diff --git a/docs/config/shared-options.md b/docs/config/shared-options.md
index e7708d80c517cf..2e825609b96862 100644
--- a/docs/config/shared-options.md
+++ b/docs/config/shared-options.md
@@ -154,20 +154,10 @@ Export keys ending with "/" is deprecated by Node and may not work well. Please
 ## resolve.mainFields
 
 - **Type:** `string[]`
-- **Default:** `['module', 'jsnext:main', 'jsnext']`
+- **Default:** `['browser', 'module', 'jsnext:main', 'jsnext']`
 
 List of fields in `package.json` to try when resolving a package's entry point. Note this takes lower precedence than conditional exports resolved from the `exports` field: if an entry point is successfully resolved from `exports`, the main field will be ignored.
 
-## resolve.browserField
-
-- **Type:** `boolean`
-- **Default:** `true`
-- **Deprecated**
-
-Whether to enable resolving to `browser` field.
-
-In future, `resolve.mainFields`'s default value will be `['browser', 'module', 'jsnext:main', 'jsnext']` and this option will be removed.
-
 ## resolve.extensions
 
 - **Type:** `string[]`
diff --git a/docs/guide/migration.md b/docs/guide/migration.md
index 99e39a4e37fa81..667cbe3fbff6b0 100644
--- a/docs/guide/migration.md
+++ b/docs/guide/migration.md
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ Also there are other breaking changes which only affect few users.
   - In the past, Vite responded to requests outside the base path without `Accept: text/html`, as if they were requested with the base path. Vite no longer does that and responds with 404 instead.
 - [[#14723] fix(resolve)!: remove special .mjs handling](https://github.com/vitejs/vite/pull/14723)
   - In the past, when a library `"exports"` field maps to an `.mjs` file, Vite will still try to match the `"browser"` and `"module"` fields to fix compatibility with certain libraries. This behavior is now removed to align with the exports resolution algorithm.
+- [[#14733] feat(resolve)!: remove `resolve.browserField`](https://github.com/vitejs/vite/pull/14733)
+  - `resolve.browserField` has been deprecated since Vite 3 in favour of an updated default of `['browser', 'module', 'jsnext:main', 'jsnext']` for `resolve.mainFields`.
 
 ## Migration from v3
 
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/config.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/config.ts
index 7c2c5c5dff9732..e923e9c348ec10 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/config.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/config.ts
@@ -530,7 +530,6 @@ export async function resolveConfig(
 
   const resolveOptions: ResolvedConfig['resolve'] = {
     mainFields: config.resolve?.mainFields ?? DEFAULT_MAIN_FIELDS,
-    browserField: config.resolve?.browserField ?? true,
     conditions: config.resolve?.conditions ?? [],
     extensions: config.resolve?.extensions ?? DEFAULT_EXTENSIONS,
     dedupe: config.resolve?.dedupe ?? [],
@@ -538,6 +537,20 @@ export async function resolveConfig(
     alias: resolvedAlias,
   }
 
+  if (
+    // @ts-expect-error removed field
+    config.resolve?.browserField === false &&
+    resolveOptions.mainFields.includes('browser')
+  ) {
+    logger.warn(
+      colors.yellow(
+        `\`resolve.browserField\` is set to false, but the option is removed in favour of ` +
+          `the 'browser' string in \`resolve.mainFields\`. You may want to update \`resolve.mainFields\` ` +
+          `to remove the 'browser' string and preserve the previous browser behaviour.`,
+      ),
+    )
+  }
+
   // load .env files
   const envDir = config.envDir
     ? normalizePath(path.resolve(resolvedRoot, config.envDir))
@@ -1060,7 +1073,6 @@ async function bundleConfigFile(
                 preferRelative: false,
                 tryIndex: true,
                 mainFields: [],
-                browserField: false,
                 conditions: [],
                 overrideConditions: ['node'],
                 dedupe: [],
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/constants.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/constants.ts
index 414d1b6430918f..5d8d0d10ca7839 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/constants.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const { version } = JSON.parse(
 export const VERSION = version as string
 
 export const DEFAULT_MAIN_FIELDS = [
+  'browser',
   'module',
   'jsnext:main', // moment still uses this...
   'jsnext',
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/resolve.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/resolve.ts
index 556a85101b3db7..67b8d079e724ea 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/resolve.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/plugins/resolve.ts
@@ -71,14 +71,9 @@ const debug = createDebugger('vite:resolve-details', {
 
 export interface ResolveOptions {
   /**
-   * @default ['module', 'jsnext:main', 'jsnext']
+   * @default ['browser', 'module', 'jsnext:main', 'jsnext']
    */
   mainFields?: string[]
-  /**
-   * @deprecated In future, `mainFields` should be used instead.
-   * @default true
-   */
-  browserField?: boolean
   conditions?: string[]
   /**
    * @default ['.mjs', '.js', '.mts', '.ts', '.jsx', '.tsx', '.json']
@@ -283,7 +278,7 @@ export function resolvePlugin(resolveOptions: InternalResolveOptions): Plugin {
 
         if (
           targetWeb &&
-          options.browserField &&
+          options.mainFields.includes('browser') &&
           (res = tryResolveBrowserMapping(fsPath, importer, options, true))
         ) {
           return res
@@ -367,7 +362,7 @@ export function resolvePlugin(resolveOptions: InternalResolveOptions): Plugin {
 
         if (
           targetWeb &&
-          options.browserField &&
+          options.mainFields.includes('browser') &&
           (res = tryResolveBrowserMapping(
             id,
             importer,
@@ -988,7 +983,7 @@ export function resolvePackageEntry(
     }
 
     // handle edge case with browser and module field semantics
-    if (!entryPoint && targetWeb && options.browserField) {
+    if (!entryPoint && targetWeb && options.mainFields.includes('browser')) {
       // check browser field
       // https://github.com/defunctzombie/package-browser-field-spec
       const browserEntry =
@@ -1059,7 +1054,11 @@ export function resolvePackageEntry(
       } else {
         // resolve object browser field in package.json
         const { browser: browserField } = data
-        if (targetWeb && options.browserField && isObject(browserField)) {
+        if (
+          targetWeb &&
+          options.mainFields.includes('browser') &&
+          isObject(browserField)
+        ) {
           entry = mapWithBrowserField(entry, browserField) || entry
         }
       }
@@ -1181,7 +1180,11 @@ function resolveDeepImport(
           `${path.join(dir, 'package.json')}.`,
       )
     }
-  } else if (targetWeb && options.browserField && isObject(browserField)) {
+  } else if (
+    targetWeb &&
+    options.mainFields.includes('browser') &&
+    isObject(browserField)
+  ) {
     // resolve without postfix (see #7098)
     const { file, postfix } = splitFileAndPostfix(relativeId)
     const mapped = mapWithBrowserField(file, browserField)
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/ssr/ssrModuleLoader.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/ssr/ssrModuleLoader.ts
index 65a357b127656f..6ad10fe85d0eb1 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/ssr/ssrModuleLoader.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/ssr/ssrModuleLoader.ts
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ async function instantiateModule(
 
   const resolveOptions: NodeImportResolveOptions = {
     mainFields: ['main'],
-    browserField: true,
     conditions: [],
     overrideConditions: [...overrideConditions, 'production', 'development'],
     extensions: ['.js', '.cjs', '.json'],
diff --git a/playground/resolve/vite.config.js b/playground/resolve/vite.config.js
index b27df23e734eeb..c016401a85ffb2 100644
--- a/playground/resolve/vite.config.js
+++ b/playground/resolve/vite.config.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const generatedContentImports = [
 export default defineConfig({
   resolve: {
     extensions: ['.mjs', '.js', '.es', '.ts'],
-    mainFields: ['custom', 'module'],
+    mainFields: ['browser', 'custom', 'module'],
     conditions: ['custom'],
   },
   define: {