diff --git a/README.asciidoc b/README.asciidoc
index 817207cce..1dd5d14a2 100644
--- a/README.asciidoc
+++ b/README.asciidoc
@@ -655,8 +655,6 @@ command `q!` has to be used).
  * `b[uffer]p[rev]`: switch to the previous buffer
  * `d[el]b[uf][!] [<name>]`: delete the buffer <name>
  * `source <filename>`: execute commands in <filename>
- * `runtime <filename>`: execute commands in <filename>, <filename>
-     is relative to kak executable path.
  * `colorscheme <name>`: load named colorscheme.
  * `rename-client <name>`: set current client name
  * `rename-buffer <name>`: set current buffer name
diff --git a/doc/manpages/commands.asciidoc b/doc/manpages/commands.asciidoc
index 828a4a785..12b95ef37 100644
--- a/doc/manpages/commands.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/manpages/commands.asciidoc
@@ -55,10 +55,6 @@ command *q!* has to be used).
 *source* <filename>::
 	execute commands in <filename>
 
-*runtime* <filename>::
-	execute commands in <filename>, <filename> is relative to kak
-	executable path
-
 *colorscheme* <name>::
 	load named colorscheme
 
diff --git a/share/kak/kakrc b/share/kak/kakrc
index df3674bfd..ba1a72542 100644
--- a/share/kak/kakrc
+++ b/share/kak/kakrc
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-def -params 1.. runtime %{ %sh{
-    while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
-        echo "source '${kak_runtime}/$1'"
-        shift
-    done
-}}
-
 def -params 1 -docstring "colorscheme <name>: enable named colorscheme" \
   -shell-candidates %{
       localconfdir=${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-${HOME}/.config}/kak