diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4a3ca83fe..5585226f4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# 0.1.23
+
+* Removed `whitespace_around_ops` pending re-name and re-design (#249).
+
+
 # 0.1.22
 
 * Grinder support (`rule:rule_name` and `docs:location`) for rule stub and doc generation (respectively).
diff --git a/lib/src/rules.dart b/lib/src/rules.dart
index e36524a63..3496252aa 100644
--- a/lib/src/rules.dart
+++ b/lib/src/rules.dart
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ import 'package:linter/src/rules/unnecessary_brace_in_string_interp.dart';
 import 'package:linter/src/rules/unnecessary_getters_setters.dart';
 import 'package:linter/src/rules/unrelated_type_equality_checks.dart';
 import 'package:linter/src/rules/valid_regexps.dart';
-import 'package:linter/src/rules/whitespace_around_ops.dart';
 
 final Registry ruleRegistry = new Registry()
   ..register(new AlwaysDeclareReturnTypes())
@@ -102,8 +101,7 @@ final Registry ruleRegistry = new Registry()
   //..register(new UnnecessaryGetters())
   ..register(new UnnecessaryGettersSetters())
   ..register(new UnrelatedTypeEqualityChecks())
-  ..register(new ValidRegExps())
-  ..register(new WhitespaceAroundOps());
+  ..register(new ValidRegExps());
 
 /// Registry of contributed lint rules.
 class Registry extends Object with IterableMixin<LintRule> {
diff --git a/lib/src/rules/whitespace_around_ops.dart b/lib/src/rules/whitespace_around_ops.dart
deleted file mode 100644
index 38ae5ca7b..000000000
--- a/lib/src/rules/whitespace_around_ops.dart
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,71 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2016, the Dart project authors.  Please see the AUTHORS file
-// for details. All rights reserved. Use of this source code is governed by a
-// BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
-
-library linter.src.rules.whitespace_around_ops;
-
-import 'package:analyzer/dart/ast/ast.dart';
-import 'package:analyzer/dart/ast/token.dart';
-import 'package:analyzer/dart/ast/visitor.dart';
-import 'package:linter/src/linter.dart';
-
-const desc = r'Use proper whitespace around operators.';
-
-const details = r'''
-**DO** ensure that there are spaces around binary operators and before any
-unary ones.
-
-Improper whitespace can create confusion, especially when applied to operators
-where it's possible to get a binary operator when you mean a unary one.  For
-example, the mistyping of `5 /~ 10` when you mean `5 ~/ 10` is hidden by the
-improper spacing.  (Properly spaced, the mistake is more clear: `5 / ~10`.)
-Whenever possible, use the formatter to cleanup whitespace.  Otherwise, take
-care to ensure that there are spaces around binary operators and before any
-unary ones.
-
-
-**BAD:**
-```
-print(5 /~ 10); //whoops
-```
-
-**GOOD:**
-```
-print(5 / ~10); //aha!
-```
-''';
-
-class Visitor extends SimpleAstVisitor {
-  final LintRule rule;
-  Visitor(this.rule);
-
-  @override
-  visitBinaryExpression(BinaryExpression node) {
-    if (!spaced(node.leftOperand.endToken, node.operator) ||
-        !spaced(node.operator, node.rightOperand.beginToken)) {
-      rule.reportLintForToken(node.operator);
-    }
-  }
-
-  @override
-  visitPrefixExpression(PrefixExpression node) {
-    if (spaced(node.operator, node.operand.beginToken)) {
-      rule.reportLintForToken(node.operator);
-    }
-  }
-
-  static bool spaced(Token first, Token second) =>
-      first != null && second != null && first.end != second.offset;
-}
-
-class WhitespaceAroundOps extends LintRule {
-  WhitespaceAroundOps()
-      : super(
-            name: 'whitespace_around_ops',
-            description: desc,
-            details: details,
-            group: Group.style);
-
-  @override
-  AstVisitor getVisitor() => new Visitor(this);
-}
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 8934c66f5..5e18cfa94 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: linter
-version: 0.1.22
+version: 0.1.23
 author: Dart Team <misc@dartlang.org>
 description: Style linter for Dart.
 homepage: https://github.com/dart-lang/linter
diff --git a/test/rules/whitespace_around_ops.dart b/test/rules/whitespace_around_ops.dart
deleted file mode 100644
index c7346d623..000000000
--- a/test/rules/whitespace_around_ops.dart
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2016, the Dart project authors.  Please see the AUTHORS file
-// for details. All rights reserved. Use of this source code is governed by a
-// BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
-
-// test w/ `dart test/util/solo_test.dart whitespace_around_ops`
-
-
-// Define our own int so we don't need `int` in our mock SDK.
-class MyInt {
-  MyInt operator -() => this;
-  MyInt operator ~() => this;
-  MyInt operator ~/(MyInt other) => this;
-  MyInt operator /(MyInt other) => this;
-}
-
-void main() {
-  MyInt f, g;
-  print(f ~/ g);
-  print(f~/ g); //LINT
-  print(f ~/g); //LINT
-  print(f~/g); //LINT
-  print(f/ ~g); //LINT
-  print(f /~g); //LINT
-  print(f / ~g); //OK
-  f =- g; //LINT
-  f = -g; //OK
-}