diff --git a/polkadot/Cargo.lock b/polkadot/Cargo.lock
index f3cea4995f..359c7e7c42 100644
--- a/polkadot/Cargo.lock
+++ b/polkadot/Cargo.lock
@@ -3312,7 +3312,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "pallet-indices",
  "pallet-membership",
  "pallet-multisig",
- "pallet-nicks",
  "pallet-nomination-pools",
  "pallet-nomination-pools-benchmarking",
  "pallet-offences",
@@ -5386,20 +5385,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "sp-std",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "pallet-nicks"
-version = "4.0.0-dev"
-source = "git+https://github.com/paritytech/substrate?branch=master#ef661427da2f9cec68f871ddf8e2de32bc0402ac"
-dependencies = [
- "frame-support",
- "frame-system",
- "parity-scale-codec",
- "scale-info",
- "sp-io",
- "sp-runtime",
- "sp-std",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "pallet-nomination-pools"
 version = "1.0.0"
@@ -7113,7 +7098,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "pallet-indices",
  "pallet-membership",
  "pallet-multisig",
- "pallet-nicks",
  "pallet-offences",
  "pallet-offences-benchmarking",
  "pallet-preimage",
@@ -7518,7 +7502,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "pallet-balances",
  "pallet-grandpa",
  "pallet-indices",
- "pallet-nicks",
  "pallet-offences",
  "pallet-session",
  "pallet-staking",
@@ -12374,7 +12357,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "pallet-indices",
  "pallet-membership",
  "pallet-multisig",
- "pallet-nicks",
  "pallet-nomination-pools",
  "pallet-nomination-pools-benchmarking",
  "pallet-offences",
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/kusama/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/runtime/kusama/Cargo.toml
index 4a71aa017c..f80c4f9420 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/kusama/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/kusama/Cargo.toml
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ pallet-im-online = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "
 pallet-indices = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "master", default-features = false }
 pallet-membership = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "master", default-features = false }
 pallet-multisig = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "master", default-features = false }
-pallet-nicks = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "master", default-features = false }
 pallet-nomination-pools = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "master", default-features = false }
 pallet-offences = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "master", default-features = false }
 pallet-preimage = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "master", default-features = false }
@@ -148,7 +147,6 @@ std = [
 	"pallet-indices/std",
 	"pallet-membership/std",
 	"pallet-multisig/std",
-	"pallet-nicks/std",
 	"pallet-nomination-pools/std",
 	"pallet-offences/std",
 	"pallet-preimage/std",
@@ -255,7 +253,6 @@ try-runtime = [
 	"pallet-indices/try-runtime",
 	"pallet-membership/try-runtime",
 	"pallet-multisig/try-runtime",
-	"pallet-nicks/try-runtime",
 	"pallet-offences/try-runtime",
 	"pallet-preimage/try-runtime",
 	"pallet-proxy/try-runtime",
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/polkadot/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/runtime/polkadot/Cargo.toml
index 1aaf3fb53f..17df6d2c79 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/polkadot/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/polkadot/Cargo.toml
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ pallet-im-online = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "
 pallet-indices = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "master", default-features = false }
 pallet-membership = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "master", default-features = false }
 pallet-multisig = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "master", default-features = false }
-pallet-nicks = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "master", default-features = false }
 pallet-offences = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "master", default-features = false }
 pallet-preimage = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "master", default-features = false }
 pallet-proxy = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "master", default-features = false }
@@ -141,7 +140,6 @@ std = [
 	"pallet-indices/std",
 	"pallet-membership/std",
 	"pallet-multisig/std",
-	"pallet-nicks/std",
 	"pallet-offences/std",
 	"pallet-preimage/std",
 	"pallet-proxy/std",
@@ -236,7 +234,6 @@ try-runtime = [
 	"pallet-indices/try-runtime",
 	"pallet-membership/try-runtime",
 	"pallet-multisig/try-runtime",
-	"pallet-nicks/try-runtime",
 	"pallet-offences/try-runtime",
 	"pallet-preimage/try-runtime",
 	"pallet-proxy/try-runtime",
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/test-runtime/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/runtime/test-runtime/Cargo.toml
index 27b1f7f151..d71c8117f3 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/test-runtime/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/test-runtime/Cargo.toml
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ pallet-transaction-payment-rpc-runtime-api = { git = "https://github.com/parityt
 frame-executive = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "master", default-features = false }
 pallet-grandpa = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "master", default-features = false }
 pallet-indices = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "master", default-features = false }
-pallet-nicks = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "master", default-features = false }
 pallet-offences = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "master", default-features = false }
 pallet-session = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "master", default-features = false }
 frame-support = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "master", default-features = false }
@@ -109,7 +108,6 @@ std = [
 	"frame-executive/std",
 	"pallet-grandpa/std",
 	"pallet-indices/std",
-	"pallet-nicks/std",
 	"pallet-offences/std",
 	"sp-runtime/std",
 	"sp-staking/std",
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/westend/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/runtime/westend/Cargo.toml
index 7e429d833b..c22a7fbf0f 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/westend/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/westend/Cargo.toml
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ pallet-im-online = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "
 pallet-indices = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "master", default-features = false }
 pallet-membership = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "master", default-features = false }
 pallet-multisig = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "master", default-features = false }
-pallet-nicks = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "master", default-features = false }
 pallet-nomination-pools = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "master", default-features = false }
 pallet-offences = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "master", default-features = false }
 pallet-preimage = { git = "https://github.com/paritytech/substrate", branch = "master", default-features = false }
@@ -140,7 +139,6 @@ std = [
 	"pallet-membership/std",
 	"beefy-primitives/std",
 	"pallet-multisig/std",
-	"pallet-nicks/std",
 	"pallet-nomination-pools/std",
 	"pallet-offences/std",
 	"pallet-preimage/std",
@@ -239,7 +237,6 @@ try-runtime = [
 	"pallet-indices/try-runtime",
 	"pallet-membership/try-runtime",
 	"pallet-multisig/try-runtime",
-	"pallet-nicks/try-runtime",
 	"pallet-offences/try-runtime",
 	"pallet-preimage/try-runtime",
 	"pallet-proxy/try-runtime",