diff --git a/includes/SkinVector.php b/includes/SkinVector.php
index adcdd2ed..5980362a 100644
--- a/includes/SkinVector.php
+++ b/includes/SkinVector.php
@@ -221,17 +221,7 @@ class SkinVector extends SkinMustache {
 			}
 		}
 
-		ob_start();
-		Hooks::run( 'VectorBeforeFooter', [], '1.35' );
-		$htmlHookVectorBeforeFooter = ob_get_contents();
-		ob_end_clean();
-
-		$data = [
-			'html-hook-vector-before-footer' => $htmlHookVectorBeforeFooter,
-			'array-footer-rows' => $footerRows,
-		];
-
-		return $data;
+		return [ 'array-footer-rows' => $footerRows ];
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/includes/templates/Footer.mustache b/includes/templates/Footer.mustache
index 860198c6..699c6241 100644
--- a/includes/templates/Footer.mustache
+++ b/includes/templates/Footer.mustache
@@ -9,11 +9,9 @@
 	@prop string id of list element
 	@prop footerItem[] array-items
 
-	string html-hook-vector-before-footer output of VectorBeforeFooter hook
 	string|null html-user-language-attributes a string of attribute HTML
 	footerRow[] array-footer-rows iterable list of footer rows
 }}
-{{{html-hook-vector-before-footer}}}
 {{! `role` is unnecessary but kept to support selectors in any gadgets or user styles and
 	to mitigate a VoiceOver bug. }}
 <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" role="contentinfo" {{{html-user-language-attributes}}}>
diff --git a/stories/Footer.stories.data.js b/stories/Footer.stories.data.js
index aca5c66d..96053242 100644
--- a/stories/Footer.stories.data.js
+++ b/stories/Footer.stories.data.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* eslint-disable quotes */
 
-import { htmlUserLanguageAttributes, placeholder } from './utils';
+import { htmlUserLanguageAttributes } from './utils';
 import footerTemplate from '!!raw-loader!../includes/templates/Footer.mustache';
 
 const FOOTER_ROWS = [
@@ -75,6 +75,5 @@ export { footerTemplate };
 
 export const FOOTER_TEMPLATE_DATA = {
 	'html-user-language-attributes': htmlUserLanguageAttributes,
-	'html-hook-vector-before-footer': placeholder( 'output of VectorBeforeFooter hook (deprecated 1.35)', 20 ),
 	'array-footer-rows': FOOTER_ROWS
 };
diff --git a/stories/skin.stories.data.js b/stories/skin.stories.data.js
index 7fe16800..f174e5c2 100644
--- a/stories/skin.stories.data.js
+++ b/stories/skin.stories.data.js
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ export const LEGACY_TEMPLATE_DATA = {
 	'html-categories': placeholder( 'Category links component from mediawiki core', 50 ),
 
 	// extension dependent..
-	'html-hook-vector-before-footer': placeholder( 'VectorBeforeFooter hook output', 100 ),
 	'html-after-content': placeholder( 'Extensions can add here e.g. Related Articles.', 100 ),
 	'array-indicators': DATA_INDICATORS,
 	'html-subtitle': placeholder( 'Extensions can configure subtitle', 20 )