diff --git a/data/mappings/info_config.hjson b/data/mappings/info_config.hjson
index a97e77a794..8f7b34d41a 100644
--- a/data/mappings/info_config.hjson
+++ b/data/mappings/info_config.hjson
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
     "DEBOUNCING_DELAY": {"info_key": "_invalid.debouncing_delay", "invalid": true, "replace_with": "DEBOUNCE"},
     "PREVENT_STUCK_MODIFIERS": {"info_key": "_invalid.prevent_stuck_mods", "invalid": true},
     "UNUSED_PINS": {"info_key": "_invalid.unused_pins", "deprecated": true},
-    "RGBLIGHT_ANIMATIONS": {"info_key": "rgblight.animations.all", "value_type": "bool", "deprecated": true},
+    "RGBLIGHT_ANIMATIONS": {"info_key": "_invalid.rgblight.animations.all", "value_type": "bool", "invalid": true},
     "QMK_KEYS_PER_SCAN": {"info_key": "qmk.keys_per_scan", "value_type": "int", "deprecated": true},
 
     // USB params, need to mark as failure when specified in config.h, rather than deprecated
diff --git a/keyboards/bioi/main.c b/keyboards/bioi/main.c
index bba54dfab1..eb149eb7cd 100644
--- a/keyboards/bioi/main.c
+++ b/keyboards/bioi/main.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ extern keymap_config_t keymap_config;
 #include "virtser.h"
 #endif
 
-#if (defined(RGB_MIDI) | defined(RGBLIGHT_ANIMATIONS)) & defined(RGBLIGHT_ENABLE)
+#if defined(RGBLIGHT_ENABLE)
 #include "rgblight.h"
 #endif
 
diff --git a/keyboards/idobao/id75/v1/config.h b/keyboards/idobao/id75/v1/config.h
index 0bb05a810c..82e7d705ee 100644
--- a/keyboards/idobao/id75/v1/config.h
+++ b/keyboards/idobao/id75/v1/config.h
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 #define RGB_DI_PIN F0
 #ifdef RGB_DI_PIN
-    // RGBLIGHT_ANIMATIONS
     #define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_ALTERNATING
     #define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_BREATHING
     #define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_CHRISTMAS
diff --git a/keyboards/idobao/id80/v2/config.h b/keyboards/idobao/id80/v2/config.h
index a007cff40c..57f26aee57 100644
--- a/keyboards/idobao/id80/v2/config.h
+++ b/keyboards/idobao/id80/v2/config.h
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
     #define RGBLIGHT_LIMIT_VAL 180 /* The maximum brightness level */
     #define RGBLIGHT_SLEEP  /* If defined, the RGB lighting will be switched off when the host goes to sleep */
 
-    // RGBLIGHT_ANIMATIONS
     #define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_ALTERNATING
     #define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_BREATHING
     #define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_CHRISTMAS
diff --git a/keyboards/idobao/id87/v1/config.h b/keyboards/idobao/id87/v1/config.h
index 6c2d6fc9ce..11372855c0 100644
--- a/keyboards/idobao/id87/v1/config.h
+++ b/keyboards/idobao/id87/v1/config.h
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 #define RGB_DI_PIN E2
 #ifdef RGB_DI_PIN
-    // RGBLIGHT_ANIMATIONS
     #define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_ALTERNATING
     #define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_BREATHING
     #define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_CHRISTMAS
diff --git a/keyboards/idobao/montex/v1/config.h b/keyboards/idobao/montex/v1/config.h
index fe1ea61d35..3d1a614e8a 100644
--- a/keyboards/idobao/montex/v1/config.h
+++ b/keyboards/idobao/montex/v1/config.h
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 
 #define RGB_DI_PIN B1
 #ifdef RGB_DI_PIN
-    // RGBLIGHT_ANIMATIONS
     #define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_ALTERNATING
     #define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_BREATHING
     #define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_CHRISTMAS
diff --git a/keyboards/keebio/nyquist/keymaps/danielhklein/keymap.c b/keyboards/keebio/nyquist/keymaps/danielhklein/keymap.c
index 00f0bb3ced..a65fc3b688 100644
--- a/keyboards/keebio/nyquist/keymaps/danielhklein/keymap.c
+++ b/keyboards/keebio/nyquist/keymaps/danielhklein/keymap.c
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ enum custom_keycodes {
 
 // Underglow setup
 #define RGBLIGHT_SLEEP
-#define RGBLIGHT_ANIMATIONS
 
 const uint16_t PROGMEM keymaps[][MATRIX_ROWS][MATRIX_COLS] = {
 
diff --git a/quantum/rgblight/rgblight.h b/quantum/rgblight/rgblight.h
index 46e8e07212..7693888462 100644
--- a/quantum/rgblight/rgblight.h
+++ b/quantum/rgblight/rgblight.h
@@ -68,23 +68,6 @@
 |-----------------|-----------------------------------|
  *****/
 
-#ifdef RGBLIGHT_ANIMATIONS
-// for backward compatibility
-#    define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_BREATHING
-#    define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_RAINBOW_MOOD
-#    define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_RAINBOW_SWIRL
-#    define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_SNAKE
-#    define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_KNIGHT
-#    define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_CHRISTMAS
-#    define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_STATIC_GRADIENT
-#    define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_RGB_TEST
-#    define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_ALTERNATING
-#endif
-
-#ifdef RGBLIGHT_STATIC_PATTERNS
-#    define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_STATIC_GRADIENT
-#endif
-
 // clang-format off
 
 // check dynamic animation effects chose ?
diff --git a/users/sethBarberee/config.h b/users/sethBarberee/config.h
index 7e9fd7d2f1..f323b27368 100644
--- a/users/sethBarberee/config.h
+++ b/users/sethBarberee/config.h
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@
 #    endif
 
 // Trim animations I don't use/like
-#    ifdef RGBLIGHT_ANIMATIONS
-#        undef RGBLIGHT_ANIMATIONS
-#    endif
 #    ifndef RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_BREATHING
 #        define RGBLIGHT_EFFECT_BREATHING
 #    endif