diff --git a/lib/commands/bin.js b/lib/commands/bin.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 9ba3cb4003241..0000000000000
--- a/lib/commands/bin.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-const log = require('../utils/log-shim.js')
-const BaseCommand = require('../base-command.js')
-// TODO this may not be needed at all. Ignoring because our tests normalize
-// process.env.path already
-/* istanbul ignore next */
-const path = process.env.path || process.env.Path || process.env.PATH
-const { delimiter } = require('path')
-
-class Bin extends BaseCommand {
-  static description = 'Display npm bin folder'
-  static name = 'bin'
-  static params = ['global']
-  static ignoreImplicitWorkspace = true
-
-  async exec (args) {
-    const b = this.npm.bin
-    this.npm.output(b)
-    if (this.npm.global && !path.split(delimiter).includes(b)) {
-      log.error('bin', '(not in PATH env variable)')
-    }
-  }
-}
-module.exports = Bin
diff --git a/lib/utils/cmd-list.js b/lib/utils/cmd-list.js
index 38439542a21f9..4dca7df2d304b 100644
--- a/lib/utils/cmd-list.js
+++ b/lib/utils/cmd-list.js
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ const cmdList = [
   'access',
   'adduser',
   'audit',
-  'bin',
   'bugs',
   'cache',
   'ci',
diff --git a/smoke-tests/tap-snapshots/test/index.js.test.cjs b/smoke-tests/tap-snapshots/test/index.js.test.cjs
index 68145ce52b12e..6b0b7b3940605 100644
--- a/smoke-tests/tap-snapshots/test/index.js.test.cjs
+++ b/smoke-tests/tap-snapshots/test/index.js.test.cjs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ npm help npm       more involved overview
 
 All commands:
 
-    access, adduser, audit, bin, bugs, cache, ci, completion,
+    access, adduser, audit, bugs, cache, ci, completion,
     config, dedupe, deprecate, diff, dist-tag, docs, doctor,
     edit, exec, explain, explore, find-dupes, fund, get, help,
     hook, init, install, install-ci-test, install-test, link,
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/completion.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/completion.js.test.cjs
index f08ef0f37c360..6bd7901e205fb 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/completion.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/completion.js.test.cjs
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ Array [
       access
       adduser
       audit
-      bin
       bugs
       cache
       ci
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/load-all-commands.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/load-all-commands.js.test.cjs
index eac037f4b2708..6ea63931ce874 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/load-all-commands.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/load-all-commands.js.test.cjs
@@ -57,18 +57,6 @@ Options:
 Run "npm help audit" for more info
 `
 
-exports[`test/lib/load-all-commands.js TAP load each command bin > must match snapshot 1`] = `
-Display npm bin folder
-
-Usage:
-npm bin
-
-Options:
-[-g|--global]
-
-Run "npm help bin" for more info
-`
-
 exports[`test/lib/load-all-commands.js TAP load each command birthday > must match snapshot 1`] = `
 Birthday, deprecated
 
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/npm.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/npm.js.test.cjs
index 094792afd5620..fcd167742b442 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/npm.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/npm.js.test.cjs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ npm help npm       more involved overview
 
 All commands:
 
-    access, adduser, audit, bin, bugs, cache, ci, completion,
+    access, adduser, audit, bugs, cache, ci, completion,
     config, dedupe, deprecate, diff, dist-tag, docs, doctor,
     edit, exec, explain, explore, find-dupes, fund, get, help,
     hook, init, install, install-ci-test, install-test, link,
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ npm help npm       more involved overview
 
 All commands:
 
-    access, adduser, audit, bin, bugs, cache, ci, completion,
+    access, adduser, audit, bugs, cache, ci, completion,
     config, dedupe, deprecate, diff, dist-tag, docs, doctor,
     edit, exec, explain, explore, find-dupes, fund, get, help,
     hook, init, install, install-ci-test, install-test, link,
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ npm help npm       more involved overview
 
 All commands:
 
-    access, adduser, audit, bin, bugs, cache, ci, completion,
+    access, adduser, audit, bugs, cache, ci, completion,
     config, dedupe, deprecate, diff, dist-tag, docs, doctor,
     edit, exec, explain, explore, find-dupes, fund, get, help,
     hook, init, install, install-ci-test, install-test, link,
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ npm help npm       more involved overview (in a browser)
 
 All commands:
 
-    access, adduser, audit, bin, bugs, cache, ci, completion,
+    access, adduser, audit, bugs, cache, ci, completion,
     config, dedupe, deprecate, diff, dist-tag, docs, doctor,
     edit, exec, explain, explore, find-dupes, fund, get, help,
     hook, init, install, install-ci-test, install-test, link,
@@ -211,16 +211,6 @@ All commands:
                     
                     Run "npm help audit" for more info
 
-    bin             Display npm bin folder
-                    
-                    Usage:
-                    npm bin
-                    
-                    Options:
-                    [-g|--global]
-                    
-                    Run "npm help bin" for more info
-
     bugs            Report bugs for a package in a web browser
                     
                     Usage:
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/cmd-list.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/cmd-list.js.test.cjs
index dd0df9b868c7a..e88cf67fa54e7 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/cmd-list.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/utils/cmd-list.js.test.cjs
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ Object {
     "auth": "author",
     "autho": "author",
     "author": "author",
-    "bi": "bin",
-    "bin": "bin",
+    "b": "bugs",
     "bu": "bugs",
     "bug": "bugs",
     "bugs": "bugs",
@@ -418,7 +417,6 @@ Object {
     "access",
     "adduser",
     "audit",
-    "bin",
     "bugs",
     "cache",
     "ci",
diff --git a/test/lib/commands/bin.js b/test/lib/commands/bin.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 46170e765de82..0000000000000
--- a/test/lib/commands/bin.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-const t = require('tap')
-const { load: loadMockNpm } = require('../../fixtures/mock-npm')
-const mockGlobals = require('../../fixtures/mock-globals')
-
-t.test('bin not global', async t => {
-  const { npm, joinedOutput, logs } = await loadMockNpm(t)
-  await npm.exec('bin', [])
-  t.match(joinedOutput(), npm.localBin)
-  t.match(logs.error, [])
-})
-
-t.test('bin global in env.path', async t => {
-  const { npm, joinedOutput, logs } = await loadMockNpm(t, {
-    config: { global: true },
-  })
-
-  mockGlobals(t, {
-    'process.env': { path: npm.globalBin },
-  })
-  await npm.exec('bin', [])
-  t.match(joinedOutput(), npm.globalBin)
-  t.match(logs.error, [])
-})
-
-t.test('bin not in path', async t => {
-  const { npm, joinedOutput, logs } = await loadMockNpm(t, {
-    config: { global: true },
-  })
-  await npm.exec('bin', [])
-  t.match(joinedOutput(), npm.globalBin)
-  t.match(logs.error, [['bin', '(not in PATH env variable)']])
-})