diff --git a/pkg/commands/completion.go b/pkg/commands/completion.go
deleted file mode 100644
index e2be6f292929..000000000000
--- a/pkg/commands/completion.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-package commands
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"os"
-
-	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-)
-
-func (e *Executor) initCompletion() {
-	completionCmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "completion",
-		Short: "Output completion script",
-	}
-	e.rootCmd.AddCommand(completionCmd)
-
-	bashCmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "bash",
-		Short: "Output bash completion script",
-		RunE:  e.executeBashCompletion,
-	}
-	completionCmd.AddCommand(bashCmd)
-
-	zshCmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "zsh",
-		Short: "Output zsh completion script",
-		RunE:  e.executeZshCompletion,
-	}
-	completionCmd.AddCommand(zshCmd)
-
-	fishCmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "fish",
-		Short: "Output fish completion script",
-		RunE:  e.executeFishCompletion,
-	}
-	completionCmd.AddCommand(fishCmd)
-
-	powerShell := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "powershell",
-		Short: "Output powershell completion script",
-		RunE:  e.executePowerShellCompletion,
-	}
-	completionCmd.AddCommand(powerShell)
-}
-
-func (e *Executor) executeBashCompletion(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-	err := cmd.Root().GenBashCompletion(os.Stdout)
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "unable to generate bash completions: %v")
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (e *Executor) executeZshCompletion(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-	err := cmd.Root().GenZshCompletion(os.Stdout)
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "unable to generate zsh completions: %v")
-	}
-	// Add extra compdef directive to support sourcing command directly.
-	// https://github.com/spf13/cobra/issues/881
-	// https://github.com/spf13/cobra/pull/887
-	fmt.Println("compdef _golangci-lint golangci-lint")
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (e *Executor) executeFishCompletion(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-	err := cmd.Root().GenFishCompletion(os.Stdout, true)
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "generate fish completion")
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (e *Executor) executePowerShellCompletion(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-	err := cmd.Root().GenPowerShellCompletion(os.Stdout)
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "generate powershell completion")
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/pkg/commands/executor.go b/pkg/commands/executor.go
index a060709ef713..3edb6e4b0e3b 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/executor.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/executor.go
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ func NewExecutor(version, commit, date string) *Executor {
 	e.initHelp()
 	e.initLinters()
 	e.initConfig()
-	e.initCompletion()
 	e.initVersion()
 	e.initCache()