diff --git a/@commitlint/cli/src/cli.js b/@commitlint/cli/src/cli.js
index a82724f2b3..3b7bfb7830 100755
--- a/@commitlint/cli/src/cli.js
+++ b/@commitlint/cli/src/cli.js
@@ -224,21 +224,6 @@ function getEditValue(flags) {
 	if (typeof edit === 'boolean') {
 		return edit;
 	}
-	// The recommended method to specify -e with husky was `commitlint -e $GIT_PARAMS`
-	// This does not work properly with win32 systems, where env variable declarations
-	// use a different syntax
-	// See https://github.com/marionebl/commitlint/issues/103 for details
-	// This has been superceded by the `-E GIT_PARAMS` / `-E HUSKY_GIT_PARAMS`
-	if (edit === '$GIT_PARAMS' || edit === '%GIT_PARAMS%') {
-		console.warn(`Using environment variable syntax (${edit}) in -e |\
---edit is deprecated. Use '{-E|--env} GIT_PARAMS instead'`);
-		if (!('GIT_PARAMS' in process.env)) {
-			throw new Error(
-				`Received ${edit} as value for -e | --edit, but GIT_PARAMS is not available globally.`
-			);
-		}
-		return process.env.GIT_PARAMS;
-	}
 	return edit;
 }
 
diff --git a/@commitlint/cli/src/cli.test.js b/@commitlint/cli/src/cli.test.js
index 4a5bd64ec2..4c30c31abb 100644
--- a/@commitlint/cli/src/cli.test.js
+++ b/@commitlint/cli/src/cli.test.js
@@ -109,24 +109,6 @@ test('should work with husky commitmsg hook in sub packages', async () => {
 	await execa('git', ['commit', '-m', '"test: this should work"'], {cwd});
 });
 
-test('should work with husky via commitlint -e $GIT_PARAMS', async () => {
-	const cwd = await git.bootstrap('fixtures/husky/integration');
-	await writePkg({scripts: {commitmsg: `'${bin}' -e $GIT_PARAMS`}}, {cwd});
-
-	await execa('npm', ['install'], {cwd});
-	await execa('git', ['add', 'package.json'], {cwd});
-	await execa('git', ['commit', '-m', '"test: this should work"'], {cwd});
-});
-
-test('should work with husky via commitlint -e %GIT_PARAMS%', async () => {
-	const cwd = await git.bootstrap('fixtures/husky/integration');
-	await writePkg({scripts: {commitmsg: `'${bin}' -e %GIT_PARAMS%`}}, {cwd});
-
-	await execa('npm', ['install'], {cwd});
-	await execa('git', ['add', 'package.json'], {cwd});
-	await execa('git', ['commit', '-m', '"test: this should work"'], {cwd});
-});
-
 test('should allow reading of environment variables for edit file, succeeding if valid', async t => {
 	const cwd = await git.bootstrap();
 	await sander.writeFile(cwd, 'commit-msg-file', 'foo');