diff --git a/Octokit/Models/Request/IssueUpdate.cs b/Octokit/Models/Request/IssueUpdate.cs
index fd13444138..7669abe1b1 100644
--- a/Octokit/Models/Request/IssueUpdate.cs
+++ b/Octokit/Models/Request/IssueUpdate.cs
@@ -22,15 +22,6 @@ public class IssueUpdate
         /// </summary>
         public string Body { get; set; }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Login for the user that this issue should be assigned to.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <remarks>
-        /// Only users with push access can set the assignee for new issues. The assignee is silently dropped otherwise.
-        /// </remarks>
-        [Obsolete("Please use Assignees property.  This property will no longer be supported by the GitHub API and will be removed in a future version")]
-        public string Assignee { get; set; }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// List of logins for the multiple users that this issue should be assigned to
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Octokit/Models/Request/NewIssue.cs b/Octokit/Models/Request/NewIssue.cs
index 417aa0cd61..9cbea403fa 100644
--- a/Octokit/Models/Request/NewIssue.cs
+++ b/Octokit/Models/Request/NewIssue.cs
@@ -32,15 +32,6 @@ public NewIssue(string title)
         /// </summary>
         public string Body { get; set; }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Login for the user that this issue should be assigned to.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <remarks>
-        /// Only users with push access can set the assignee for new issues. The assignee is silently dropped otherwise.
-        /// </remarks>
-        [Obsolete("Please use Assignees property.  This property will no longer be supported by the GitHub API and will be removed in a future version")]
-        public string Assignee { get; set; }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// List of logins for the multiple users that this issue should be assigned to
         /// </summary>