diff --git a/builder/vmware/common/ssh_config.go b/builder/vmware/common/ssh_config.go
index a345b4c1..931b1c33 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/common/ssh_config.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/common/ssh_config.go
@@ -12,16 +12,9 @@ import (
 
 type SSHConfig struct {
 	Comm communicator.Config `mapstructure:",squash"`
-
-	// These are deprecated, but we keep them around for BC
-	// TODO(@mitchellh): remove
-	SSHSkipRequestPty bool `mapstructure:"ssh_skip_request_pty"`
 }
 
 func (c *SSHConfig) Prepare(ctx *interpolate.Context) []error {
-	if c.SSHSkipRequestPty {
-		c.Comm.SSHPty = false
-	}
 
 	return c.Comm.Prepare(ctx)
 }
diff --git a/builder/vmware/iso/config.hcl2spec.go b/builder/vmware/iso/config.hcl2spec.go
index 6bdffa79..e09bc0f3 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/iso/config.hcl2spec.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/iso/config.hcl2spec.go
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ type FlatConfig struct {
 	WinRMUseSSL                    *bool             `mapstructure:"winrm_use_ssl" cty:"winrm_use_ssl" hcl:"winrm_use_ssl"`
 	WinRMInsecure                  *bool             `mapstructure:"winrm_insecure" cty:"winrm_insecure" hcl:"winrm_insecure"`
 	WinRMUseNTLM                   *bool             `mapstructure:"winrm_use_ntlm" cty:"winrm_use_ntlm" hcl:"winrm_use_ntlm"`
-	SSHSkipRequestPty              *bool             `mapstructure:"ssh_skip_request_pty" cty:"ssh_skip_request_pty" hcl:"ssh_skip_request_pty"`
 	ToolsUploadFlavor              *string           `mapstructure:"tools_upload_flavor" required:"false" cty:"tools_upload_flavor" hcl:"tools_upload_flavor"`
 	ToolsUploadPath                *string           `mapstructure:"tools_upload_path" required:"false" cty:"tools_upload_path" hcl:"tools_upload_path"`
 	ToolsSourcePath                *string           `mapstructure:"tools_source_path" required:"false" cty:"tools_source_path" hcl:"tools_source_path"`
@@ -278,7 +277,6 @@ func (*FlatConfig) HCL2Spec() map[string]hcldec.Spec {
 		"winrm_use_ssl":                  &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "winrm_use_ssl", Type: cty.Bool, Required: false},
 		"winrm_insecure":                 &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "winrm_insecure", Type: cty.Bool, Required: false},
 		"winrm_use_ntlm":                 &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "winrm_use_ntlm", Type: cty.Bool, Required: false},
-		"ssh_skip_request_pty":           &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "ssh_skip_request_pty", Type: cty.Bool, Required: false},
 		"tools_upload_flavor":            &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "tools_upload_flavor", Type: cty.String, Required: false},
 		"tools_upload_path":              &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "tools_upload_path", Type: cty.String, Required: false},
 		"tools_source_path":              &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "tools_source_path", Type: cty.String, Required: false},
diff --git a/builder/vmware/vmx/config.hcl2spec.go b/builder/vmware/vmx/config.hcl2spec.go
index 054d3a2d..0b2bf07e 100644
--- a/builder/vmware/vmx/config.hcl2spec.go
+++ b/builder/vmware/vmx/config.hcl2spec.go
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ type FlatConfig struct {
 	WinRMUseSSL               *bool             `mapstructure:"winrm_use_ssl" cty:"winrm_use_ssl" hcl:"winrm_use_ssl"`
 	WinRMInsecure             *bool             `mapstructure:"winrm_insecure" cty:"winrm_insecure" hcl:"winrm_insecure"`
 	WinRMUseNTLM              *bool             `mapstructure:"winrm_use_ntlm" cty:"winrm_use_ntlm" hcl:"winrm_use_ntlm"`
-	SSHSkipRequestPty         *bool             `mapstructure:"ssh_skip_request_pty" cty:"ssh_skip_request_pty" hcl:"ssh_skip_request_pty"`
 	ToolsUploadFlavor         *string           `mapstructure:"tools_upload_flavor" required:"false" cty:"tools_upload_flavor" hcl:"tools_upload_flavor"`
 	ToolsUploadPath           *string           `mapstructure:"tools_upload_path" required:"false" cty:"tools_upload_path" hcl:"tools_upload_path"`
 	ToolsSourcePath           *string           `mapstructure:"tools_source_path" required:"false" cty:"tools_source_path" hcl:"tools_source_path"`
@@ -242,7 +241,6 @@ func (*FlatConfig) HCL2Spec() map[string]hcldec.Spec {
 		"winrm_use_ssl":                  &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "winrm_use_ssl", Type: cty.Bool, Required: false},
 		"winrm_insecure":                 &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "winrm_insecure", Type: cty.Bool, Required: false},
 		"winrm_use_ntlm":                 &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "winrm_use_ntlm", Type: cty.Bool, Required: false},
-		"ssh_skip_request_pty":           &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "ssh_skip_request_pty", Type: cty.Bool, Required: false},
 		"tools_upload_flavor":            &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "tools_upload_flavor", Type: cty.String, Required: false},
 		"tools_upload_path":              &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "tools_upload_path", Type: cty.String, Required: false},
 		"tools_source_path":              &hcldec.AttrSpec{Name: "tools_source_path", Type: cty.String, Required: false},