diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1179,15 +1179,6 @@ For example, `hash(['a',1,'b',2,'c',3])` returns {'a'=>1,'b'=>2,'c'=>3}.
 
 *Type*: rvalue.
 
-
-#### `ifelse`
-
-Shorthand version for if-else: this maps to the ruby tenary operator.
-
-For example, `ifelse(4 > 0, 'positive', 'negative')` returns `'positive'`.
-
-*Type*: rvalue.
-
 #### `intersection`
 
 Returns an array an intersection of two.
diff --git a/lib/puppet/functions/ifelse.rb b/lib/puppet/functions/ifelse.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index a264c52d6..000000000
--- a/lib/puppet/functions/ifelse.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-# Shorthand for bool ? true value : false value.
-#
-# @example
-#   $number_sign = ifelse($i >= 0, "positive", "negative")
-#
-Puppet::Functions.create_function(:ifelse) do
-  # @param bool Boolean condition
-  # @param iftrue Value to return if condition is true.
-  # @param iffalse Value to return if condition is false.
-  # @return Value from `$iftrue` or `$iffalse` depending on the boolean condition.
-  dispatch :ifelse do
-    param 'Boolean', :bool
-    param 'Any', :iftrue
-    param 'Any', :iffalse
-  end
-
-  def ifelse(bool, iftrue, iffalse)
-    bool ? iftrue : iffalse
-  end
-end
diff --git a/spec/functions/ifelse_spec.rb b/spec/functions/ifelse_spec.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 283fb3913..000000000
--- a/spec/functions/ifelse_spec.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-require 'spec_helper'
-
-describe 'ifelse' do
-  it { is_expected.not_to eq(nil) }
-  it { is_expected.to run.with_params.and_raise_error(ArgumentError, %r{expects 3 arguments}i) }
-  it { is_expected.to run.with_params('1').and_raise_error(ArgumentError, %r{expects 3 arguments}i) }
-
-  it { is_expected.to run.with_params('false', 'iftrue', 'iffalse').and_raise_error(ArgumentError, %r{parameter 'bool' expects a Boolean value}i) }
-
-  it { is_expected.to run.with_params(false, 'iftrue', 'iffalse').and_return('iffalse') }
-  it { is_expected.to run.with_params(true, 'iftrue', 'iffalse').and_return('iftrue') }
-  it { is_expected.to run.with_params(true, :undef, 'iffalse').and_return(:undef) }
-  it { is_expected.to run.with_params(true, nil, 'iffalse').and_return(nil) }
-end