diff --git a/command/push.go b/command/push.go
index dac5aa180..614f800aa 100644
--- a/command/push.go
+++ b/command/push.go
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ func (c *PushCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 
+	if message != "" {
+		c.Ui.Warn("[DEPRECATED] -m/-message is deprecated and will be removed in a future Packer release")
+	}
+
 	args = f.Args()
 	if len(args) != 1 {
 		f.Usage()
@@ -268,9 +272,6 @@ Usage: packer push [options] TEMPLATE
 
 Options:
 
-  -m, -message=<detail>    A message to identify the purpose or changes in this
-                           Packer template much like a VCS commit message
-
   -name=<name>             The destination build in Atlas. This is in a format
                            "username/name".
 
diff --git a/website/source/docs/command-line/push.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/command-line/push.html.markdown
index 0946d4081..20fe5e6ca 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/command-line/push.html.markdown
+++ b/website/source/docs/command-line/push.html.markdown
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@ configuration using the options below.
 
 ## Options
 
--   `-message` - A message to identify the purpose or changes in this Packer
-    template much like a VCS commit message. This message will be passed to the
-    Packer build service. This option is also available as a short option `-m`.
-
 -   `-token` - Your access token for the Atlas API.
 
 -&gt; Login to Atlas to [generate an Atlas
@@ -59,7 +55,7 @@ you can also use `-token` on the command line.
 Push a Packer template:
 
 ``` {.shell}
-$ packer push -m "Updating the apache version" template.json
+$ packer push template.json
 ```
 
 Push a Packer template with a custom token: