diff --git a/src/Standards/Generic/Docs/Functions/CallTimePassByReferenceStandard.xml b/src/Standards/Generic/Docs/Functions/CallTimePassByReferenceStandard.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 738998d432..0000000000
--- a/src/Standards/Generic/Docs/Functions/CallTimePassByReferenceStandard.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-
-
-
-
-
-
- &$bar)
-{
- $bar++;
-}
-
-$baz = 1;
-foo($baz);
- ]]>
-
-
- &$baz);
- ]]>
-
-
-
diff --git a/src/Standards/Generic/Sniffs/Functions/CallTimePassByReferenceSniff.php b/src/Standards/Generic/Sniffs/Functions/CallTimePassByReferenceSniff.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 2547e238d5..0000000000
--- a/src/Standards/Generic/Sniffs/Functions/CallTimePassByReferenceSniff.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,180 +0,0 @@
-
- * @copyright 2009-2014 Florian Grandel
- * @license https://github.com/PHPCSStandards/PHP_CodeSniffer/blob/master/licence.txt BSD Licence
- *
- * @deprecated 3.12.1
- */
-
-namespace PHP_CodeSniffer\Standards\Generic\Sniffs\Functions;
-
-use PHP_CodeSniffer\Files\File;
-use PHP_CodeSniffer\Sniffs\DeprecatedSniff;
-use PHP_CodeSniffer\Sniffs\Sniff;
-use PHP_CodeSniffer\Util\Tokens;
-
-class CallTimePassByReferenceSniff implements Sniff, DeprecatedSniff
-{
-
-
- /**
- * Returns an array of tokens this test wants to listen for.
- *
- * @return array
- */
- public function register()
- {
- return [
- T_STRING,
- T_VARIABLE,
- T_ANON_CLASS,
- T_PARENT,
- T_SELF,
- T_STATIC,
- ];
-
- }//end register()
-
-
- /**
- * Processes this test, when one of its tokens is encountered.
- *
- * @param \PHP_CodeSniffer\Files\File $phpcsFile The file being scanned.
- * @param int $stackPtr The position of the current token
- * in the stack passed in $tokens.
- *
- * @return void
- */
- public function process(File $phpcsFile, $stackPtr)
- {
- $tokens = $phpcsFile->getTokens();
-
- $findTokens = Tokens::$emptyTokens;
- $findTokens[] = T_BITWISE_AND;
-
- $prev = $phpcsFile->findPrevious($findTokens, ($stackPtr - 1), null, true);
-
- // Skip tokens that are the names of functions
- // within their definitions. For example: function myFunction...
- // "myFunction" is T_STRING but we should skip because it is not a
- // function or method *call*.
- $prevCode = $tokens[$prev]['code'];
- if ($prevCode === T_FUNCTION) {
- return;
- }
-
- // If the next non-whitespace token after the function or method call
- // is not an opening parenthesis then it cant really be a *call*.
- $functionName = $stackPtr;
- $openBracket = $phpcsFile->findNext(
- Tokens::$emptyTokens,
- ($functionName + 1),
- null,
- true
- );
-
- if ($openBracket === false || $tokens[$openBracket]['code'] !== T_OPEN_PARENTHESIS) {
- return;
- }
-
- if (isset($tokens[$openBracket]['parenthesis_closer']) === false) {
- return;
- }
-
- $closeBracket = $tokens[$openBracket]['parenthesis_closer'];
-
- $nextSeparator = $openBracket;
- $find = [
- T_VARIABLE,
- T_OPEN_SHORT_ARRAY,
- ];
-
- while (($nextSeparator = $phpcsFile->findNext($find, ($nextSeparator + 1), $closeBracket)) !== false) {
- if ($tokens[$nextSeparator]['code'] === T_OPEN_SHORT_ARRAY) {
- $nextSeparator = $tokens[$nextSeparator]['bracket_closer'];
- continue;
- }
-
- // Make sure the variable belongs directly to this function call
- // and is not inside a nested function call or array.
- $brackets = $tokens[$nextSeparator]['nested_parenthesis'];
- $lastBracket = array_pop($brackets);
- if ($lastBracket !== $closeBracket) {
- continue;
- }
-
- $tokenBefore = $phpcsFile->findPrevious(
- Tokens::$emptyTokens,
- ($nextSeparator - 1),
- null,
- true
- );
-
- if ($tokens[$tokenBefore]['code'] === T_BITWISE_AND) {
- if ($phpcsFile->isReference($tokenBefore) === false) {
- continue;
- }
-
- // We also want to ignore references used in assignment
- // operations passed as function arguments, but isReference()
- // sees them as valid references (which they are).
- $tokenBefore = $phpcsFile->findPrevious(
- Tokens::$emptyTokens,
- ($tokenBefore - 1),
- null,
- true
- );
-
- if (isset(Tokens::$assignmentTokens[$tokens[$tokenBefore]['code']]) === true) {
- continue;
- }
-
- // T_BITWISE_AND represents a pass-by-reference.
- $error = 'Call-time pass-by-reference calls are prohibited';
- $phpcsFile->addError($error, $tokenBefore, 'NotAllowed');
- }//end if
- }//end while
-
- }//end process()
-
-
- /**
- * Provide the version number in which the sniff was deprecated.
- *
- * @return string
- */
- public function getDeprecationVersion()
- {
- return 'v3.12.1';
-
- }//end getDeprecationVersion()
-
-
- /**
- * Provide the version number in which the sniff will be removed.
- *
- * @return string
- */
- public function getRemovalVersion()
- {
- return 'v4.0.0';
-
- }//end getRemovalVersion()
-
-
- /**
- * Provide a custom message to display with the deprecation.
- *
- * @return string
- */
- public function getDeprecationMessage()
- {
- return '';
-
- }//end getDeprecationMessage()
-
-
-}//end class
diff --git a/src/Standards/Generic/Tests/Functions/CallTimePassByReferenceUnitTest.1.inc b/src/Standards/Generic/Tests/Functions/CallTimePassByReferenceUnitTest.1.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 9360680ce7..0000000000
--- a/src/Standards/Generic/Tests/Functions/CallTimePassByReferenceUnitTest.1.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-myfunc(&$myvar);
-$this->myfunc($myvar);
-
-myclass::myfunc(&$myvar);
-myclass::myfunc($myvar);
-
-while(testfunc($var1, &$var2, $var3, &$var4) === false) {
-}
-
-sprintf("0%o", 0777 & $p);
-
-$foo(&$myvar);
-
-if (is_array($foo = &$this->bar())) {
-}
-
-Hooks::run( 'SecondaryDataUpdates', [ $title, $old, $recursive, $parserOutput, &$updates ] );
-
-$foo = Bar(&$fooBar);
-
-myfunc($myvar&$myvar);
-myfunc($myvar[0]&$myvar);
-
-myfunc(myclass::MY_CONST&$myvar);
-myfunc(MY_CONST&$myvar);
-
-efg( true == &$b );
-efg( true === &$b );
-
-foo($a, bar(&$b));
-foo($a, array(&$b));
-
-enum Foo {}
-interface Foo {}
-trait Foo {}
-
-$instance = new $var($a);
-$instance = new MyClass($a);
-$instance = new $var(&$a);
-$instance = new MyClass(&$a);
-
-$anon = new class($a) {};
-$anon = new class(&$a) {};
-
-class Foo extends Bar {
- function myMethod() {
- $a = new static($var);
- $b = new self($var);
- $c = new parent($var);
-
- $d = new static(&$var);
- $e = new self(&$var);
- $f = new parent(&$var);
- }
-}
diff --git a/src/Standards/Generic/Tests/Functions/CallTimePassByReferenceUnitTest.2.inc b/src/Standards/Generic/Tests/Functions/CallTimePassByReferenceUnitTest.2.inc
deleted file mode 100644
index 769c5d61ba..0000000000
--- a/src/Standards/Generic/Tests/Functions/CallTimePassByReferenceUnitTest.2.inc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-
- * @copyright 2006-2015 Squiz Pty Ltd (ABN 77 084 670 600)
- * @license https://github.com/PHPCSStandards/PHP_CodeSniffer/blob/master/licence.txt BSD Licence
- */
-
-namespace PHP_CodeSniffer\Standards\Generic\Tests\Functions;
-
-use PHP_CodeSniffer\Tests\Standards\AbstractSniffUnitTest;
-
-/**
- * Unit test class for the CallTimePassByReference sniff.
- *
- * @covers \PHP_CodeSniffer\Standards\Generic\Sniffs\Functions\CallTimePassByReferenceSniff
- */
-final class CallTimePassByReferenceUnitTest extends AbstractSniffUnitTest
-{
-
-
- /**
- * Returns the lines where errors should occur.
- *
- * The key of the array should represent the line number and the value
- * should represent the number of errors that should occur on that line.
- *
- * @param string $testFile The name of the test file to process.
- *
- * @return array
- */
- public function getErrorList($testFile='CallTimePassByReferenceUnitTest.1.inc')
- {
- switch ($testFile) {
- case 'CallTimePassByReferenceUnitTest.1.inc':
- return [
- 9 => 1,
- 12 => 1,
- 15 => 1,
- 18 => 2,
- 23 => 1,
- 30 => 1,
- 41 => 1,
- 50 => 1,
- 51 => 1,
- 54 => 1,
- 62 => 1,
- 63 => 1,
- 64 => 1,
- ];
-
- default:
- return [];
- }//end switch
-
- }//end getErrorList()
-
-
- /**
- * Returns the lines where warnings should occur.
- *
- * The key of the array should represent the line number and the value
- * should represent the number of warnings that should occur on that line.
- *
- * @return array
- */
- public function getWarningList()
- {
- return [];
-
- }//end getWarningList()
-
-
-}//end class