diff --git a/guides/advanced-use/cli-commands-reference.md b/guides/advanced-use/cli-commands-reference.md
index 7aec6ea..b33d8d8 100644
--- a/guides/advanced-use/cli-commands-reference.md
+++ b/guides/advanced-use/cli-commands-reference.md
@@ -83,8 +83,6 @@ ember addon <addon-name> <options...>
     aliases: -b <value>
   --skip-npm (Boolean) (Default: false)
     aliases: -sn
-  --skip-bower (Boolean) (Default: false)
-    aliases: -sb
   --skip-git (Boolean) (Default: false)
     aliases: -sg
   --yarn (Boolean)
@@ -639,8 +637,6 @@ ember init <glob-pattern> <options...>
     aliases: -b <value>
   --skip-npm (Boolean) (Default: false)
     aliases: -sn
-  --skip-bower (Boolean) (Default: false)
-    aliases: -sb
   --welcome (Boolean) (Default: true) Installs and
    uses {{ember-welcome-page}}. Use --no-welcome to
     skip it.
@@ -683,8 +679,6 @@ ember new <app-name> <options...>
     aliases: -b <value>
   --skip-npm (Boolean) (Default: false)
     aliases: -sn
-  --skip-bower (Boolean) (Default: false)
-    aliases: -sb
   --skip-git (Boolean) (Default: false)
     aliases: -sg
   --welcome (Boolean) (Default: true) Installs and
diff --git a/guides/advanced-use/debugging.md b/guides/advanced-use/debugging.md
index 6be251c..d88929d 100644
--- a/guides/advanced-use/debugging.md
+++ b/guides/advanced-use/debugging.md
@@ -88,9 +88,6 @@ Some common steps are to stop the server, try one or more of these steps, and st
 - Run `npm install` or `yarn install`
 - Delete the `node_modules` directory and run `npm install` or `yarn install`
 - Delete the `dist` directory (found in apps with versions < 3.4), delete `node_modules`, and `npm install` or `yarn install`
-- If an app uses Bower (a deprecated, npm-like tool), follow all the steps above
-
-in addition to deleting `bower_components` and running `bower install`.
 
 [1]: https://nodejs.org/api/debugger.html
 [2]: https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/link
diff --git a/guides/appendix/dev-tools.md b/guides/appendix/dev-tools.md
index afb208a..48ab809 100644
--- a/guides/appendix/dev-tools.md
+++ b/guides/appendix/dev-tools.md
@@ -109,8 +109,6 @@ Mark as `Excluded`:
 Mark as `Resource Root`:
 ```shell
 /
-/bower_components
-/bower_components/ember-qunit/lib
 /public
 ```
 
diff --git a/guides/basic-use/assets-and-dependencies.md b/guides/basic-use/assets-and-dependencies.md
index d30cde8..7ad7e63 100644
--- a/guides/basic-use/assets-and-dependencies.md
+++ b/guides/basic-use/assets-and-dependencies.md
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ The code itself goes in `node_modules` during `npm install`, just like in many n
 - The `styles` directory, for stylesheets like CSS, SASS, or LESS
 plus folders like `vendor` and `public` that can hold many other files of the developer's choice
 
-Some older apps may use a package manager and registry called Bower, which has
-a `bower_components` directory. Bower itself is deprecated and should not be used.
-
 <!--
 If addons are installed accidentally with `npm install` or `yarn install`,
 the blueprints can be run with .... what?
diff --git a/guides/writing-addons/addon-blueprints.md b/guides/writing-addons/addon-blueprints.md
index 8fe6971..f2b1c48 100644
--- a/guides/writing-addons/addon-blueprints.md
+++ b/guides/writing-addons/addon-blueprints.md
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ module.exports = {
 In addition to the standard blueprint hooks, the default blueprint can use these hooks.
 
 * `addAddonToProject`
-* `addBowerPackageToProject`
 * `addPackageToProject`
 
 #### addAddonToProject
@@ -27,12 +26,6 @@ Installs another Ember addon in the client application
 
 Installs an npm package or dependency into the client application
 
-#### addBowerPackageToProject
-
-Installs a Bower package or dependency into the client application.
-Bower is a package manager that is [no longer recommended for new projects](https://bower.io/),
-but you may find this hook used in older addons.
-
 Each of the hooks returns a promise, so they can all be chained with `.then()`. The following is an example of each of these:
 
 ```javascript {data-filename=my-addon-name/blueprints/my-addon-name/index.js}