diff --git a/doc/api.rst b/doc/api.rst
index 3a8679ca2..99a0f1292 100644
--- a/doc/api.rst
+++ b/doc/api.rst
@@ -168,14 +168,6 @@ Top-level functions
 Submodules
 ==========
 
-signac.cite module
-------------------
-
-.. automodule:: signac.cite
-    :members:
-    :undoc-members:
-    :show-inheritance:
-
 signac.sync module
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/signac/__init__.py b/signac/__init__.py
index 5d475ec49..dd5844526 100644
--- a/signac/__init__.py
+++ b/signac/__init__.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 collectively accessible.
 """
 
-from . import cite, contrib, errors, sync, testing, warnings
+from . import contrib, errors, sync, testing, warnings
 from .contrib import (
     Collection,
     Project,
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
     "errors",
     "warnings",
     "sync",
-    "cite",
     "Project",
     "TemporaryProject",
     "get_project",
diff --git a/signac/cite.py b/signac/cite.py
deleted file mode 100644
index dbb8d3aa7..000000000
--- a/signac/cite.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2017 The Regents of the University of Michigan
-# All rights reserved.
-# This software is licensed under the BSD 3-Clause License.
-"""Functions to support citing this software."""
-import sys
-
-from deprecation import deprecated
-
-from .version import __version__
-
-ARXIV_BIBTEX = """@online{signac,
-    author      = {Carl S. Adorf and Paul M. Dodd and Sharon C. Glotzer},
-    title       = {signac - A Simple Data Management Framework},
-    year        = {2016},
-    eprinttype  = {arxiv},
-    eprintclass = {cs.DB},
-    eprint      = {1611.03543}
-}
-"""
-
-
-ARXIV_REFERENCE = (
-    "Carl S. Adorf, Paul M. Dodd, and Sharon C. Glotzer. "
-    "signac - A Simple Data Management Framework. 2016. "
-    "arXiv:1611.03543 [cs.DB]"
-)
-
-
-@deprecated(
-    deprecated_in="1.8",
-    removed_in="2.0",
-    current_version=__version__,
-    details="The cite module is deprecated.",
-)
-def bibtex(file=None):
-    """Generate bibtex entries for signac.
-
-    The bibtex entries will be printed to screen unless a
-    filename or a file-like object are provided, in which
-    case they will be written to the corresponding file.
-
-    .. note::
-
-        A full reference should also include the
-        version of this software. Please refer to the
-        documentation on how to cite a specific version.
-
-    :param file: A str or file-like object.
-        Defaults to sys.stdout.
-    """
-    if file is None:
-        file = sys.stdout
-    elif isinstance(file, str):
-        file = open(file, "w")
-    file.write(ARXIV_BIBTEX)
-
-
-@deprecated(
-    deprecated_in="1.8",
-    removed_in="2.0",
-    current_version=__version__,
-    details="The cite module is deprecated.",
-)
-def reference(file=None):
-    """Generate formatted reference entries for signac.
-
-    The references will be printed to screen unless a
-    filename or a file-like object are provided, in which
-    case they will be written to the corresponding file.
-
-    .. note::
-
-        A full reference should also include the
-        version of this software. Please refer to the
-        documentation on how to cite a specific version.
-
-    :param file: A str or file-like object.
-        Defaults to sys.stdout.
-    """
-    if file is None:
-        file = sys.stdout
-    elif isinstance(file, str):
-        file = open(file, "w")
-    file.write(ARXIV_REFERENCE + "\n")