diff --git a/Shorewall/configfiles/blacklist b/Shorewall/configfiles/blacklist
deleted file mode 100644
index 172a93e5f..000000000
--- a/Shorewall/configfiles/blacklist
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Shorewall version 4 - Blacklist File
-#
-# For information about entries in this file, type "man shorewall-blacklist"
-#
-# Please see http://shorewall.net/blacklisting_support.htm for additional
-# information.
-#
-###############################################################################
-#ADDRESS/SUBNET		PROTOCOL	PORT	OPTIONS
-
diff --git a/Shorewall/install.sh b/Shorewall/install.sh
index b7120276a..c60e305e7 100755
--- a/Shorewall/install.sh
+++ b/Shorewall/install.sh
@@ -698,10 +698,6 @@ if [ -z "$SPARSE" -a ! -f ${DESTDIR}${CONFDIR}/$PRODUCT/tunnels ]; then
     echo "Tunnels file installed as ${DESTDIR}${CONFDIR}/$PRODUCT/tunnels"
 fi
 
-if [ -z "$SPARSE" -a ! -f ${DESTDIR}${CONFDIR}/$PRODUCT/blacklist ]; then
-    run_install $OWNERSHIP -m 0600 blacklist${suffix} ${DESTDIR}${CONFDIR}/$PRODUCT/blacklist
-    echo "Blacklist file installed as ${DESTDIR}${CONFDIR}/$PRODUCT/blacklist"
-fi
 #
 # Install the blacklist rules file
 #
diff --git a/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall-blacklist.xml b/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall-blacklist.xml
index 5718fcca1..6b24c4475 100644
--- a/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall-blacklist.xml
+++ b/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall-blacklist.xml
@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@
   <refsect1>
     <title>Description</title>
 
-    <para>The blacklist file is used to perform static blacklisting. You can
-    blacklist by source address (IP or MAC), or by application.</para>
+    <para>The blacklist file is used to perform static blacklisting by source
+    address (IP or MAC), or by application. The use of this file is deprecated
+    and beginning with Shorewall 4.5.7, the file is no longer
+    installed.</para>
 
     <para>The columns in the file are as follows (where the column name is
     followed by a different name in parentheses, the different name is used in
diff --git a/Shorewall6/configfiles/blacklist b/Shorewall6/configfiles/blacklist
deleted file mode 100755
index df071bedb..000000000
--- a/Shorewall6/configfiles/blacklist
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Shorewall6 version 4 - Blacklist File
-#
-# For information about entries in this file, type "man shorewall6-blacklist"
-#
-# Please see http://shorewall.net/blacklisting_support.htm for additional
-# information.
-#
-###############################################################################
-#ADDRESS/SUBNET		PROTOCOL	PORT	OPTIONS
diff --git a/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6-blacklist.xml b/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6-blacklist.xml
index b0389999a..1eb9144a7 100644
--- a/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6-blacklist.xml
+++ b/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6-blacklist.xml
@@ -23,8 +23,13 @@
   <refsect1>
     <title>Description</title>
 
-    <para>The blacklist file is used to perform static blacklisting. You can
-    blacklist by source address (IP or MAC), or by application.</para>
+    <para>The blacklist file is used to perform static blacklisting by source
+    address (IP or MAC), or by application. The use of this file is deprecated
+    in favor of <ulink
+    url="shorewall6-blrules.html">shorewall6-blrules</ulink>(5), and beginning
+    with Shorewall 4.5.7, the blacklist file is no longer installed. Existing
+    blacklist files can be converted to a corresponding blrules file using the
+    <command>shorewall6 update -b</command> command.</para>
 
     <para>The columns in the file are as follows (where the column name is
     followed by a different name in parentheses, the different name is used in