diff --git a/packer/core.go b/packer/core.go
index c9672eb96..3e9895dcb 100644
--- a/packer/core.go
+++ b/packer/core.go
@@ -398,10 +398,5 @@ func (c *Core) init() error {
 		c.secrets = append(c.secrets, secret)
 	}
 
-	// Interpolate the push configuration
-	if _, err := interpolate.RenderInterface(&c.Template.Push, c.Context()); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Error interpolating 'push': %s", err)
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/packer/core_test.go b/packer/core_test.go
index e1ffa5b59..6df55a47a 100644
--- a/packer/core_test.go
+++ b/packer/core_test.go
@@ -427,40 +427,6 @@ func TestCoreBuild_templatePath(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestCore_pushInterpolate(t *testing.T) {
-	cases := []struct {
-		File   string
-		Vars   map[string]string
-		Result template.Push
-	}{
-		{
-			"push-vars.json",
-			map[string]string{"foo": "bar"},
-			template.Push{Name: "bar"},
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tc := range cases {
-		tpl, err := template.ParseFile(fixtureDir(tc.File))
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("err: %s\n\n%s", tc.File, err)
-		}
-
-		core, err := NewCore(&CoreConfig{
-			Template:  tpl,
-			Variables: tc.Vars,
-		})
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("err: %s\n\n%s", tc.File, err)
-		}
-
-		expected := core.Template.Push
-		if !reflect.DeepEqual(expected, tc.Result) {
-			t.Fatalf("err: %s\n\n%#v", tc.File, expected)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 func TestCoreValidate(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := []struct {
 		File string
diff --git a/template/parse.go b/template/parse.go
index 82bf6731f..cd4467b8f 100644
--- a/template/parse.go
+++ b/template/parse.go
@@ -242,17 +242,6 @@ func (r *rawTemplate) Template() (*Template, error) {
 		result.Provisioners = append(result.Provisioners, &p)
 	}
 
-	// Push
-	if len(r.Push) > 0 {
-		var p Push
-		if err := r.decoder(&p, nil).Decode(r.Push); err != nil {
-			errs = multierror.Append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
-				"push: %s", err))
-		}
-
-		result.Push = p
-	}
-
 	// If we have errors, return those with a nil result
 	if errs != nil {
 		return nil, errs
diff --git a/template/parse_test.go b/template/parse_test.go
index 71d152af6..77b63616d 100644
--- a/template/parse_test.go
+++ b/template/parse_test.go
@@ -358,15 +358,6 @@ func TestParse(t *testing.T) {
 			false,
 		},
 
-		{
-			"parse-push.json",
-			&Template{
-				Push: Push{
-					Name: "foo",
-				},
-			},
-			false,
-		},
 		{
 			"parse-comment.json",
 			&Template{
@@ -480,9 +471,6 @@ func TestParse(t *testing.T) {
 						},
 					},
 				},
-				Push: Push{
-					Name: "push test",
-				},
 			},
 			false,
 		},
diff --git a/template/template.go b/template/template.go
index 43d7de078..6013313de 100644
--- a/template/template.go
+++ b/template/template.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ type Template struct {
 	Builders           map[string]*Builder
 	Provisioners       []*Provisioner
 	PostProcessors     [][]*PostProcessor
-	Push               Push
 
 	// RawContents is just the raw data for this template
 	RawContents []byte
@@ -66,15 +65,6 @@ func (t *Template) Raw() (*rawTemplate, error) {
 		out.Variables[k] = v
 	}
 
-	if t.Push.Name != "" {
-		b, _ := json.Marshal(t.Push)
-
-		var m map[string]interface{}
-		_ = json.Unmarshal(b, &m)
-
-		out.Push = m
-	}
-
 	return &out, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/template/test-fixtures/parse-push.json b/template/test-fixtures/parse-push.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 2529eedc4..000000000
--- a/template/test-fixtures/parse-push.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "push": {
-        "name": "foo"
-    }
-}