diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index cf9925dd2..0449111df 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 - UDA indicator column did not properly default to 'U' (thanks to JDufault).
 - Removed task.fish arguments until TW-1404 is fixed (thanks to Roman
   Inflianskas)
+- Removed unused 'dom' and 'shell.prompt' configuration settings.
 - Numerous performance improvements. Taskwarrior 2.5.1 is between X% and
   Y% faster than 2.5.0 when running various commands.
 
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 66d497945..9e3692cdc 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Removed Features in 2.5.1
   - The algorithm used to estimate completion on the 'burndown' reports has
     been replaced by something less icky. Estimates are now based on the net
     completion rate after the peak number of pending tasks.
+  - The unused 'dom' and 'śhell.prompt' configuration settings were removed.
 
 Known Issues
 
diff --git a/doc/man/taskrc.5.in b/doc/man/taskrc.5.in
index 50edc4dd4..1c01c203b 100644
--- a/doc/man/taskrc.5.in
+++ b/doc/man/taskrc.5.in
@@ -391,11 +391,6 @@ Sets the xterm window title when reports are run. Defaults to off.
 Sets a preference for infix expressions (1 + 2) or postfix expressions (1 2 +).
 Defaults to infix.
 
-.TP
-.B dom=on
-Enables or disables access to Taskwarrior internals and task metadata on the
-command line. Defaults to on.
-
 .TP
 .B json.array=on
 Determines whether the export command encloses the JSON output in '[...]' and
diff --git a/src/Config.cpp b/src/Config.cpp
index bb75fefba..00de0182f 100644
--- a/src/Config.cpp
+++ b/src/Config.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ std::string Config::_defaults =
   "regex=yes                                      # Assume all search/filter strings are regexes\n"
   "xterm.title=no                                 # Sets xterm title for some commands\n"
   "expressions=infix                              # Prefer infix over postfix expressions\n"
-  "dom=on                                         # Support DOM access\n"
   "json.array=on                                  # Enclose JSON output in [ ]\n"
   "json.depends.array=on                          # Encode dependencies as a JSON array\n"
   "abbreviation.minimum=2                         # Shortest allowed abbreviation\n"
diff --git a/src/commands/CmdShow.cpp b/src/commands/CmdShow.cpp
index 1ee16266c..328d76882 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdShow.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdShow.cpp
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ int CmdShow::execute (std::string& output)
     " dependency.reminder"
     " detection"
     " displayweeknumber"
-    " dom"
     " due"
     " editor"
     " exit.on.missing.db"