diff --git a/config/set/common/phpunit.php b/config/set/common/phpunit.php
deleted file mode 100644
index ec281eb7e2..0000000000
--- a/config/set/common/phpunit.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
-use Symplify\EasyCodingStandard\Exception\DeprecatedException;
-
-throw new DeprecatedException(
-    'The "phpunit" set is deprecated as dangerous to run without proper context. Please use Rector instead.'
-);
diff --git a/config/set/common/strict.php b/config/set/common/strict.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 716d63352e..0000000000
--- a/config/set/common/strict.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
-use Symplify\EasyCodingStandard\Exception\DeprecatedException;
-
-throw new DeprecatedException(
-    'The "strict" set is deprecated as it is dangerous to run without proper context. Please use the Rector rule "SafeDeclareStrictTypesRector" instead.'
-);