diff --git a/commands/config/config.go b/commands/config/config.go
index f315d02f..dbc879b5 100644
--- a/commands/config/config.go
+++ b/commands/config/config.go
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cli/commands/cmdutils"
-	"gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cli/internal/config"
-	"gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cli/pkg/glinstance"
 )
 
 var isGlobal bool
@@ -38,10 +36,6 @@ Current respected settings:
 
 	configCmd.AddCommand(NewCmdConfigGet(f))
 	configCmd.AddCommand(NewCmdConfigSet(f))
-	configCmd.AddCommand(NewCmdConfigInit(f))
-
-	// TODO: deprecate `config init` command since it's been replaced by `auth login`
-	// targetedVersion: 1.12.0
 
 	return configCmd
 }
@@ -136,64 +130,3 @@ Specifying the --hostname flag also saves in the global config file
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&isGlobal, "global", "g", false, "Write to global ~/.config/glab-cli/config.yml file rather than the repository .git/glab-cli/config.yml file")
 	return cmd
 }
-
-func NewCmdConfigInit(f *cmdutils.Factory) *cobra.Command {
-	configInitCmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "init",
-		Short: "Shows a prompt to set basic glab configuration",
-		Long: heredoc.Docf(`
-		Update the configuration by setting a key to a value.
-		
-		Examples:
-
-		%[1]splaintext
-		$ glab config init
-		? Enter default GitLab Host (Current Value: https://gitlab.com):
-		%[1]s
-`, "```"),
-		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-			return configInit(f)
-		},
-	}
-	configInitCmd.Deprecated = "use `glab auth login` which is secure and has additional options."
-	return configInitCmd
-}
-
-func configInit(f *cmdutils.Factory) error {
-	var host string
-	cfg, err := f.Config()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	baseRepo, err := f.BaseRepo()
-	if err != nil {
-		host = glinstance.Default()
-	} else {
-		host = baseRepo.RepoHost()
-	}
-	host, err = config.Prompt(fmt.Sprintf("Enter Gitlab Host (Current Value: %s): ", host), host) //nolint:staticcheck
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	host, protocol := glinstance.StripHostProtocol(host)
-	err = cfg.Set(host, "api_protocol", protocol)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	token, _ := cfg.Get(host, "token")
-	token, err = config.Prompt("Enter Gitlab Token: ", token) //nolint:staticcheck
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	err = cfg.Set(host, "token", token)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	if cfg.Write() != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	fmt.Fprintf(f.IO.StdOut, "%s Configuration updated", f.IO.Color().GreenCheck())
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/docs/source/config/index.md b/docs/source/config/index.md
index 3fe19213..7c2e8206 100644
--- a/docs/source/config/index.md
+++ b/docs/source/config/index.md
@@ -50,5 +50,4 @@ conf
 ## Subcommands
 
 - [`get`](get.md)
-- [`init`](init.md)
 - [`set`](set.md)
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index af422e78..ff9ca962 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/zalando/go-keyring"
 	"gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cli/pkg/glinstance"
-	"gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cli/pkg/prompt"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
 
@@ -518,14 +517,3 @@ func GetFromEnvWithSource(key string) (value, source string) {
 	}
 	return
 }
-
-// Prompt prompts user for value and returns default value if empty
-//
-// Deprecated: only used by the `config init` command which is deprecated
-func Prompt(question, defaultVal string) (envVal string, err error) {
-	err = prompt.AskQuestionWithInput(&envVal, "config", question, defaultVal, false)
-	if err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-	return
-}
diff --git a/internal/config/config_test.go b/internal/config/config_test.go
index 627aa038..c385d3e8 100644
--- a/internal/config/config_test.go
+++ b/internal/config/config_test.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package config
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"errors"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -10,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"github.com/zalando/go-keyring"
-	"gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cli/pkg/prompt"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
 
@@ -146,36 +144,3 @@ func Test_config_Get_NotFoundError(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Error(t, err)
 	assert.True(t, isNotFoundError(err))
 }
-
-func Test_Prompt(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Run("success", func(t *testing.T) {
-		ask, teardown := prompt.InitAskStubber()
-		defer teardown()
-
-		ask.Stub([]*prompt.QuestionStub{
-			{
-				Name:  "config",
-				Value: "profclems/glab",
-			},
-		})
-
-		got, err := Prompt("pick a repo", "defaultValue")
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.Equal(t, "profclems/glab", got)
-	})
-	t.Run("failed", func(t *testing.T) {
-		ask, teardown := prompt.InitAskStubber()
-		defer teardown()
-
-		ask.Stub([]*prompt.QuestionStub{
-			{
-				Name:  "config",
-				Value: errors.New("failed"),
-			},
-		})
-
-		got, err := Prompt("pick a repo", "defaultValue")
-		assert.EqualError(t, err, "failed")
-		assert.Equal(t, got, "")
-	})
-}