diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index b75bc230..318566d0 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ Split Pungi into smaller well-defined tools
 
 * create install images
   * lorax
-  * buildinstall
 
 * create isos
   * isos
diff --git a/doc/configuration.rst b/doc/configuration.rst
index 238dc0b3..8caca1ff 100644
--- a/doc/configuration.rst
+++ b/doc/configuration.rst
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ Options
 -------
 
 **buildinstall_method**
-    (*str*) -- "lorax" (f16+, rhel7+) or "buildinstall" (older releases)
+    (*str*) -- "lorax" (f16+, rhel7+)
 **lorax_options**
     (*list*) -- special options passed on to *lorax*.
 
diff --git a/doc/phases.rst b/doc/phases.rst
index 7ae5bcdc..7119e7f8 100644
--- a/doc/phases.rst
+++ b/doc/phases.rst
@@ -30,17 +30,14 @@ packages to architectures.
 Buildinstall
 ------------
 
-Spawns a bunch of threads, each of which runs either ``lorax`` or
-``buildinstall`` command (the latter coming from ``anaconda`` package). The
+Spawns a bunch of threads, each of which runs the ``lorax`` command. The
 commands create ``boot.iso`` and other boot configuration files. The image is
 finally linked into the ``compose/`` directory as netinstall media.
 
 The created images are also needed for creating live media or other images in
 later phases.
 
-With ``lorax`` this phase runs one task per variant.arch combination. For
-``buildinstall`` command there is only one task per architecture and
-``product.img`` should be used to customize the results.
+With ``lorax`` this phase runs one task per variant.arch combination.
 
 Gather
 ------
diff --git a/pungi/checks.py b/pungi/checks.py
index b82b0e71..1562f00a 100644
--- a/pungi/checks.py
+++ b/pungi/checks.py
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ def make_schema():
             "buildinstall_allow_reuse": {"type": "boolean", "default": False},
             "buildinstall_method": {
                 "type": "string",
-                "enum": ["lorax", "buildinstall"],
+                "enum": ["lorax"],
             },
             # In phase `buildinstall` we should add to compose only the
             # images that will be used only as netinstall
@@ -1510,7 +1510,6 @@ def get_num_cpus():
 CONFIG_DEPS = {
     "buildinstall_method": {
         "conflicts": (
-            (lambda val: val == "buildinstall", ["lorax_options"]),
             (lambda val: not val, ["lorax_options", "buildinstall_kickstart"]),
         ),
     },
diff --git a/pungi/createiso.py b/pungi/createiso.py
index 954b6401..26f7a643 100644
--- a/pungi/createiso.py
+++ b/pungi/createiso.py
@@ -67,10 +67,6 @@ def make_image(f, opts):
                 os.path.join("$TEMPLATE", "config_files/ppc"),
                 hfs_compat=opts.hfs_compat,
             )
-        elif opts.buildinstall_method == "buildinstall":
-            mkisofs_kwargs["boot_args"] = iso.get_boot_options(
-                opts.arch, "/usr/lib/anaconda-runtime/boot"
-            )
 
     # ppc(64) doesn't seem to support utf-8
     if opts.arch in ("ppc", "ppc64", "ppc64le"):
diff --git a/pungi/phases/buildinstall.py b/pungi/phases/buildinstall.py
index b9d2e5fc..5504b50f 100644
--- a/pungi/phases/buildinstall.py
+++ b/pungi/phases/buildinstall.py
@@ -219,10 +219,6 @@ class BuildinstallPhase(PhaseBase):
         return repos
 
     def run(self):
-        lorax = LoraxWrapper()
-        product = self.compose.conf["release_name"]
-        version = self.compose.conf["release_version"]
-        release = self.compose.conf["release_version"]
         disc_type = self.compose.conf["disc_types"].get("dvd", "dvd")
 
         # Prepare kickstart file for final images.
@@ -275,23 +271,6 @@ class BuildinstallPhase(PhaseBase):
                             ),
                         )
                     )
-            elif self.buildinstall_method == "buildinstall":
-                volid = get_volid(self.compose, arch, disc_type=disc_type)
-                commands.append(
-                    (
-                        None,
-                        lorax.get_buildinstall_cmd(
-                            product,
-                            version,
-                            release,
-                            repo_baseurls,
-                            output_dir,
-                            is_final=self.compose.supported,
-                            buildarch=arch,
-                            volid=volid,
-                        ),
-                    )
-                )
             else:
                 raise ValueError(
                     "Unsupported buildinstall method: %s" % self.buildinstall_method
@@ -834,8 +813,6 @@ class BuildinstallThread(WorkerThread):
         if buildinstall_method == "lorax":
             packages += ["lorax"]
             chown_paths.append(_get_log_dir(compose, variant, arch))
-        elif buildinstall_method == "buildinstall":
-            packages += ["anaconda"]
         packages += get_arch_variant_data(
             compose.conf, "buildinstall_packages", arch, variant
         )
diff --git a/pungi/phases/createiso.py b/pungi/phases/createiso.py
index 775c19e2..8890d847 100644
--- a/pungi/phases/createiso.py
+++ b/pungi/phases/createiso.py
@@ -546,7 +546,6 @@ def run_createiso_command(num, compose, bootable, arch, cmd, mounts, log_file):
     if bootable:
         extra_packages = {
             "lorax": ["lorax", "which"],
-            "buildinstall": ["anaconda"],
         }
         packages.extend(extra_packages[compose.conf["buildinstall_method"]])
 
diff --git a/pungi/wrappers/lorax.py b/pungi/wrappers/lorax.py
index 6e164c66..5cba4d11 100644
--- a/pungi/wrappers/lorax.py
+++ b/pungi/wrappers/lorax.py
@@ -109,55 +109,3 @@ class LoraxWrapper(object):
         # TODO: workdir
 
         return cmd
-
-    def get_buildinstall_cmd(
-        self,
-        product,
-        version,
-        release,
-        repo_baseurl,
-        output_dir,
-        variant=None,
-        bugurl=None,
-        nomacboot=False,
-        noupgrade=False,
-        is_final=False,
-        buildarch=None,
-        volid=None,
-        brand=None,
-    ):
-        # RHEL 6 compatibility
-        # Usage: buildinstall [--debug] --version <version> --brand <brand> --product <product> --release <comment> --final [--output outputdir] [--discs <discstring>] <root>  # noqa: E501
-
-        brand = brand or "redhat"
-        # HACK: ignore provided release
-        release = "%s %s" % (brand, version)
-        bugurl = bugurl or "https://bugzilla.redhat.com"
-
-        cmd = ["/usr/lib/anaconda-runtime/buildinstall"]
-
-        cmd.append("--debug")
-
-        cmd.extend(["--version", version])
-        cmd.extend(["--brand", brand])
-        cmd.extend(["--product", product])
-        cmd.extend(["--release", release])
-
-        if is_final:
-            cmd.append("--final")
-
-        if buildarch:
-            cmd.extend(["--buildarch", buildarch])
-
-        if bugurl:
-            cmd.extend(["--bugurl", bugurl])
-
-        output_dir = os.path.abspath(output_dir)
-        cmd.extend(["--output", output_dir])
-
-        for i in force_list(repo_baseurl):
-            if "://" not in i:
-                i = "file://%s" % os.path.abspath(i)
-            cmd.append(i)
-
-        return cmd
diff --git a/tests/test_buildinstall.py b/tests/test_buildinstall.py
index 9205e93c..c099714e 100644
--- a/tests/test_buildinstall.py
+++ b/tests/test_buildinstall.py
@@ -473,70 +473,6 @@ class TestBuildinstallPhase(PungiTestCase):
             ],
         )
 
-    @mock.patch("pungi.phases.buildinstall.ThreadPool")
-    @mock.patch("pungi.phases.buildinstall.LoraxWrapper")
-    @mock.patch("pungi.phases.buildinstall.get_volid")
-    def test_starts_threads_for_each_cmd_with_buildinstall(
-        self, get_volid, loraxCls, poolCls
-    ):
-        compose = BuildInstallCompose(
-            self.topdir,
-            {
-                "bootable": True,
-                "release_name": "Test",
-                "release_short": "t",
-                "release_version": "1",
-                "buildinstall_method": "buildinstall",
-                "disc_types": {"dvd": "DVD"},
-            },
-        )
-
-        get_volid.return_value = "vol_id"
-
-        phase = BuildinstallPhase(compose, self._make_pkgset_phase(["p1"]))
-
-        phase.run()
-
-        # Two items added for processing in total.
-        pool = poolCls.return_value
-        self.assertEqual(2, len(pool.queue_put.mock_calls))
-
-        # Obtained correct lorax commands.
-        six.assertCountEqual(
-            self,
-            loraxCls.return_value.get_buildinstall_cmd.mock_calls,
-            [
-                mock.call(
-                    "Test",
-                    "1",
-                    "1",
-                    [self.topdir + "/work/x86_64/repo/p1"],
-                    self.topdir + "/work/x86_64/buildinstall",
-                    buildarch="x86_64",
-                    is_final=True,
-                    volid="vol_id",
-                ),
-                mock.call(
-                    "Test",
-                    "1",
-                    "1",
-                    [self.topdir + "/work/amd64/repo/p1"],
-                    self.topdir + "/work/amd64/buildinstall",
-                    buildarch="amd64",
-                    is_final=True,
-                    volid="vol_id",
-                ),
-            ],
-        )
-        six.assertCountEqual(
-            self,
-            get_volid.mock_calls,
-            [
-                mock.call(compose, "x86_64", disc_type="DVD"),
-                mock.call(compose, "amd64", disc_type="DVD"),
-            ],
-        )
-
     @mock.patch("pungi.phases.buildinstall.get_file")
     @mock.patch("pungi.phases.buildinstall.ThreadPool")
     @mock.patch("pungi.phases.buildinstall.LoraxWrapper")
@@ -1400,142 +1336,6 @@ class BuildinstallThreadTestCase(PungiTestCase):
             ],
         )
 
-    @mock.patch("pungi.phases.buildinstall.link_boot_iso")
-    @mock.patch("pungi.phases.buildinstall.tweak_buildinstall")
-    @mock.patch("pungi.wrappers.kojiwrapper.KojiWrapper")
-    @mock.patch("pungi.wrappers.kojiwrapper.get_buildroot_rpms")
-    @mock.patch("pungi.phases.buildinstall.run")
-    def test_buildinstall_thread_with_buildinstall_in_runroot(
-        self, run, get_buildroot_rpms, KojiWrapperMock, mock_tweak, mock_link
-    ):
-        compose = BuildInstallCompose(
-            self.topdir,
-            {
-                "buildinstall_method": "buildinstall",
-                "runroot_tag": "rrt",
-                "koji_profile": "koji",
-                "koji_cache": "/tmp",
-            },
-        )
-
-        get_buildroot_rpms.return_value = ["bash", "zsh"]
-
-        get_runroot_cmd = KojiWrapperMock.return_value.get_runroot_cmd
-
-        run_runroot_cmd = KojiWrapperMock.return_value.run_runroot_cmd
-        run_runroot_cmd.return_value = {
-            "output": "Foo bar baz",
-            "retcode": 0,
-            "task_id": 1234,
-        }
-
-        t = BuildinstallThread(self.pool)
-
-        with mock.patch("time.sleep"):
-            pkgset_phase = self._make_pkgset_phase(["p1"])
-            t.process((compose, "amd64", None, self.cmd, pkgset_phase), 0)
-
-        destdir = os.path.join(self.topdir, "work/amd64/buildinstall")
-        self.assertEqual(
-            get_runroot_cmd.mock_calls,
-            [
-                mock.call(
-                    "rrt",
-                    "amd64",
-                    self.cmd,
-                    channel=None,
-                    use_shell=True,
-                    packages=["anaconda"],
-                    mounts=[self.topdir],
-                    weight=None,
-                    chown_paths=[destdir],
-                )
-            ],
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(
-            run_runroot_cmd.mock_calls,
-            [
-                mock.call(
-                    get_runroot_cmd.return_value,
-                    log_file=self.topdir + "/logs/amd64/buildinstall.amd64.log",
-                )
-            ],
-        )
-        with open(self.topdir + "/logs/amd64/buildinstall-RPMs.amd64.log") as f:
-            rpms = f.read().strip().split("\n")
-        six.assertCountEqual(self, rpms, ["bash", "zsh"])
-        six.assertCountEqual(self, self.pool.finished_tasks, [(None, "amd64")])
-        six.assertCountEqual(
-            self,
-            mock_tweak.call_args_list,
-            [
-                mock.call(
-                    compose,
-                    destdir,
-                    os.path.join(self.topdir, "compose", var, "amd64/os"),
-                    "amd64",
-                    var,
-                    "",
-                    "dummy-volid",
-                    self.pool.kickstart_file,
-                )
-                for var in ["Client", "Server"]
-            ],
-        )
-        six.assertCountEqual(
-            self,
-            mock_link.call_args_list,
-            [
-                mock.call(compose, "amd64", compose.variants["Client"], False),
-                mock.call(compose, "amd64", compose.variants["Server"], False),
-            ],
-        )
-
-    @mock.patch("pungi.wrappers.kojiwrapper.KojiWrapper")
-    @mock.patch("pungi.wrappers.kojiwrapper.get_buildroot_rpms")
-    @mock.patch("pungi.phases.buildinstall.run")
-    def test_buildinstall_fail_exit_code(
-        self, run, get_buildroot_rpms, KojiWrapperMock
-    ):
-        compose = BuildInstallCompose(
-            self.topdir,
-            {
-                "buildinstall_method": "buildinstall",
-                "runroot_tag": "rrt",
-                "koji_profile": "koji",
-                "koji_cache": "/tmp",
-                "failable_deliverables": [("^.+$", {"*": ["buildinstall"]})],
-            },
-        )
-
-        get_buildroot_rpms.return_value = ["bash", "zsh"]
-
-        run_runroot_cmd = KojiWrapperMock.return_value.run_runroot_cmd
-        run_runroot_cmd.return_value = {
-            "output": "Foo bar baz",
-            "retcode": 1,
-            "task_id": 1234,
-        }
-
-        t = BuildinstallThread(self.pool)
-
-        with mock.patch("time.sleep"):
-            pkgset_phase = self._make_pkgset_phase(["p1"])
-            t.process((compose, "x86_64", None, self.cmd, pkgset_phase), 0)
-
-        compose._logger.error.assert_has_calls(
-            [
-                mock.call(
-                    "[FAIL] Buildinstall (variant None, arch x86_64) failed, but going on anyway."  # noqa: E501
-                ),
-                mock.call(
-                    "Runroot task failed: 1234. See %s/logs/x86_64/buildinstall.x86_64.log for more details."  # noqa: E501
-                    % self.topdir
-                ),
-            ]
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(self.pool.finished_tasks, set())
-
     @mock.patch("pungi.wrappers.kojiwrapper.KojiWrapper")
     @mock.patch("pungi.wrappers.kojiwrapper.get_buildroot_rpms")
     @mock.patch("pungi.phases.buildinstall.run")
diff --git a/tests/test_config.py b/tests/test_config.py
index 1dda6639..7d084bd7 100644
--- a/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/test_config.py
@@ -223,22 +223,6 @@ class BuildinstallConfigTestCase(ConfigTestCase):
 
         self.assertValidation(cfg, [])
 
-    def test_buildinstall_with_lorax_options(self):
-        cfg = load_config(
-            PKGSET_REPOS,
-            buildinstall_method="buildinstall",
-            lorax_options=[("^Server$", {})],
-        )
-
-        self.assertValidation(
-            cfg,
-            [
-                checks.CONFLICTS.format(
-                    "buildinstall_method", "buildinstall", "lorax_options"
-                )
-            ],
-        )
-
     def test_lorax_with_lorax_options(self):
         cfg = load_config(PKGSET_REPOS, buildinstall_method="lorax", lorax_options=[])
 
diff --git a/tests/test_createiso_script.py b/tests/test_createiso_script.py
index f7e1688a..dd0afce3 100644
--- a/tests/test_createiso_script.py
+++ b/tests/test_createiso_script.py
@@ -267,58 +267,6 @@ class CreateIsoScriptTest(helpers.PungiTestCase):
             ]
         )
 
-    def test_bootable_run_buildinstall(self):
-        createiso.write_script(
-            createiso.CreateIsoOpts(
-                output_dir=self.outdir,
-                iso_name="DP-1.0-20160405.t.3-ppc64.iso",
-                volid="DP-1.0-20160405.t.3",
-                graft_points="graft-list",
-                arch="ppc64",
-                buildinstall_method="buildinstall",
-            ),
-            self.out,
-        )
-
-        self.assertScript(
-            [
-                " ".join(
-                    [
-                        "/usr/bin/genisoimage",
-                        "-untranslated-filenames",
-                        "-volid",
-                        "DP-1.0-20160405.t.3",
-                        "-J",
-                        "-joliet-long",
-                        "-rational-rock",
-                        "-translation-table",
-                        "-x",
-                        "./lost+found",
-                        "-part",
-                        "-hfs",
-                        "-r",
-                        "-l",
-                        "-sysid",
-                        "PPC",
-                        "-no-desktop",
-                        "-allow-multidot",
-                        "-chrp-boot",
-                        "-map",
-                        "/usr/lib/anaconda-runtime/boot/mapping",
-                        "-hfs-bless",
-                        "/ppc/mac",
-                        "-o",
-                        "DP-1.0-20160405.t.3-ppc64.iso",
-                        "-graft-points",
-                        "-path-list",
-                        "graft-list",
-                    ]
-                ),
-                " ".join(["/usr/bin/implantisomd5", "DP-1.0-20160405.t.3-ppc64.iso"]),
-                "isoinfo -R -f -i DP-1.0-20160405.t.3-ppc64.iso | grep -v '/TRANS.TBL$' | sort >> DP-1.0-20160405.t.3-ppc64.iso.manifest",  # noqa: E501
-            ]
-        )
-
     @mock.patch("sys.stderr")
     @mock.patch("kobo.shortcuts.run")
     def test_run_with_jigdo_bad_args(self, run, stderr):