typescript-eslint · JoshuaKGoldberg · May 19, 2025 · May 12, 2025
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/docs/rules/typedef.mdx b/packages/eslint-plugin/docs/rules/typedef.mdx
@@ -9,6 +9,18 @@ import TabItem from '@theme/TabItem';
 >
 > See **https://typescript-eslint.io/rules/typedef** for documentation.
 
+:::caution
+
+This is an old, deprecated rule.
+It will be removed in a future major version of typescript-eslint.
+
+Requiring type annotations unnecessarily can be cumbersome to maintain and generally reduces code readability.
+TypeScript is often better at inferring types than easily written type annotations would allow.
+
+**Instead of enabling `typedef`, it is generally recommended to use the `--noImplicitAny` and `--strictPropertyInitialization` compiler options to enforce type annotations only when useful.**
+
+:::
+
 TypeScript cannot always infer types for all places in code.
 Some locations require type annotations for their types to be inferred.
 
@@ -30,15 +42,6 @@ class ContainsText {
 
 > To enforce type definitions existing on call signatures, use [`explicit-function-return-type`](./explicit-function-return-type.mdx), or [`explicit-module-boundary-types`](./explicit-module-boundary-types.mdx).
 
-:::caution
-
-Requiring type annotations unnecessarily can be cumbersome to maintain and generally reduces code readability.
-TypeScript is often better at inferring types than easily written type annotations would allow.
-
-**Instead of enabling `typedef`, it is generally recommended to use the `--noImplicitAny` and `--strictPropertyInitialization` compiler options to enforce type annotations only when useful.**
-
-:::
-
 ## Options
 
 For example, with the following configuration:

diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/configs/eslintrc/all.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/configs/eslintrc/all.ts
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ export = {
     '@typescript-eslint/strict-boolean-expressions': 'error',
     '@typescript-eslint/switch-exhaustiveness-check': 'error',
     '@typescript-eslint/triple-slash-reference': 'error',
-    '@typescript-eslint/typedef': 'error',
     '@typescript-eslint/unbound-method': 'error',
     '@typescript-eslint/unified-signatures': 'error',
     '@typescript-eslint/use-unknown-in-catch-callback-variable': 'error',

diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/configs/flat/all.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/configs/flat/all.ts
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ export default (
       '@typescript-eslint/strict-boolean-expressions': 'error',
       '@typescript-eslint/switch-exhaustiveness-check': 'error',
       '@typescript-eslint/triple-slash-reference': 'error',
-      '@typescript-eslint/typedef': 'error',
       '@typescript-eslint/unbound-method': 'error',
       '@typescript-eslint/unified-signatures': 'error',
       '@typescript-eslint/use-unknown-in-catch-callback-variable': 'error',

diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/typedef.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/typedef.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ export default createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
   name: 'typedef',
   meta: {
     type: 'suggestion',
+    deprecated: {
+      deprecatedSince: '8.33.0',
+      message: 'This is an old rule that is no longer recommended for use.',
+    },
     docs: {
       description: 'Require type annotations in certain places',
     },