diff --git a/advice.c b/advice.c
index ee4edc5e28..6ba47f3f5e 100644
--- a/advice.c
+++ b/advice.c
@@ -4,37 +4,6 @@
 #include "help.h"
 #include "string-list.h"
 
-int advice_fetch_show_forced_updates = 1;
-int advice_push_update_rejected = 1;
-int advice_push_non_ff_current = 1;
-int advice_push_non_ff_matching = 1;
-int advice_push_already_exists = 1;
-int advice_push_fetch_first = 1;
-int advice_push_needs_force = 1;
-int advice_push_unqualified_ref_name = 1;
-int advice_push_ref_needs_update = 1;
-int advice_status_hints = 1;
-int advice_status_u_option = 1;
-int advice_status_ahead_behind_warning = 1;
-int advice_commit_before_merge = 1;
-int advice_reset_quiet_warning = 1;
-int advice_resolve_conflict = 1;
-int advice_sequencer_in_use = 1;
-int advice_implicit_identity = 1;
-int advice_detached_head = 1;
-int advice_set_upstream_failure = 1;
-int advice_object_name_warning = 1;
-int advice_amworkdir = 1;
-int advice_rm_hints = 1;
-int advice_add_embedded_repo = 1;
-int advice_ignored_hook = 1;
-int advice_waiting_for_editor = 1;
-int advice_graft_file_deprecated = 1;
-int advice_checkout_ambiguous_remote_branch_name = 1;
-int advice_submodule_alternate_error_strategy_die = 1;
-int advice_add_ignored_file = 1;
-int advice_add_empty_pathspec = 1;
-
 static int advice_use_color = -1;
 static char advice_colors[][COLOR_MAXLEN] = {
 	GIT_COLOR_RESET,
@@ -62,45 +31,6 @@ static const char *advise_get_color(enum color_advice ix)
 	return "";
 }
 
-static struct {
-	const char *name;
-	int *preference;
-} advice_config[] = {
-	{ "fetchShowForcedUpdates", &advice_fetch_show_forced_updates },
-	{ "pushUpdateRejected", &advice_push_update_rejected },
-	{ "pushNonFFCurrent", &advice_push_non_ff_current },
-	{ "pushNonFFMatching", &advice_push_non_ff_matching },
-	{ "pushAlreadyExists", &advice_push_already_exists },
-	{ "pushFetchFirst", &advice_push_fetch_first },
-	{ "pushNeedsForce", &advice_push_needs_force },
-	{ "pushUnqualifiedRefName", &advice_push_unqualified_ref_name },
-	{ "pushRefNeedsUpdate", &advice_push_ref_needs_update },
-	{ "statusHints", &advice_status_hints },
-	{ "statusUoption", &advice_status_u_option },
-	{ "statusAheadBehindWarning", &advice_status_ahead_behind_warning },
-	{ "commitBeforeMerge", &advice_commit_before_merge },
-	{ "resetQuiet", &advice_reset_quiet_warning },
-	{ "resolveConflict", &advice_resolve_conflict },
-	{ "sequencerInUse", &advice_sequencer_in_use },
-	{ "implicitIdentity", &advice_implicit_identity },
-	{ "detachedHead", &advice_detached_head },
-	{ "setUpstreamFailure", &advice_set_upstream_failure },
-	{ "objectNameWarning", &advice_object_name_warning },
-	{ "amWorkDir", &advice_amworkdir },
-	{ "rmHints", &advice_rm_hints },
-	{ "addEmbeddedRepo", &advice_add_embedded_repo },
-	{ "ignoredHook", &advice_ignored_hook },
-	{ "waitingForEditor", &advice_waiting_for_editor },
-	{ "graftFileDeprecated", &advice_graft_file_deprecated },
-	{ "checkoutAmbiguousRemoteBranchName", &advice_checkout_ambiguous_remote_branch_name },
-	{ "submoduleAlternateErrorStrategyDie", &advice_submodule_alternate_error_strategy_die },
-	{ "addIgnoredFile", &advice_add_ignored_file },
-	{ "addEmptyPathspec", &advice_add_empty_pathspec },
-
-	/* make this an alias for backward compatibility */
-	{ "pushNonFastForward", &advice_push_update_rejected }
-};
-
 static struct {
 	const char *key;
 	int enabled;
@@ -228,13 +158,6 @@ int git_default_advice_config(const char *var, const char *value)
 	if (!skip_prefix(var, "advice.", &k))
 		return 0;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(advice_config); i++) {
-		if (strcasecmp(k, advice_config[i].name))
-			continue;
-		*advice_config[i].preference = git_config_bool(var, value);
-		break;
-	}
-
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(advice_setting); i++) {
 		if (strcasecmp(k, advice_setting[i].key))
 			continue;
diff --git a/advice.h b/advice.h
index 101c4054b7..17ee5d3633 100644
--- a/advice.h
+++ b/advice.h
@@ -5,37 +5,6 @@
 
 struct string_list;
 
-extern int advice_fetch_show_forced_updates;
-extern int advice_push_update_rejected;
-extern int advice_push_non_ff_current;
-extern int advice_push_non_ff_matching;
-extern int advice_push_already_exists;
-extern int advice_push_fetch_first;
-extern int advice_push_needs_force;
-extern int advice_push_unqualified_ref_name;
-extern int advice_push_ref_needs_update;
-extern int advice_status_hints;
-extern int advice_status_u_option;
-extern int advice_status_ahead_behind_warning;
-extern int advice_commit_before_merge;
-extern int advice_reset_quiet_warning;
-extern int advice_resolve_conflict;
-extern int advice_sequencer_in_use;
-extern int advice_implicit_identity;
-extern int advice_detached_head;
-extern int advice_set_upstream_failure;
-extern int advice_object_name_warning;
-extern int advice_amworkdir;
-extern int advice_rm_hints;
-extern int advice_add_embedded_repo;
-extern int advice_ignored_hook;
-extern int advice_waiting_for_editor;
-extern int advice_graft_file_deprecated;
-extern int advice_checkout_ambiguous_remote_branch_name;
-extern int advice_submodule_alternate_error_strategy_die;
-extern int advice_add_ignored_file;
-extern int advice_add_empty_pathspec;
-
 /*
  * To add a new advice, you need to:
  * Define a new advice_type.
