diff --git a/api/krusty/options.go b/api/krusty/options.go
index d6dcdd72b..086242c8e 100644
--- a/api/krusty/options.go
+++ b/api/krusty/options.go
@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@ type Options struct {
 	// See type definition.
 	LoadRestrictions types.LoadRestrictions
 
-	// Create an inventory object for pruning.
-	DoPrune bool
-
 	// Options related to kustomize plugins.
 	PluginConfig *types.PluginConfig
 }
@@ -56,7 +53,6 @@ func MakeDefaultOptions() *Options {
 		Reorder:           ReorderOptionNone,
 		AddManagedbyLabel: false,
 		LoadRestrictions:  types.LoadRestrictionsRootOnly,
-		DoPrune:           false,
 		PluginConfig:      types.DisabledPluginConfig(),
 	}
 }
diff --git a/api/types/inventory.go b/api/types/inventory.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 544deb5e5..000000000
--- a/api/types/inventory.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2019 The Kubernetes Authors.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-package types
-
-// Inventory records all objects touched in a build operation.
-type Inventory struct {
-	Type      string   `json:"type,omitempty" yaml:"type,omitempty"`
-	ConfigMap NameArgs `json:"configMap,omitempty" yaml:"configMap,omitempty"`
-}
-
-// NameArgs holds both namespace and name.
-type NameArgs struct {
-	Name      string `json:"name,omitempty" yaml:"name,omitempty"`
-	Namespace string `json:"namespace,omitempty" yaml:"namespace,omitempty"`
-}
diff --git a/api/types/kustomization.go b/api/types/kustomization.go
index 055b94c3c..e0dcdcf21 100644
--- a/api/types/kustomization.go
+++ b/api/types/kustomization.go
@@ -171,10 +171,6 @@ type Kustomization struct {
 	// Validators is a list of files containing validators
 	Validators []string `json:"validators,omitempty" yaml:"validators,omitempty"`
 
-	// Inventory appends an object that contains the record
-	// of all other objects, which can be used in apply, prune and delete
-	Inventory *Inventory `json:"inventory,omitempty" yaml:"inventory,omitempty"`
-
 	// BuildMetadata is a list of strings used to toggle different build options
 	BuildMetadata []string `json:"buildMetadata,omitempty" yaml:"buildMetadata,omitempty"`
 }
diff --git a/kustomize/commands/internal/kustfile/kustomizationfile.go b/kustomize/commands/internal/kustfile/kustomizationfile.go
index 90aaec804..4804b5691 100644
--- a/kustomize/commands/internal/kustfile/kustomizationfile.go
+++ b/kustomize/commands/internal/kustfile/kustomizationfile.go
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ func determineFieldOrder() []string {
 		"Configurations",
 		"Generators",
 		"Transformers",
-		"Inventory",
 		"Components",
 		"OpenAPI",
 		"BuildMetadata",
diff --git a/kustomize/commands/internal/kustfile/kustomizationfile_test.go b/kustomize/commands/internal/kustfile/kustomizationfile_test.go
index bf0a8be4a..7029aaf6f 100644
--- a/kustomize/commands/internal/kustfile/kustomizationfile_test.go
+++ b/kustomize/commands/internal/kustfile/kustomizationfile_test.go
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ func TestFieldOrder(t *testing.T) {
 		"Configurations",
 		"Generators",
 		"Transformers",
-		"Inventory",
 		"Components",
 		"OpenAPI",
 		"BuildMetadata",