_HISTORY_LIMIT_OPTIONS_LABEL="Maximum Versions"
 JGLOBAL_HITS="Hits"
 JGLOBAL_HITS_ASC="Hits ascending"
 JGLOBAL_HITS_DESC="Hits descending"
-JGLOBAL_INDEX_FOLLOW="Index, Follow"
-JGLOBAL_INDEX_NOFOLLOW="Index, No follow"
 JGLOBAL_INHERIT="Inherit"
 JGLOBAL_INTEGRATION_LABEL="Integration"
 JGLOBAL_INTRO_TEXT="Intro Text"
@@ -500,8 +498,6 @@ JGLOBAL_NEWITEMSLAST_DESC="New items default to the last position. The ordering
 JGLOBAL_NO_ITEM_SELECTED="No items selected"
 JGLOBAL_NO_MATCHING_RESULTS="No Matching Results"
 JGLOBAL_NO_ORDER="No Order"
-JGLOBAL_NOINDEX_FOLLOW="No index, follow"
-JGLOBAL_NOINDEX_NOFOLLOW="No index, no follow"
 JGLOBAL_NONAPPLICABLE="N/A"
 JGLOBAL_NUM_INTRO_ARTICLES_DESC="Number of articles to show after the leading article. Articles will be shown in columns."
 JGLOBAL_NUM_INTRO_ARTICLES_LABEL="# Intro Articles"