diff --git a/docs/_data/rules.json b/docs/_data/rules.json
index e67982e42a4..311d7c1e058 100644
--- a/docs/_data/rules.json
+++ b/docs/_data/rules.json
@@ -208,18 +208,6 @@
     ],
     "type": "functionality"
   },
-  {
-    "ruleName": "label-undefined",
-    "description": "Checks that labels are defined before usage.",
-    "descriptionDetails": "This rule is now implemented in the TypeScript compiler and does not need to be used.",
-    "rationale": "Using `break` or `continue` to go to an out-of-scope label is an error in JS.",
-    "optionsDescription": "Not configurable.",
-    "options": null,
-    "optionExamples": [
-      "true"
-    ],
-    "type": "functionality"
-  },
   {
     "ruleName": "linebreak-style",
     "description": "Enforces a consistent linebreak style.",
@@ -1312,4 +1300,4 @@
     ],
     "type": "style"
   }
-]
\ No newline at end of file
+]
diff --git a/docs/rules/label-undefined/index.html b/docs/rules/label-undefined/index.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 4876b9c2486..00000000000
--- a/docs/rules/label-undefined/index.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
----
-ruleName: label-undefined
-description: Checks that labels are defined before usage.
-descriptionDetails: This rule is now implemented in the TypeScript compiler and does not need to be used.
-rationale: Using `break` or `continue` to go to an out-of-scope label is an error in JS.
-optionsDescription: Not configurable.
-options: null
-optionExamples:
-  - 'true'
-type: functionality
-optionsJSON: 'null'
-layout: rule
-title: 'Rule: label-undefined'
----
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/configs/recommended.ts b/src/configs/recommended.ts
index d0195bd59da..99b52e95cb7 100644
--- a/src/configs/recommended.ts
+++ b/src/configs/recommended.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ export const rules = {
     "interface-name": [true, "always-prefix"],
     "jsdoc-format": true,
     "label-position": true,
-    "label-undefined": true,
     "max-line-length": [true, 120],
     "member-access": true,
     "member-ordering": [true,
diff --git a/src/rules/labelUndefinedRule.ts b/src/rules/labelUndefinedRule.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 54df05d9c33..00000000000
--- a/src/rules/labelUndefinedRule.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @license
- * Copyright 2013 Palantir Technologies, Inc.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-import * as ts from "typescript";
-
-import * as Lint from "../lint";
-
-export class Rule extends Lint.Rules.AbstractRule {
-    /* tslint:disable:object-literal-sort-keys */
-    public static metadata: Lint.IRuleMetadata = {
-        ruleName: "label-undefined",
-        description: "Checks that labels are defined before usage.",
-        descriptionDetails: "This rule is now implemented in the TypeScript compiler and does not need to be used.",
-        rationale: "Using `break` or `continue` to go to an out-of-scope label is an error in JS.",
-        optionsDescription: "Not configurable.",
-        options: null,
-        optionExamples: ["true"],
-        type: "functionality",
-    };
-    /* tslint:enable:object-literal-sort-keys */
-
-    public static FAILURE_STRING = "undefined label: '";
-
-    public apply(sourceFile: ts.SourceFile): Lint.RuleFailure[] {
-        return this.applyWithWalker(new LabelUndefinedWalker(sourceFile, this.getOptions()));
-    }
-}
-
-class LabelUndefinedWalker extends Lint.ScopeAwareRuleWalker<{[key: string]: any}> {
-    public createScope(): {[key: string]: any} {
-        return {};
-    }
-
-    public visitLabeledStatement(node: ts.LabeledStatement) {
-        const label = node.label.text;
-        const currentScope = this.getCurrentScope();
-
-        currentScope[label] = true;
-        super.visitLabeledStatement(node);
-    }
-
-    public visitBreakStatement(node: ts.BreakOrContinueStatement) {
-        this.validateLabelAt(node.label, node.getStart(), node.getChildAt(0).getWidth());
-        super.visitBreakStatement(node);
-    }
-
-    public visitContinueStatement(node: ts.BreakOrContinueStatement) {
-        this.validateLabelAt(node.label, node.getStart(), node.getChildAt(0).getWidth());
-        super.visitContinueStatement(node);
-    }
-
-    private validateLabelAt(label: ts.Identifier, position: number, width: number) {
-        const currentScope = this.getCurrentScope();
-
-        if (label != null && !currentScope[label.text]) {
-            const failureString = Rule.FAILURE_STRING + label.text + "'";
-            const failure = this.createFailure(position, width, failureString);
-            this.addFailure(failure);
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/tsconfig.json b/src/tsconfig.json
index 55607a2a7c7..5a55ca1ce33 100644
--- a/src/tsconfig.json
+++ b/src/tsconfig.json
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@
         "rules/interfaceNameRule.ts",
         "rules/jsdocFormatRule.ts",
         "rules/labelPositionRule.ts",
-        "rules/labelUndefinedRule.ts",
         "rules/linebreakStyleRule.ts",
         "rules/maxFileLineCountRule.ts",
         "rules/maxLineLengthRule.ts",
diff --git a/test/rules/label-undefined/test.ts.lint b/test/rules/label-undefined/test.ts.lint
deleted file mode 100644
index d9988de8916..00000000000
--- a/test/rules/label-undefined/test.ts.lint
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-// invalid code
-
-function f() {
-    lab3:
-    for (var i = 0; i < 10; ++i) {
-        break lab1;
-        ~~~~~       [undefined label: 'lab1']
-    }
-}
-
-var x = function() {
-    lab4:
-    while (i < 10) {
-        continue lab2;
-        ~~~~~~~~       [undefined label: 'lab2']
-    }
-};
-
-var y = () => {
-    lab3:
-    while (i < 10) {
-        continue lab3;
-    }
-
-    (function() {
-        lab2:
-        switch (j) {
-            case 1:
-                break lab3;
-                ~~~~~       [undefined label: 'lab3']
-        }
-    })();
-};
-
-var z = x => {
-    lab1:
-    do {
-        x++;
-        continue lab4;
-        ~~~~~~~~       [undefined label: 'lab4']
-    } while (x < 10);
-};
-
-// valid code
-
-lab5:
-for (var i = 0; i < 10; ++i) {
-    var w = () => {
-        lab2:
-        while (i < 10) {
-            continue lab2;
-        }
-    };
-    break lab5;
-}
diff --git a/test/rules/label-undefined/tslint.json b/test/rules/label-undefined/tslint.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 74a9a3d5886..00000000000
--- a/test/rules/label-undefined/tslint.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "rules": {
-    "label-undefined": true
-  }
-}
diff --git a/test/tsconfig.json b/test/tsconfig.json
index 4d8f1f8a7a9..d64527e9e25 100644
--- a/test/tsconfig.json
+++ b/test/tsconfig.json
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@
         "../src/rules/interfaceNameRule.ts",
         "../src/rules/jsdocFormatRule.ts",
         "../src/rules/labelPositionRule.ts",
-        "../src/rules/labelUndefinedRule.ts",
         "../src/rules/linebreakStyleRule.ts",
         "../src/rules/maxFileLineCountRule.ts",
         "../src/rules/maxLineLengthRule.ts",