diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cb9e9dbb..e75ecd71 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 master
 ===
 
+* Remove deprecated `request` instance
 * Remove old module-style extension support
 * Placed all `config.rb` evaluation inside the `ConfigContext` class
 
diff --git a/middleman-core/features/current_page_request_path_backwards.feature b/middleman-core/features/current_page_request_path_backwards.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 41853e75..00000000
--- a/middleman-core/features/current_page_request_path_backwards.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-Feature: Support old request.path object used by many extensions
-  
-  Scenario: Viewing the root path
-    Given the Server is running at "current-page-app"
-    When I go to "/request-path.html"
-    Then I should see "true"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/middleman-core/features/request_params.feature b/middleman-core/features/request_params.feature
deleted file mode 100644
index 968d0bfc..00000000
--- a/middleman-core/features/request_params.feature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-Feature: Support request parameters
-  Scenario: Use request params in a template
-    Given the Server is running at "request-app"
-    When I go to "/index.html?say=Hello+World"
-    Then I should see "Quote Hello World"
-    Then I should see "Symbol Hello World"
diff --git a/middleman-core/fixtures/current-page-app/config.rb b/middleman-core/fixtures/current-page-app/config.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index dc0297e1..00000000
--- a/middleman-core/fixtures/current-page-app/config.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-with_layout false do
-  page "/request-path.html"
-end
diff --git a/middleman-core/fixtures/current-page-app/source/request-path.html.erb b/middleman-core/fixtures/current-page-app/source/request-path.html.erb
deleted file mode 100644
index cb134235..00000000
--- a/middleman-core/fixtures/current-page-app/source/request-path.html.erb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-<%= current_path == request.path %>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/middleman-core/fixtures/request-app/config.rb b/middleman-core/fixtures/request-app/config.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000
diff --git a/middleman-core/fixtures/request-app/source/index.html.erb b/middleman-core/fixtures/request-app/source/index.html.erb
deleted file mode 100644
index f87a2bd9..00000000
--- a/middleman-core/fixtures/request-app/source/index.html.erb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-Dot <%= request.params.say %>
-Quote <%= request.params["say"] %>
-Symbol <%= request.params[:say] %>
diff --git a/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/core_extensions/request.rb b/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/core_extensions/request.rb
index 0447ff18..352dc557 100644
--- a/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/core_extensions/request.rb
+++ b/middleman-core/lib/middleman-core/core_extensions/request.rb
@@ -151,10 +151,6 @@ module Middleman
 
       # Methods to be mixed-in to Middleman::Application
       module InstanceMethods
-        # Backwards-compatibility with old request.path signature
-        def request
-          Thread.current[:legacy_request]
-        end
 
         # Accessor for current path
         # @return [String]
@@ -168,24 +164,11 @@ module Middleman
         # @return [void]
         def current_path=(path)
           Thread.current[:current_path] = path
-          Thread.current[:legacy_request] = ::Thor::CoreExt::HashWithIndifferentAccess.new({
-            :path   => path,
-            :params => req ? ::Thor::CoreExt::HashWithIndifferentAccess.new(req.params) : {}
-          })
         end
 
         delegate :use, :to => :"self.class"
         delegate :map, :to => :"self.class"
 
-        # Rack request
-        # @return [Rack::Request]
-        def req
-          Thread.current[:req]
-        end
-        def req=(value)
-          Thread.current[:req] = value
-        end
-
         def call(env)
           dup.call!(env)
         end
@@ -195,7 +178,7 @@ module Middleman
         # @param env Rack environment
         def call!(env)
           # Store environment, request and response for later
-          self.req = req = ::Rack::Request.new(env)
+          req = ::Rack::Request.new(env)
           res = ::Rack::Response.new
 
           logger.debug "== Request: #{env["PATH_INFO"]}"
@@ -253,7 +236,6 @@ module Middleman
           begin
             # Write out the contents of the page
             output = resource.render do
-              self.req = req
               self.current_path = current_path
             end