diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index a413733ac9..4893aee899 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ unreleased
     - Add `-unboxed-types` and `-no-unboxed-types` as ocaml ignored flags (#1795, fixes #1794)
   + editor modes
     - vim: fix python-3.12 syntax warnings in merlin.py (#1798)
+    - vim: Dead code / doc removal for previously deleted MerlinPhrase command (#1804)
 
 merlin 4.16
 ===========
diff --git a/vim/merlin/autoload/merlin.vim b/vim/merlin/autoload/merlin.vim
index f78424cdd1..df33b3bdb0 100644
--- a/vim/merlin/autoload/merlin.vim
+++ b/vim/merlin/autoload/merlin.vim
@@ -662,20 +662,6 @@ function! merlin#setVisualSelection(a, b)
   call setpos("'b", markBSave)
 endfunction
 
-let s:phrase_counter = 0
-
-function! merlin#Phrase()
-  if s:phrase_counter
-      let s:phrase_counter = s:phrase_counter - 1
-  else
-    let [l1, c1] = getpos("'<")[1:2]
-    let [l2, c2] = getpos("'>")[1:2]
-    let s:phrase_counter = l2 - l1
-    MerlinPy merlin.vim_selectphrase("l1","c1","l2","c2")
-    call merlin#setVisualSelection([l1,c1],[l2,c2])
-  endif
-endfunction
-
 function! merlin#Register()
   if @% == ":merlin-type-history:"
     return
@@ -807,10 +793,6 @@ function! merlin#Register()
   command! -buffer -nargs=0 MerlinGotoDotMerlin call merlin#GotoDotMerlin()
   command! -buffer -nargs=0 MerlinEchoDotMerlin call merlin#EchoDotMerlin()
 
-  """ 'semantic movement'  -----------------------------------------------------
-  " TODO: bind (,),{,} ?
-  command! -buffer -nargs=0 MerlinPhrase call merlin#Phrase()
-
   """ Polarity search
   command! -buffer -complete=customlist,merlin#ExpandTypePrefix -nargs=+ MerlinSearch call merlin#PolaritySearch(0,<q-args>)
 
@@ -819,10 +801,6 @@ function! merlin#Register()
   command! -buffer -nargs=0 MerlinDebugDisable call merlin#DebugDisable()
   command! -buffer -nargs=0 MerlinDebugEnable  call merlin#DebugEnable()
 
-  if !exists('g:merlin_disable_default_keybindings') || !g:merlin_disable_default_keybindings
-    vmap <silent><buffer> <TAB>         :<C-u>MerlinPhrase<return>
-  endif
-
   call merlin#LoadProject()
 endfunction
 
diff --git a/vim/merlin/doc/merlin.txt b/vim/merlin/doc/merlin.txt
index b741bc926a..b1c571d5d7 100644
--- a/vim/merlin/doc/merlin.txt
+++ b/vim/merlin/doc/merlin.txt
@@ -147,12 +147,6 @@ environment which name matches the user input.
 
 Hitting enter will move you to the definition of the selected element.
 
-:MerlinPhrase                                                *:MerlinPhrase*
-Selects the current phrase.
-
-
-Bound to <TAB> by default in visual mode.
-
 :MerlinErrorCheck                                            *:MerlinErrorCheck*
 
 Perform a fast type check of the current file, displaying the error