diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cc0dc88..2957f18 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Changelog
 
 ### master
+- Remove deprecated "restoring shell history" feature.
 
 ### v4.0.0, 2022-04-10
 - Proper handling of `automatic-rename` window option.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2138310..f137ad8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -104,10 +104,6 @@ You should now be able to use the plugin.
   is nice if you're a vim/neovim user.
 - [Restoring pane contents](docs/restoring_pane_contents.md) feature.
 
-**Experimental features (also optional)**
-
-- [restoring shell history](docs/restoring_shell_history.md)
-
 ### Other goodies
 
 - [tmux-copycat](https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tmux-copycat) - a plugin for
diff --git a/docs/hooks.md b/docs/hooks.md
index 71625ca..b373e50 100644
--- a/docs/hooks.md
+++ b/docs/hooks.md
@@ -20,15 +20,9 @@ Currently the following hooks are supported:
 
   Called before any tmux state is altered.
 
-- `@resurrect-hook-pre-restore-history` - deprecated
-
-  Called after panes and layout have been restores, but before bash history is
-  restored (if it is enabled) -- the hook is always called even if history
-  saving is disabled.
-
 - `@resurrect-hook-pre-restore-pane-processes`
 
-  Called after history is restored, but before running processes are restored.
+  Called before running processes are restored.
 
 ### Examples
 
diff --git a/docs/restoring_shell_history.md b/docs/restoring_shell_history.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 7c72c2c..0000000
--- a/docs/restoring_shell_history.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-# Restoring shell history (deprecated, do not use)
-
-This feature is deprecated because it's very invasive. It will be removed in
-the future with no replacement. To see problems it causes check
-[this issue](https://github.com/tmux-plugins/tmux-resurrect/issues/288).
-
-**Supported shells**: `bash` and `zsh`.
-
-Enable feature with this option in `.tmux.conf`:
-
-    set -g @resurrect-save-shell-history 'on'
-
-**Note**: the older `@resurrect-save-bash-history` is now an alias to
-`@resurrect-save-shell-history`.
-
-Shell `history` for individual panes will now be saved and restored. Due to
-technical limitations, this only works for panes which have no program running
-in foreground when saving. `tmux-resurrect` will send history write command to
-each such pane.
-
-To prevent these commands from being added to `bash` history
-themselves, add `HISTCONTROL=ignoreboth` to your `.bashrc`
-(this is set by default in Ubuntu).
diff --git a/scripts/helpers.sh b/scripts/helpers.sh
index 8a8ea12..dd8d0ca 100644
--- a/scripts/helpers.sh
+++ b/scripts/helpers.sh
@@ -64,13 +64,6 @@ files_differ() {
 	! cmp -s "$1" "$2"
 }
 
-save_shell_history_option_on() {
-	local option_shell="$(get_tmux_option "$shell_history_option" "off")"
-	local option_bash="$(get_tmux_option "$bash_history_option" "off")"
-
-	[ "$option_shell" == "on" ] || [ "$option_bash" == "on" ]
-}
-
 get_grouped_sessions() {
 	local grouped_sessions_dump="$1"
 	export GROUPED_SESSIONS="${d}$(echo "$grouped_sessions_dump" | cut -f2 -d"$d" | tr "\\n" "$d")"
@@ -143,12 +136,6 @@ pane_contents_archive_file() {
 	echo "$(resurrect_dir)/pane_contents.tar.gz"
 }
 
-resurrect_history_file() {
-	local pane_id="$1"
-	local shell_name="$2"
-	echo "$(resurrect_dir)/${shell_name}_history-${pane_id}"
-}
-
 execute_hook() {
 	local kind="$1"
 	shift
diff --git a/scripts/restore.sh b/scripts/restore.sh
index bf740cb..174465d 100755
--- a/scripts/restore.sh
+++ b/scripts/restore.sh
@@ -303,25 +303,6 @@ restore_window_properties() {
 		done
 }
 
-restore_shell_history() {
-	awk 'BEGIN { FS="\t"; OFS="\t" } /^pane/ { print $2, $3, $6, $9; }' $(last_resurrect_file) |
-		while IFS=$d read session_name window_number pane_index pane_command; do
-			if ! is_pane_registered_as_existing "$session_name" "$window_number" "$pane_index"; then
-				local pane_id="$session_name:$window_number.$pane_index"
-				local history_file="$(resurrect_history_file "$pane_id" "$pane_command")"
-
-				if [ "$pane_command" = "bash" ]; then
-					local read_command="history -r '$history_file'"
-					tmux send-keys -t "$pane_id" "$read_command" C-m
-				elif [ "$pane_command" = "zsh" ]; then
-					local accept_line="$(expr "$(zsh -i -c bindkey | grep -m1 '\saccept-line$')" : '^"\(.*\)".*')"
-					local read_command="fc -R '$history_file'; clear"
-					tmux send-keys -t "$pane_id" "$read_command" "$accept_line"
-				fi
-			fi
-		done
-}
-
 restore_all_pane_processes() {
 	if restore_pane_processes_enabled; then
 		local pane_full_command
@@ -389,10 +370,6 @@ main() {
 		restore_all_panes
 		handle_session_0
 		restore_window_properties >/dev/null 2>&1
-		execute_hook "pre-restore-history"
-		if save_shell_history_option_on; then
-			restore_shell_history
-		fi
 		execute_hook "pre-restore-pane-processes"
 		restore_all_pane_processes
 		# below functions restore exact cursor positions
diff --git a/scripts/save.sh b/scripts/save.sh
index 41d39ce..01edcde 100755
--- a/scripts/save.sh
+++ b/scripts/save.sh
@@ -144,46 +144,6 @@ capture_pane_contents() {
 	fi
 }
 
-save_shell_history() {
-	if [ "$pane_command" = "bash" ]; then
-		local history_w='history -w'
-		local history_r='history -r'
-		local accept_line='C-m'
-		local end_of_line='C-e'
-		local backward_kill_line='C-u'
-	elif [ "$pane_command" = "zsh" ]; then
-		# fc -W does not work with -L
-		# fc -l format is different from what's written by fc -W
-		# fc -R either reads the format produced by fc -W or considers
-		# the entire line to be a command. That's why we need -n.
-		# fc -l only list the last 16 items by default, I think 64 is more reasonable.
-		local history_w='fc -lLn -64 >'
-		local history_r='fc -R'
-
-		local zsh_bindkey="$(zsh -i -c bindkey)"
-		local accept_line="$(expr "$(echo "$zsh_bindkey" | grep -m1 '\saccept-line$')" : '^"\(.*\)".*')"
-		local end_of_line="$(expr "$(echo "$zsh_bindkey" | grep -m1 '\send-of-line$')" : '^"\(.*\)".*')"
-		local backward_kill_line="$(expr "$(echo "$zsh_bindkey" | grep -m1 '\sbackward-kill-line$')" : '^"\(.*\)".*')"
-	else
-		return
-	fi
-
-	local pane_id="$1"
-	local pane_command="$2"
-	local full_command="$3"
-	if [ "$full_command" = ":" ]; then
-		# leading space prevents the command from being saved to history
-		# (assuming default HISTCONTROL settings)
-		local write_command=" $history_w '$(resurrect_history_file "$pane_id" "$pane_command")'"
-		local read_command=" $history_r '$(resurrect_history_file "$pane_id" "$pane_command")'"
-		# C-e C-u is a Bash shortcut sequence to clear whole line. It is necessary to
-		# delete any pending input so it does not interfere with our history command.
-		tmux send-keys -t "$pane_id" "$end_of_line" "$backward_kill_line" "$write_command" "$accept_line"
-		# Immediately restore after saving
-		tmux send-keys -t "$pane_id" "$end_of_line" "$backward_kill_line" "$read_command" "$accept_line"
-	fi
-}
-
 get_active_window_index() {
 	local session_name="$1"
 	tmux list-windows -t "$session_name" -F "#{window_flags} #{window_index}" |
@@ -266,13 +226,6 @@ dump_pane_contents() {
 		done
 }
 
-dump_shell_history() {
-	dump_panes |
-		while IFS=$d read line_type session_name window_number window_active window_flags pane_index dir pane_active pane_command full_command; do
-			save_shell_history "$session_name:$window_number.$pane_index" "$pane_command" "$full_command"
-		done
-}
-
 remove_old_backups() {
 	# remove resurrect files older than 30 days (default), but keep at least 5 copies of backup.
 	local delete_after="$(get_tmux_option "$delete_backup_after_option" "$default_delete_backup_after")"
@@ -302,9 +255,6 @@ save_all() {
 		pane_contents_create_archive
 		rm "$(pane_contents_dir "save")"/*
 	fi
-	if save_shell_history_option_on; then
-		dump_shell_history
-	fi
 	remove_old_backups
 	execute_hook "post-save-all"
 }
diff --git a/scripts/variables.sh b/scripts/variables.sh
index dce474e..9d42e02 100644
--- a/scripts/variables.sh
+++ b/scripts/variables.sh
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ pane_contents_option="@resurrect-capture-pane-contents"
 pane_contents_area_option="@resurrect-pane-contents-area"
 default_pane_contents_area="full"
 
-bash_history_option="@resurrect-save-bash-history" # deprecated
-shell_history_option="@resurrect-save-shell-history" # deprecated
-
 # set to 'on' to ensure panes are never ever overwritten
 overwrite_option="@resurrect-never-overwrite"