diff --git a/Makefile.js b/Makefile.js
index 42e8ed03b64..31c8b3d1706 100644
--- a/Makefile.js
+++ b/Makefile.js
@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ function generateFormatterExamples(formatterInfo, prereleaseVersion) {
  */
 function generateRuleIndexPage() {
     const outputFile = "../website/_data/rules.yml",
-        categoryList = "conf/category-list.json",
-        categoriesData = JSON.parse(cat(path.resolve(categoryList)));
+        ruleTypes = "conf/rule-type-list.json",
+        ruleTypesData = JSON.parse(cat(path.resolve(ruleTypes)));
 
     RULE_FILES
         .map(filename => [filename, path.basename(filename, ".js")])
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ function generateRuleIndexPage() {
             const rule = require(path.resolve(filename));
 
             if (rule.meta.deprecated) {
-                categoriesData.deprecated.rules.push({
+                ruleTypesData.deprecated.rules.push({
                     name: basename,
                     replacedBy: rule.meta.replacedBy || []
                 });
@@ -201,20 +201,20 @@ function generateRuleIndexPage() {
                         fixable: !!rule.meta.fixable,
                         hasSuggestions: !!rule.meta.hasSuggestions
                     },
-                    category = categoriesData.categories.find(c => c.name === rule.meta.docs.category);
+                    ruleType = ruleTypesData.types.find(c => c.name === rule.meta.type);
 
-                if (!category.rules) {
-                    category.rules = [];
+                if (!ruleType.rules) {
+                    ruleType.rules = [];
                 }
 
-                category.rules.push(output);
+                ruleType.rules.push(output);
             }
         });
 
     // `.rules` will be `undefined` if all rules in category are deprecated.
-    categoriesData.categories = categoriesData.categories.filter(category => !!category.rules);
+    ruleTypesData.types = ruleTypesData.types.filter(ruleType => !!ruleType.rules);
 
-    const output = yaml.dump(categoriesData, { sortKeys: true });
+    const output = yaml.dump(ruleTypesData, { sortKeys: true });
 
     output.to(outputFile);
 }
diff --git a/conf/category-list.json b/conf/rule-type-list.json
similarity index 74%
rename from conf/category-list.json
rename to conf/rule-type-list.json
index cd3b816b657..f362aa412f9 100644
--- a/conf/category-list.json
+++ b/conf/rule-type-list.json
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 {
-    "categories": [
-        { "name": "Possible Errors", "description": "These rules relate to possible syntax or logic errors in JavaScript code:" },
-        { "name": "Best Practices", "description": "These rules relate to better ways of doing things to help you avoid problems:" },
-        { "name": "Strict Mode", "description": "These rules relate to strict mode directives:" },
-        { "name": "Variables", "description": "These rules relate to variable declarations:" },
-        { "name": "Stylistic Issues", "description": "These rules relate to style guidelines, and are therefore quite subjective:" },
-        { "name": "ECMAScript 6", "description": "These rules relate to ES6, also known as ES2015:" }
+    "types": [
+        { "name": "problem", "displayName": "Possible Problems", "description": "These rules relate to possible logic errors in code:" },
+        { "name": "suggestion", "displayName": "Suggestions", "description": "These rules suggest alternate ways of doing things:" },
+        { "name": "layout", "displayName": "Layout & Formatting", "description": "These rules care about how the code looks rather than how it executes:" }
     ],
     "deprecated": {
         "name": "Deprecated",
diff --git a/lib/rules/accessor-pairs.js b/lib/rules/accessor-pairs.js
index 0e0d07a00c9..f0472526680 100644
--- a/lib/rules/accessor-pairs.js
+++ b/lib/rules/accessor-pairs.js
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce getter and setter pairs in objects and classes",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/accessor-pairs"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/array-bracket-newline.js b/lib/rules/array-bracket-newline.js
index b4b4dd430f6..28a05b35043 100644
--- a/lib/rules/array-bracket-newline.js
+++ b/lib/rules/array-bracket-newline.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce linebreaks after opening and before closing array brackets",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/array-bracket-newline"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/array-bracket-spacing.js b/lib/rules/array-bracket-spacing.js
index c2b77a641f7..1eea99c14ca 100644
--- a/lib/rules/array-bracket-spacing.js
+++ b/lib/rules/array-bracket-spacing.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce consistent spacing inside array brackets",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/array-bracket-spacing"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/array-callback-return.js b/lib/rules/array-callback-return.js
index 7267347149d..d13ecd71790 100644
--- a/lib/rules/array-callback-return.js
+++ b/lib/rules/array-callback-return.js
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce `return` statements in callbacks of array methods",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/array-callback-return"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/array-element-newline.js b/lib/rules/array-element-newline.js
index b7a967865b9..535fa2155a2 100644
--- a/lib/rules/array-element-newline.js
+++ b/lib/rules/array-element-newline.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce line breaks after each array element",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/array-element-newline"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/arrow-body-style.js b/lib/rules/arrow-body-style.js
index 5b8a5f01167..3a3f544444e 100644
--- a/lib/rules/arrow-body-style.js
+++ b/lib/rules/arrow-body-style.js
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require braces around arrow function bodies",
-            category: "ECMAScript 6",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/arrow-body-style"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/arrow-parens.js b/lib/rules/arrow-parens.js
index eaa1aab0238..4f4dea0e237 100644
--- a/lib/rules/arrow-parens.js
+++ b/lib/rules/arrow-parens.js
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require parentheses around arrow function arguments",
-            category: "ECMAScript 6",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/arrow-parens"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/arrow-spacing.js b/lib/rules/arrow-spacing.js
index e5110c6c87d..9e1ed71d4bd 100644
--- a/lib/rules/arrow-spacing.js
+++ b/lib/rules/arrow-spacing.js
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce consistent spacing before and after the arrow in arrow functions",
-            category: "ECMAScript 6",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/arrow-spacing"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/block-scoped-var.js b/lib/rules/block-scoped-var.js
index 481057ba6c7..10125e61fde 100644
--- a/lib/rules/block-scoped-var.js
+++ b/lib/rules/block-scoped-var.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce the use of variables within the scope they are defined",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/block-scoped-var"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/block-spacing.js b/lib/rules/block-spacing.js
index c4b30b0b70b..13cfbf0e2cb 100644
--- a/lib/rules/block-spacing.js
+++ b/lib/rules/block-spacing.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow or enforce spaces inside of blocks after opening block and before closing block",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/block-spacing"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/brace-style.js b/lib/rules/brace-style.js
index 07223d10d4a..60aa5326935 100644
--- a/lib/rules/brace-style.js
+++ b/lib/rules/brace-style.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce consistent brace style for blocks",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/brace-style"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/callback-return.js b/lib/rules/callback-return.js
index fa66e6383b7..9cc9089fbff 100644
--- a/lib/rules/callback-return.js
+++ b/lib/rules/callback-return.js
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require `return` statements after callbacks",
-            category: "Node.js and CommonJS",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/callback-return"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/camelcase.js b/lib/rules/camelcase.js
index 52d44deb994..7e8fc68da63 100644
--- a/lib/rules/camelcase.js
+++ b/lib/rules/camelcase.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce camelcase naming convention",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/camelcase"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/capitalized-comments.js b/lib/rules/capitalized-comments.js
index d7524b878d2..e5f429356b2 100644
--- a/lib/rules/capitalized-comments.js
+++ b/lib/rules/capitalized-comments.js
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce or disallow capitalization of the first letter of a comment",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/capitalized-comments"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/class-methods-use-this.js b/lib/rules/class-methods-use-this.js
index a6e82dfb620..7e98f4bb739 100644
--- a/lib/rules/class-methods-use-this.js
+++ b/lib/rules/class-methods-use-this.js
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce that class methods utilize `this`",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/class-methods-use-this"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/comma-dangle.js b/lib/rules/comma-dangle.js
index 327dca7f863..e97a59886e3 100644
--- a/lib/rules/comma-dangle.js
+++ b/lib/rules/comma-dangle.js
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require or disallow trailing commas",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/comma-dangle"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/comma-spacing.js b/lib/rules/comma-spacing.js
index 2bf41a00bb6..d30a5ef320d 100644
--- a/lib/rules/comma-spacing.js
+++ b/lib/rules/comma-spacing.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce consistent spacing before and after commas",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/comma-spacing"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/comma-style.js b/lib/rules/comma-style.js
index 824ad89b2f9..1d62fcf1c4d 100644
--- a/lib/rules/comma-style.js
+++ b/lib/rules/comma-style.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce consistent comma style",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/comma-style"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/complexity.js b/lib/rules/complexity.js
index 116c8ad0a63..e3e300386a6 100644
--- a/lib/rules/complexity.js
+++ b/lib/rules/complexity.js
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce a maximum cyclomatic complexity allowed in a program",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/complexity"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/computed-property-spacing.js b/lib/rules/computed-property-spacing.js
index 9eb665c1794..c8d8834ea92 100644
--- a/lib/rules/computed-property-spacing.js
+++ b/lib/rules/computed-property-spacing.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce consistent spacing inside computed property brackets",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/computed-property-spacing"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/consistent-return.js b/lib/rules/consistent-return.js
index 0e20209af56..b509c36564f 100644
--- a/lib/rules/consistent-return.js
+++ b/lib/rules/consistent-return.js
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require `return` statements to either always or never specify values",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/consistent-return"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/consistent-this.js b/lib/rules/consistent-this.js
index 75b30e8fc04..025f3d0a340 100644
--- a/lib/rules/consistent-this.js
+++ b/lib/rules/consistent-this.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce consistent naming when capturing the current execution context",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/consistent-this"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/constructor-super.js b/lib/rules/constructor-super.js
index dfec18fb65a..38eb489327d 100644
--- a/lib/rules/constructor-super.js
+++ b/lib/rules/constructor-super.js
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require `super()` calls in constructors",
-            category: "ECMAScript 6",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/constructor-super"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/curly.js b/lib/rules/curly.js
index 61dcd8024bb..57c2e72e4e4 100644
--- a/lib/rules/curly.js
+++ b/lib/rules/curly.js
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce consistent brace style for all control statements",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/curly"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/default-case-last.js b/lib/rules/default-case-last.js
index 80c5d6bda73..1eeadd1e716 100644
--- a/lib/rules/default-case-last.js
+++ b/lib/rules/default-case-last.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce default clauses in switch statements to be last",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/default-case-last"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/default-case.js b/lib/rules/default-case.js
index 023854153f9..b839aa20133 100644
--- a/lib/rules/default-case.js
+++ b/lib/rules/default-case.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require `default` cases in `switch` statements",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/default-case"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/default-param-last.js b/lib/rules/default-param-last.js
index 84751cdf4fd..8382d46e760 100644
--- a/lib/rules/default-param-last.js
+++ b/lib/rules/default-param-last.js
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce default parameters to be last",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/default-param-last"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/dot-location.js b/lib/rules/dot-location.js
index a8d5a760562..d80f87090a7 100644
--- a/lib/rules/dot-location.js
+++ b/lib/rules/dot-location.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce consistent newlines before and after dots",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/dot-location"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/dot-notation.js b/lib/rules/dot-notation.js
index 20434f3594c..1cd908f7a2c 100644
--- a/lib/rules/dot-notation.js
+++ b/lib/rules/dot-notation.js
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce dot notation whenever possible",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/dot-notation"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/eol-last.js b/lib/rules/eol-last.js
index c141d9befd2..f8b922c2503 100644
--- a/lib/rules/eol-last.js
+++ b/lib/rules/eol-last.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require or disallow newline at the end of files",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/eol-last"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/eqeqeq.js b/lib/rules/eqeqeq.js
index 09fb3bc14b5..d3e6b5af0b6 100644
--- a/lib/rules/eqeqeq.js
+++ b/lib/rules/eqeqeq.js
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require the use of `===` and `!==`",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/eqeqeq"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/for-direction.js b/lib/rules/for-direction.js
index c15d10e5f84..abe4ad3c6b8 100644
--- a/lib/rules/for-direction.js
+++ b/lib/rules/for-direction.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce \"for\" loop update clause moving the counter in the right direction.",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/for-direction"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/func-call-spacing.js b/lib/rules/func-call-spacing.js
index 132a5833143..a6ebde4ac0b 100644
--- a/lib/rules/func-call-spacing.js
+++ b/lib/rules/func-call-spacing.js
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require or disallow spacing between function identifiers and their invocations",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/func-call-spacing"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/func-name-matching.js b/lib/rules/func-name-matching.js
index 755c2ee5075..c15aa4a3423 100644
--- a/lib/rules/func-name-matching.js
+++ b/lib/rules/func-name-matching.js
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require function names to match the name of the variable or property to which they are assigned",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/func-name-matching"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/func-names.js b/lib/rules/func-names.js
index d6fd9e07199..589903c96a5 100644
--- a/lib/rules/func-names.js
+++ b/lib/rules/func-names.js
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require or disallow named `function` expressions",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/func-names"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/func-style.js b/lib/rules/func-style.js
index e150b1a76f2..0921ff54cd4 100644
--- a/lib/rules/func-style.js
+++ b/lib/rules/func-style.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce the consistent use of either `function` declarations or expressions",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/func-style"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/function-call-argument-newline.js b/lib/rules/function-call-argument-newline.js
index b6abbe95fa9..ed4e296fd6e 100644
--- a/lib/rules/function-call-argument-newline.js
+++ b/lib/rules/function-call-argument-newline.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce line breaks between arguments of a function call",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/function-call-argument-newline"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/function-paren-newline.js b/lib/rules/function-paren-newline.js
index 8884b9b97fe..18435b78978 100644
--- a/lib/rules/function-paren-newline.js
+++ b/lib/rules/function-paren-newline.js
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce consistent line breaks inside function parentheses",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/function-paren-newline"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/generator-star-spacing.js b/lib/rules/generator-star-spacing.js
index 65534f727fa..c50445c9c9b 100644
--- a/lib/rules/generator-star-spacing.js
+++ b/lib/rules/generator-star-spacing.js
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce consistent spacing around `*` operators in generator functions",
-            category: "ECMAScript 6",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/generator-star-spacing"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/getter-return.js b/lib/rules/getter-return.js
index c54ebfb4ffb..8bb42536e8c 100644
--- a/lib/rules/getter-return.js
+++ b/lib/rules/getter-return.js
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce `return` statements in getters",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/getter-return"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/global-require.js b/lib/rules/global-require.js
index 09d0332007e..aa8508eb566 100644
--- a/lib/rules/global-require.js
+++ b/lib/rules/global-require.js
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require `require()` calls to be placed at top-level module scope",
-            category: "Node.js and CommonJS",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/global-require"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/grouped-accessor-pairs.js b/lib/rules/grouped-accessor-pairs.js
index a790f83750b..cc4a4b522a1 100644
--- a/lib/rules/grouped-accessor-pairs.js
+++ b/lib/rules/grouped-accessor-pairs.js
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require grouped accessor pairs in object literals and classes",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/grouped-accessor-pairs"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/guard-for-in.js b/lib/rules/guard-for-in.js
index 2c0976d997b..6f877bab958 100644
--- a/lib/rules/guard-for-in.js
+++ b/lib/rules/guard-for-in.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require `for-in` loops to include an `if` statement",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/guard-for-in"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/handle-callback-err.js b/lib/rules/handle-callback-err.js
index b92490ad16b..2f782e7e8aa 100644
--- a/lib/rules/handle-callback-err.js
+++ b/lib/rules/handle-callback-err.js
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require error handling in callbacks",
-            category: "Node.js and CommonJS",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/handle-callback-err"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/id-blacklist.js b/lib/rules/id-blacklist.js
index 60f6e73ed05..3723651ba57 100644
--- a/lib/rules/id-blacklist.js
+++ b/lib/rules/id-blacklist.js
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow specified identifiers",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/id-blacklist"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/id-denylist.js b/lib/rules/id-denylist.js
index ea9dfddd62e..2b346355423 100644
--- a/lib/rules/id-denylist.js
+++ b/lib/rules/id-denylist.js
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow specified identifiers",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/id-denylist"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/id-length.js b/lib/rules/id-length.js
index 64c600f8343..ac6385f59c0 100644
--- a/lib/rules/id-length.js
+++ b/lib/rules/id-length.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce minimum and maximum identifier lengths",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/id-length"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/id-match.js b/lib/rules/id-match.js
index 46371a7a661..7a6cd058f2e 100644
--- a/lib/rules/id-match.js
+++ b/lib/rules/id-match.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require identifiers to match a specified regular expression",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/id-match"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/implicit-arrow-linebreak.js b/lib/rules/implicit-arrow-linebreak.js
index 409145e7dc1..2d09552440b 100644
--- a/lib/rules/implicit-arrow-linebreak.js
+++ b/lib/rules/implicit-arrow-linebreak.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce the location of arrow function bodies",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/implicit-arrow-linebreak"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/indent-legacy.js b/lib/rules/indent-legacy.js
index a26ee87b130..68bd9db99ed 100644
--- a/lib/rules/indent-legacy.js
+++ b/lib/rules/indent-legacy.js
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce consistent indentation",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/indent-legacy"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/indent.js b/lib/rules/indent.js
index abd05c63de2..7b17e3e5402 100644
--- a/lib/rules/indent.js
+++ b/lib/rules/indent.js
@@ -499,7 +499,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce consistent indentation",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/indent"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/init-declarations.js b/lib/rules/init-declarations.js
index 6cfdf92c909..d994bbc1ea0 100644
--- a/lib/rules/init-declarations.js
+++ b/lib/rules/init-declarations.js
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require or disallow initialization in variable declarations",
-            category: "Variables",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/init-declarations"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/jsx-quotes.js b/lib/rules/jsx-quotes.js
index 3b282df2f07..cbadc19d5ed 100644
--- a/lib/rules/jsx-quotes.js
+++ b/lib/rules/jsx-quotes.js
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce the consistent use of either double or single quotes in JSX attributes",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/jsx-quotes"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/key-spacing.js b/lib/rules/key-spacing.js
index 12b5ce8e10a..cb176dd00d8 100644
--- a/lib/rules/key-spacing.js
+++ b/lib/rules/key-spacing.js
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce consistent spacing between keys and values in object literal properties",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/key-spacing"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/keyword-spacing.js b/lib/rules/keyword-spacing.js
index 458d15e1fdb..e9441ad1708 100644
--- a/lib/rules/keyword-spacing.js
+++ b/lib/rules/keyword-spacing.js
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce consistent spacing before and after keywords",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/keyword-spacing"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/line-comment-position.js b/lib/rules/line-comment-position.js
index 77ee147cbec..ad109a4f795 100644
--- a/lib/rules/line-comment-position.js
+++ b/lib/rules/line-comment-position.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce position of line comments",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/line-comment-position"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/linebreak-style.js b/lib/rules/linebreak-style.js
index b3b393ead77..92996ebd331 100644
--- a/lib/rules/linebreak-style.js
+++ b/lib/rules/linebreak-style.js
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce consistent linebreak style",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/linebreak-style"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/lines-around-comment.js b/lib/rules/lines-around-comment.js
index 6806e793cd1..79bcbb7fc19 100644
--- a/lib/rules/lines-around-comment.js
+++ b/lib/rules/lines-around-comment.js
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require empty lines around comments",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/lines-around-comment"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/lines-around-directive.js b/lib/rules/lines-around-directive.js
index fb439dad6a3..39782aaf7ec 100644
--- a/lib/rules/lines-around-directive.js
+++ b/lib/rules/lines-around-directive.js
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require or disallow newlines around directives",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/lines-around-directive"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/lines-between-class-members.js b/lib/rules/lines-between-class-members.js
index 97235303699..cb5c02df9cf 100644
--- a/lib/rules/lines-between-class-members.js
+++ b/lib/rules/lines-between-class-members.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require or disallow an empty line between class members",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/lines-between-class-members"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/max-classes-per-file.js b/lib/rules/max-classes-per-file.js
index bb48a546e95..3f3eef6213c 100644
--- a/lib/rules/max-classes-per-file.js
+++ b/lib/rules/max-classes-per-file.js
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce a maximum number of classes per file",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/max-classes-per-file"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/max-depth.js b/lib/rules/max-depth.js
index 5c5296bec00..415598b2929 100644
--- a/lib/rules/max-depth.js
+++ b/lib/rules/max-depth.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce a maximum depth that blocks can be nested",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/max-depth"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/max-len.js b/lib/rules/max-len.js
index 710fb8ede96..8c7985d3e16 100644
--- a/lib/rules/max-len.js
+++ b/lib/rules/max-len.js
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce a maximum line length",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/max-len"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/max-lines-per-function.js b/lib/rules/max-lines-per-function.js
index 161a1c5bce7..b2130ca260b 100644
--- a/lib/rules/max-lines-per-function.js
+++ b/lib/rules/max-lines-per-function.js
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce a maximum number of lines of code in a function",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/max-lines-per-function"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/max-lines.js b/lib/rules/max-lines.js
index 0837dd1f0fd..291d7d9c1a8 100644
--- a/lib/rules/max-lines.js
+++ b/lib/rules/max-lines.js
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce a maximum number of lines per file",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/max-lines"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/max-nested-callbacks.js b/lib/rules/max-nested-callbacks.js
index df1baceeb41..df24a96da58 100644
--- a/lib/rules/max-nested-callbacks.js
+++ b/lib/rules/max-nested-callbacks.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce a maximum depth that callbacks can be nested",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/max-nested-callbacks"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/max-params.js b/lib/rules/max-params.js
index 8fb798401cb..c8be60e5774 100644
--- a/lib/rules/max-params.js
+++ b/lib/rules/max-params.js
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce a maximum number of parameters in function definitions",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/max-params"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/max-statements-per-line.js b/lib/rules/max-statements-per-line.js
index 5407cff3c54..7c743292bd6 100644
--- a/lib/rules/max-statements-per-line.js
+++ b/lib/rules/max-statements-per-line.js
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce a maximum number of statements allowed per line",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/max-statements-per-line"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/max-statements.js b/lib/rules/max-statements.js
index 65d5539550d..6f48c9218a9 100644
--- a/lib/rules/max-statements.js
+++ b/lib/rules/max-statements.js
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce a maximum number of statements allowed in function blocks",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/max-statements"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/multiline-comment-style.js b/lib/rules/multiline-comment-style.js
index 9524818b8bd..da5ee50df4a 100644
--- a/lib/rules/multiline-comment-style.js
+++ b/lib/rules/multiline-comment-style.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce a particular style for multiline comments",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/multiline-comment-style"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/multiline-ternary.js b/lib/rules/multiline-ternary.js
index 98360b9cad4..6f468c828c0 100644
--- a/lib/rules/multiline-ternary.js
+++ b/lib/rules/multiline-ternary.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce newlines between operands of ternary expressions",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/multiline-ternary"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/new-cap.js b/lib/rules/new-cap.js
index ab3a3674110..9abf3379b8a 100644
--- a/lib/rules/new-cap.js
+++ b/lib/rules/new-cap.js
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require constructor names to begin with a capital letter",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/new-cap"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/new-parens.js b/lib/rules/new-parens.js
index 405ec1b515a..786300dba7d 100644
--- a/lib/rules/new-parens.js
+++ b/lib/rules/new-parens.js
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce or disallow parentheses when invoking a constructor with no arguments",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/new-parens"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/newline-after-var.js b/lib/rules/newline-after-var.js
index 3c36e2bd0ac..05fb39493ab 100644
--- a/lib/rules/newline-after-var.js
+++ b/lib/rules/newline-after-var.js
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require or disallow an empty line after variable declarations",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/newline-after-var"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/newline-before-return.js b/lib/rules/newline-before-return.js
index de94b5bea88..c2680c606dc 100644
--- a/lib/rules/newline-before-return.js
+++ b/lib/rules/newline-before-return.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require an empty line before `return` statements",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/newline-before-return"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/newline-per-chained-call.js b/lib/rules/newline-per-chained-call.js
index 7ae5c429c99..8de9a6a2398 100644
--- a/lib/rules/newline-per-chained-call.js
+++ b/lib/rules/newline-per-chained-call.js
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require a newline after each call in a method chain",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/newline-per-chained-call"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-alert.js b/lib/rules/no-alert.js
index 702b4d2ba7c..918b98489a7 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-alert.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-alert.js
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow the use of `alert`, `confirm`, and `prompt`",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-alert"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-array-constructor.js b/lib/rules/no-array-constructor.js
index 90c6d6bbd59..0904fa6d8f0 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-array-constructor.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-array-constructor.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow `Array` constructors",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-array-constructor"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-async-promise-executor.js b/lib/rules/no-async-promise-executor.js
index 553311e5804..27116f1da78 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-async-promise-executor.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-async-promise-executor.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow using an async function as a Promise executor",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-async-promise-executor"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-await-in-loop.js b/lib/rules/no-await-in-loop.js
index 9ca89866a6e..38af8b56c1a 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-await-in-loop.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-await-in-loop.js
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow `await` inside of loops",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-await-in-loop"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-bitwise.js b/lib/rules/no-bitwise.js
index 1c9d8768155..10bf24a2997 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-bitwise.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-bitwise.js
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow bitwise operators",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-bitwise"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-buffer-constructor.js b/lib/rules/no-buffer-constructor.js
index 152dda0ceae..832287607f3 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-buffer-constructor.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-buffer-constructor.js
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow use of the `Buffer()` constructor",
-            category: "Node.js and CommonJS",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-buffer-constructor"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-caller.js b/lib/rules/no-caller.js
index 5fe1bd44985..dbb527906f2 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-caller.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-caller.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow the use of `arguments.caller` or `arguments.callee`",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-caller"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-case-declarations.js b/lib/rules/no-case-declarations.js
index 1d54e221625..a132f0370fa 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-case-declarations.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-case-declarations.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow lexical declarations in case clauses",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-case-declarations"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-catch-shadow.js b/lib/rules/no-catch-shadow.js
index 4917af84e43..0cbeedf90b6 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-catch-shadow.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-catch-shadow.js
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow `catch` clause parameters from shadowing variables in the outer scope",
-            category: "Variables",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-catch-shadow"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-class-assign.js b/lib/rules/no-class-assign.js
index 887058ba0f9..839ad03e292 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-class-assign.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-class-assign.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow reassigning class members",
-            category: "ECMAScript 6",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-class-assign"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-compare-neg-zero.js b/lib/rules/no-compare-neg-zero.js
index 0c6865ad59e..e8fdaa0cc69 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-compare-neg-zero.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-compare-neg-zero.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow comparing against -0",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-compare-neg-zero"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-cond-assign.js b/lib/rules/no-cond-assign.js
index 3843a7ac2e3..42f75af7d0c 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-cond-assign.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-cond-assign.js
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow assignment operators in conditional expressions",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-cond-assign"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-confusing-arrow.js b/lib/rules/no-confusing-arrow.js
index 9009b64fa15..fa87f4012e8 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-confusing-arrow.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-confusing-arrow.js
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow arrow functions where they could be confused with comparisons",
-            category: "ECMAScript 6",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-confusing-arrow"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-console.js b/lib/rules/no-console.js
index 56dbbc3a9fd..a5937cbddb2 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-console.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-console.js
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow the use of `console`",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-console"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-const-assign.js b/lib/rules/no-const-assign.js
index e4ae891705f..6ca1b6107a8 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-const-assign.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-const-assign.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow reassigning `const` variables",
-            category: "ECMAScript 6",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-const-assign"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-constant-condition.js b/lib/rules/no-constant-condition.js
index 3c2d68cbf6c..7a7030a9a46 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-constant-condition.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-constant-condition.js
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow constant expressions in conditions",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-constant-condition"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-constructor-return.js b/lib/rules/no-constructor-return.js
index 4757770b7cc..b4b5baf743c 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-constructor-return.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-constructor-return.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow returning value from constructor",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-constructor-return"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-continue.js b/lib/rules/no-continue.js
index 96718d17a3d..e72e862df59 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-continue.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-continue.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow `continue` statements",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-continue"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-control-regex.js b/lib/rules/no-control-regex.js
index 6feeb6419d5..908d61ae449 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-control-regex.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-control-regex.js
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow control characters in regular expressions",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-control-regex"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-debugger.js b/lib/rules/no-debugger.js
index 95a28a86215..46dd57639cf 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-debugger.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-debugger.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow the use of `debugger`",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-debugger"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-delete-var.js b/lib/rules/no-delete-var.js
index aeab951d75f..1438ebc33bd 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-delete-var.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-delete-var.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow deleting variables",
-            category: "Variables",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-delete-var"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-div-regex.js b/lib/rules/no-div-regex.js
index 0ccabdcc698..40388c366e2 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-div-regex.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-div-regex.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow division operators explicitly at the beginning of regular expressions",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-div-regex"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-dupe-args.js b/lib/rules/no-dupe-args.js
index 817277f522e..0880b9c8124 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-dupe-args.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-dupe-args.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow duplicate arguments in `function` definitions",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-dupe-args"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-dupe-class-members.js b/lib/rules/no-dupe-class-members.js
index 31d062370ad..f74865b82a8 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-dupe-class-members.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-dupe-class-members.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow duplicate class members",
-            category: "ECMAScript 6",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-dupe-class-members"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-dupe-else-if.js b/lib/rules/no-dupe-else-if.js
index cbeb437da1e..0d8b17cc0ab 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-dupe-else-if.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-dupe-else-if.js
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow duplicate conditions in if-else-if chains",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-dupe-else-if"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-dupe-keys.js b/lib/rules/no-dupe-keys.js
index cfddde47666..ecec022185f 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-dupe-keys.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-dupe-keys.js
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow duplicate keys in object literals",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-dupe-keys"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-duplicate-case.js b/lib/rules/no-duplicate-case.js
index e2d9665e7f5..4669dcee1ba 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-duplicate-case.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-duplicate-case.js
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow duplicate case labels",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-duplicate-case"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-duplicate-imports.js b/lib/rules/no-duplicate-imports.js
index cc3da1d5a68..2663698dc96 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-duplicate-imports.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-duplicate-imports.js
@@ -233,7 +233,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow duplicate module imports",
-            category: "ECMAScript 6",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-duplicate-imports"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-else-return.js b/lib/rules/no-else-return.js
index 84409fac87c..4c981ae1592 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-else-return.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-else-return.js
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow `else` blocks after `return` statements in `if` statements",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-else-return"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-empty-character-class.js b/lib/rules/no-empty-character-class.js
index 301f03bf3d1..85e8ef76791 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-empty-character-class.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-empty-character-class.js
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow empty character classes in regular expressions",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-empty-character-class"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-empty-function.js b/lib/rules/no-empty-function.js
index c512f8cd5f4..8b1073a59d8 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-empty-function.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-empty-function.js
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow empty functions",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-empty-function"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-empty-pattern.js b/lib/rules/no-empty-pattern.js
index 9f34bfde92e..99ea3a7905b 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-empty-pattern.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-empty-pattern.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow empty destructuring patterns",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-empty-pattern"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-empty.js b/lib/rules/no-empty.js
index 45bf03c13ae..4ed3c5c5458 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-empty.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-empty.js
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow empty block statements",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-empty"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-eq-null.js b/lib/rules/no-eq-null.js
index b8dead96d25..dae922840b8 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-eq-null.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-eq-null.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow `null` comparisons without type-checking operators",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-eq-null"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-eval.js b/lib/rules/no-eval.js
index 4360ac4110e..97481528357 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-eval.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-eval.js
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow the use of `eval()`",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-eval"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-ex-assign.js b/lib/rules/no-ex-assign.js
index 1163920361d..cd56c94af75 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-ex-assign.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-ex-assign.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow reassigning exceptions in `catch` clauses",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-ex-assign"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-extend-native.js b/lib/rules/no-extend-native.js
index 2a804b56398..4d5accbae63 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-extend-native.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-extend-native.js
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow extending native types",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-extend-native"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-extra-bind.js b/lib/rules/no-extra-bind.js
index 2db440dc1ea..6fd3be1d601 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-extra-bind.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-extra-bind.js
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow unnecessary calls to `.bind()`",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-extra-bind"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-extra-boolean-cast.js b/lib/rules/no-extra-boolean-cast.js
index e68f2941eb0..cb061dac5d5 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-extra-boolean-cast.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-extra-boolean-cast.js
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow unnecessary boolean casts",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-extra-boolean-cast"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-extra-label.js b/lib/rules/no-extra-label.js
index 81406e76095..bbb2413b2c7 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-extra-label.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-extra-label.js
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow unnecessary labels",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-extra-label"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-extra-parens.js b/lib/rules/no-extra-parens.js
index d063350461d..0756d2fb2c7 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-extra-parens.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-extra-parens.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow unnecessary parentheses",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-extra-parens"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-extra-semi.js b/lib/rules/no-extra-semi.js
index 42c24427aa5..952869c3ea7 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-extra-semi.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-extra-semi.js
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow unnecessary semicolons",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-extra-semi"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-fallthrough.js b/lib/rules/no-fallthrough.js
index 3b949acd1da..bf2c82514bb 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-fallthrough.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-fallthrough.js
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow fallthrough of `case` statements",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-fallthrough"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-floating-decimal.js b/lib/rules/no-floating-decimal.js
index b1d883212e2..92ac2326b9f 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-floating-decimal.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-floating-decimal.js
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow leading or trailing decimal points in numeric literals",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-floating-decimal"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-func-assign.js b/lib/rules/no-func-assign.js
index 33d0ad9ecd1..aa04f337ae0 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-func-assign.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-func-assign.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow reassigning `function` declarations",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-func-assign"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-global-assign.js b/lib/rules/no-global-assign.js
index ea854c4aa8c..85aac7cdc0f 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-global-assign.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-global-assign.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow assignments to native objects or read-only global variables",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-global-assign"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-implicit-coercion.js b/lib/rules/no-implicit-coercion.js
index 993b8d1f1c8..1d11e10d597 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-implicit-coercion.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-implicit-coercion.js
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow shorthand type conversions",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-implicit-coercion"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-implicit-globals.js b/lib/rules/no-implicit-globals.js
index d4bfa3af82f..8740cd80531 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-implicit-globals.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-implicit-globals.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow declarations in the global scope",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-implicit-globals"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-implied-eval.js b/lib/rules/no-implied-eval.js
index b8120a64887..2432e68b612 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-implied-eval.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-implied-eval.js
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow the use of `eval()`-like methods",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-implied-eval"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-import-assign.js b/lib/rules/no-import-assign.js
index 41060d8ac9e..fbe63d0539f 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-import-assign.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-import-assign.js
@@ -180,7 +180,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow assigning to imported bindings",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-import-assign"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-inline-comments.js b/lib/rules/no-inline-comments.js
index dec278615e2..8a955a6130e 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-inline-comments.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-inline-comments.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow inline comments after code",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-inline-comments"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-inner-declarations.js b/lib/rules/no-inner-declarations.js
index 0768bc61149..9bbe24d7c82 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-inner-declarations.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-inner-declarations.js
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow variable or `function` declarations in nested blocks",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-inner-declarations"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-invalid-regexp.js b/lib/rules/no-invalid-regexp.js
index e3c8682e65b..ee199328966 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-invalid-regexp.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-invalid-regexp.js
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow invalid regular expression strings in `RegExp` constructors",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-invalid-regexp"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-invalid-this.js b/lib/rules/no-invalid-this.js
index 5bb5ea1e0b9..77558b90dcc 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-invalid-this.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-invalid-this.js
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow `this` keywords outside of classes or class-like objects",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-invalid-this"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-irregular-whitespace.js b/lib/rules/no-irregular-whitespace.js
index 15711c6157a..c1609715394 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-irregular-whitespace.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-irregular-whitespace.js
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow irregular whitespace",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-irregular-whitespace"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-iterator.js b/lib/rules/no-iterator.js
index 9ba1e7aefdb..4117f6211c7 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-iterator.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-iterator.js
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow the use of the `__iterator__` property",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-iterator"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-label-var.js b/lib/rules/no-label-var.js
index 570db03285c..4532527c6e8 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-label-var.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-label-var.js
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow labels that share a name with a variable",
-            category: "Variables",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-label-var"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-labels.js b/lib/rules/no-labels.js
index 85760d80dbe..5dd15be092e 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-labels.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-labels.js
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow labeled statements",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-labels"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-lone-blocks.js b/lib/rules/no-lone-blocks.js
index 290784b82ea..5f74cd83c8c 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-lone-blocks.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-lone-blocks.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow unnecessary nested blocks",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-lone-blocks"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-lonely-if.js b/lib/rules/no-lonely-if.js
index 6552adc5752..e44f000141b 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-lonely-if.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-lonely-if.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow `if` statements as the only statement in `else` blocks",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-lonely-if"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-loop-func.js b/lib/rules/no-loop-func.js
index 40d81900f8a..d1a7868072a 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-loop-func.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-loop-func.js
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow function declarations that contain unsafe references inside loop statements",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-loop-func"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-loss-of-precision.js b/lib/rules/no-loss-of-precision.js
index 022bba2525a..417616dd231 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-loss-of-precision.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-loss-of-precision.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow literal numbers that lose precision",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-loss-of-precision"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-magic-numbers.js b/lib/rules/no-magic-numbers.js
index 510b3f9b261..a2c678e7100 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-magic-numbers.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-magic-numbers.js
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow magic numbers",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-magic-numbers"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-misleading-character-class.js b/lib/rules/no-misleading-character-class.js
index 3d004615c3f..70e31e604f4 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-misleading-character-class.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-misleading-character-class.js
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow characters which are made with multiple code points in character class syntax",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-misleading-character-class"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-mixed-operators.js b/lib/rules/no-mixed-operators.js
index 2718e2530c6..ed37a90b1c6 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-mixed-operators.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-mixed-operators.js
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow mixed binary operators",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-mixed-operators"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-mixed-requires.js b/lib/rules/no-mixed-requires.js
index a02de9104bd..de981d7b33a 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-mixed-requires.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-mixed-requires.js
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow `require` calls to be mixed with regular variable declarations",
-            category: "Node.js and CommonJS",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-mixed-requires"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-mixed-spaces-and-tabs.js b/lib/rules/no-mixed-spaces-and-tabs.js
index 287cbda03da..ac73cddda3b 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-mixed-spaces-and-tabs.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-mixed-spaces-and-tabs.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow mixed spaces and tabs for indentation",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-mixed-spaces-and-tabs"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-multi-assign.js b/lib/rules/no-multi-assign.js
index d517a6beb95..8d7bd32c7dd 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-multi-assign.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-multi-assign.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow use of chained assignment expressions",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-multi-assign"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-multi-spaces.js b/lib/rules/no-multi-spaces.js
index d43ed736337..0134dd279b5 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-multi-spaces.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-multi-spaces.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow multiple spaces",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-multi-spaces"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-multi-str.js b/lib/rules/no-multi-str.js
index 7cf1ae36794..848f8d405a8 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-multi-str.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-multi-str.js
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow multiline strings",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-multi-str"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-multiple-empty-lines.js b/lib/rules/no-multiple-empty-lines.js
index 9cccef3088a..33ac76f6037 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-multiple-empty-lines.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-multiple-empty-lines.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow multiple empty lines",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-multiple-empty-lines"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-native-reassign.js b/lib/rules/no-native-reassign.js
index 833e3b7ce40..80ba0948cbc 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-native-reassign.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-native-reassign.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow assignments to native objects or read-only global variables",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-native-reassign"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-negated-condition.js b/lib/rules/no-negated-condition.js
index 8a9eba881df..b5cbadca50f 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-negated-condition.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-negated-condition.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow negated conditions",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-negated-condition"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-negated-in-lhs.js b/lib/rules/no-negated-in-lhs.js
index 1229cedd119..0f9c84be6c9 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-negated-in-lhs.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-negated-in-lhs.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow negating the left operand in `in` expressions",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-negated-in-lhs"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-nested-ternary.js b/lib/rules/no-nested-ternary.js
index 383bb238887..2d3359d38f1 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-nested-ternary.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-nested-ternary.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow nested ternary expressions",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-nested-ternary"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-new-func.js b/lib/rules/no-new-func.js
index 9af4e31cabf..eebc68c80c2 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-new-func.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-new-func.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow `new` operators with the `Function` object",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-new-func"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-new-object.js b/lib/rules/no-new-object.js
index e9f915db5ea..17dfd344476 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-new-object.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-new-object.js
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow `Object` constructors",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-new-object"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-new-require.js b/lib/rules/no-new-require.js
index 063f783e70c..12745c02b71 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-new-require.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-new-require.js
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow `new` operators with calls to `require`",
-            category: "Node.js and CommonJS",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-new-require"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-new-symbol.js b/lib/rules/no-new-symbol.js
index aeb509c0d9c..391527df90c 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-new-symbol.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-new-symbol.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow `new` operators with the `Symbol` object",
-            category: "ECMAScript 6",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-new-symbol"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-new-wrappers.js b/lib/rules/no-new-wrappers.js
index d276c48d203..b697d8d7951 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-new-wrappers.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-new-wrappers.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow `new` operators with the `String`, `Number`, and `Boolean` objects",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-new-wrappers"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-new.js b/lib/rules/no-new.js
index aa8a4e26876..1b37f077d5c 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-new.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-new.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow `new` operators outside of assignments or comparisons",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-new"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-nonoctal-decimal-escape.js b/lib/rules/no-nonoctal-decimal-escape.js
index deaafac550f..da61f61d02f 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-nonoctal-decimal-escape.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-nonoctal-decimal-escape.js
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow `\\8` and `\\9` escape sequences in string literals",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-nonoctal-decimal-escape"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-obj-calls.js b/lib/rules/no-obj-calls.js
index 6eb200c9b87..d62c1f0b4be 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-obj-calls.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-obj-calls.js
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow calling global object properties as functions",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-obj-calls"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-octal-escape.js b/lib/rules/no-octal-escape.js
index 5b4c7b2ebb4..4513a83861d 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-octal-escape.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-octal-escape.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow octal escape sequences in string literals",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-octal-escape"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-octal.js b/lib/rules/no-octal.js
index e9940befafa..5ee6895f623 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-octal.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-octal.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow octal literals",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-octal"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-param-reassign.js b/lib/rules/no-param-reassign.js
index 6874af44f38..b758b9d97fc 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-param-reassign.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-param-reassign.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow reassigning `function` parameters",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-param-reassign"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-path-concat.js b/lib/rules/no-path-concat.js
index fc1f894f878..0671e511e86 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-path-concat.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-path-concat.js
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow string concatenation with `__dirname` and `__filename`",
-            category: "Node.js and CommonJS",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-path-concat"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-plusplus.js b/lib/rules/no-plusplus.js
index 84d6c3e1f91..d7b6c730562 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-plusplus.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-plusplus.js
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow the unary operators `++` and `--`",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-plusplus"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-process-env.js b/lib/rules/no-process-env.js
index 49d1734906e..3ba66d6f5a2 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-process-env.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-process-env.js
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow the use of `process.env`",
-            category: "Node.js and CommonJS",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-process-env"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-process-exit.js b/lib/rules/no-process-exit.js
index 77c9cfd7cbd..de6de4fabc4 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-process-exit.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-process-exit.js
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow the use of `process.exit()`",
-            category: "Node.js and CommonJS",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-process-exit"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-promise-executor-return.js b/lib/rules/no-promise-executor-return.js
index 32ee6e15124..42652416f8f 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-promise-executor-return.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-promise-executor-return.js
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow returning values from Promise executor functions",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-promise-executor-return"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-proto.js b/lib/rules/no-proto.js
index 82ce02fa4e3..0c2490f7b42 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-proto.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-proto.js
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow the use of the `__proto__` property",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-proto"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-prototype-builtins.js b/lib/rules/no-prototype-builtins.js
index c5e4d49259b..1f837b96040 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-prototype-builtins.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-prototype-builtins.js
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow calling some `Object.prototype` methods directly on objects",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-prototype-builtins"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-redeclare.js b/lib/rules/no-redeclare.js
index 6ddb21c9e15..afbe6170cb7 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-redeclare.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-redeclare.js
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow variable redeclaration",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-redeclare"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-regex-spaces.js b/lib/rules/no-regex-spaces.js
index e6d4c9efba7..1d6b121ba80 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-regex-spaces.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-regex-spaces.js
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow multiple spaces in regular expressions",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-regex-spaces"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-restricted-exports.js b/lib/rules/no-restricted-exports.js
index f0df0ffaedb..f568fdc6850 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-restricted-exports.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-restricted-exports.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow specified names in exports",
-            category: "ECMAScript 6",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-restricted-exports"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-restricted-globals.js b/lib/rules/no-restricted-globals.js
index 9193c57cd60..efbcd755b1f 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-restricted-globals.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-restricted-globals.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow specified global variables",
-            category: "Variables",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-restricted-globals"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-restricted-imports.js b/lib/rules/no-restricted-imports.js
index aa9a9a87385..eda63407ff2 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-restricted-imports.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-restricted-imports.js
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow specified modules when loaded by `import`",
-            category: "ECMAScript 6",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-restricted-imports"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-restricted-modules.js b/lib/rules/no-restricted-modules.js
index b4d798daea8..ebf88dcb6ce 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-restricted-modules.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-restricted-modules.js
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow specified modules when loaded by `require`",
-            category: "Node.js and CommonJS",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-restricted-modules"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-restricted-properties.js b/lib/rules/no-restricted-properties.js
index 00b09a30bc0..3671d88eb60 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-restricted-properties.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-restricted-properties.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow certain properties on certain objects",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-restricted-properties"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-restricted-syntax.js b/lib/rules/no-restricted-syntax.js
index e82dd3d56e0..0ff6b91bc69 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-restricted-syntax.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-restricted-syntax.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow specified syntax",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-restricted-syntax"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-return-assign.js b/lib/rules/no-return-assign.js
index 4b57d42eb99..ecb789ea269 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-return-assign.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-return-assign.js
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow assignment operators in `return` statements",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-return-assign"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-return-await.js b/lib/rules/no-return-await.js
index d1d89826856..7ec808f50a3 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-return-await.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-return-await.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow unnecessary `return await`",
-            category: "Best Practices",
 
             recommended: false,
 
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-script-url.js b/lib/rules/no-script-url.js
index 9544730fdcc..12451ad9a9e 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-script-url.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-script-url.js
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow `javascript:` urls",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-script-url"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-self-assign.js b/lib/rules/no-self-assign.js
index 705be324cf0..813771e700a 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-self-assign.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-self-assign.js
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow assignments where both sides are exactly the same",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-self-assign"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-self-compare.js b/lib/rules/no-self-compare.js
index 79b6ac7ea0f..ee77ff08b20 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-self-compare.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-self-compare.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow comparisons where both sides are exactly the same",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-self-compare"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-sequences.js b/lib/rules/no-sequences.js
index fe516975fbc..b8941256e6f 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-sequences.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-sequences.js
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow comma operators",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-sequences"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-setter-return.js b/lib/rules/no-setter-return.js
index 90c2095ac20..67114ade821 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-setter-return.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-setter-return.js
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow returning values from setters",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-setter-return"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-shadow-restricted-names.js b/lib/rules/no-shadow-restricted-names.js
index 9647e9a1bcd..7d4174a104e 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-shadow-restricted-names.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-shadow-restricted-names.js
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow identifiers from shadowing restricted names",
-            category: "Variables",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-shadow-restricted-names"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-shadow.js b/lib/rules/no-shadow.js
index 7a8c24e1894..4ec357620b6 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-shadow.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-shadow.js
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow variable declarations from shadowing variables declared in the outer scope",
-            category: "Variables",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-shadow"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-spaced-func.js b/lib/rules/no-spaced-func.js
index 961bc681f7e..8f51d5446d8 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-spaced-func.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-spaced-func.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow spacing between function identifiers and their applications (deprecated)",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-spaced-func"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-sparse-arrays.js b/lib/rules/no-sparse-arrays.js
index e8407c3faed..56ce5dcc871 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-sparse-arrays.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-sparse-arrays.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow sparse arrays",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-sparse-arrays"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-sync.js b/lib/rules/no-sync.js
index c114a662a5b..a67eb8acf49 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-sync.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-sync.js
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow synchronous methods",
-            category: "Node.js and CommonJS",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-sync"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-tabs.js b/lib/rules/no-tabs.js
index ca7be261653..1f3921a9a70 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-tabs.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-tabs.js
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow all tabs",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-tabs"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-template-curly-in-string.js b/lib/rules/no-template-curly-in-string.js
index 539cd5be5ff..e71480fc013 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-template-curly-in-string.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-template-curly-in-string.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow template literal placeholder syntax in regular strings",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-template-curly-in-string"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-ternary.js b/lib/rules/no-ternary.js
index b3ced860566..8b2e10a34a4 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-ternary.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-ternary.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow ternary operators",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-ternary"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-this-before-super.js b/lib/rules/no-this-before-super.js
index 5bfba66fc65..9cc85ebbe21 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-this-before-super.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-this-before-super.js
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow `this`/`super` before calling `super()` in constructors",
-            category: "ECMAScript 6",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-this-before-super"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-throw-literal.js b/lib/rules/no-throw-literal.js
index 29fb3718b48..311e6d4f079 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-throw-literal.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-throw-literal.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow throwing literals as exceptions",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-throw-literal"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-trailing-spaces.js b/lib/rules/no-trailing-spaces.js
index 98ae62c8963..1930098bea0 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-trailing-spaces.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-trailing-spaces.js
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow trailing whitespace at the end of lines",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-trailing-spaces"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-undef-init.js b/lib/rules/no-undef-init.js
index e028fe42832..3252fbb250f 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-undef-init.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-undef-init.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow initializing variables to `undefined`",
-            category: "Variables",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-undef-init"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-undef.js b/lib/rules/no-undef.js
index 6b5140819bb..ee611f9c866 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-undef.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-undef.js
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow the use of undeclared variables unless mentioned in `/*global */` comments",
-            category: "Variables",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-undef"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-undefined.js b/lib/rules/no-undefined.js
index a075d903e21..ad302255420 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-undefined.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-undefined.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow the use of `undefined` as an identifier",
-            category: "Variables",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-undefined"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-underscore-dangle.js b/lib/rules/no-underscore-dangle.js
index 6dc0d46f218..916b8c01baa 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-underscore-dangle.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-underscore-dangle.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow dangling underscores in identifiers",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-underscore-dangle"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-unexpected-multiline.js b/lib/rules/no-unexpected-multiline.js
index 7af3fe67090..4447959ed9a 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-unexpected-multiline.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-unexpected-multiline.js
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow confusing multiline expressions",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-unexpected-multiline"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-unmodified-loop-condition.js b/lib/rules/no-unmodified-loop-condition.js
index 7031a4dd8b8..ba321d2c6ed 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-unmodified-loop-condition.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-unmodified-loop-condition.js
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow unmodified loop conditions",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-unmodified-loop-condition"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-unneeded-ternary.js b/lib/rules/no-unneeded-ternary.js
index 06c615f3824..e12240d03e0 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-unneeded-ternary.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-unneeded-ternary.js
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow ternary operators when simpler alternatives exist",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-unneeded-ternary"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-unreachable-loop.js b/lib/rules/no-unreachable-loop.js
index 868a6ff98f8..5cbfac46d31 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-unreachable-loop.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-unreachable-loop.js
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow loops with a body that allows only one iteration",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-unreachable-loop"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-unreachable.js b/lib/rules/no-unreachable.js
index 586be02e3cc..ce17a5966a7 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-unreachable.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-unreachable.js
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow unreachable code after `return`, `throw`, `continue`, and `break` statements",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-unreachable"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-unsafe-finally.js b/lib/rules/no-unsafe-finally.js
index 11bf06e872a..4bb7f7fec4f 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-unsafe-finally.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-unsafe-finally.js
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow control flow statements in `finally` blocks",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-unsafe-finally"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-unsafe-negation.js b/lib/rules/no-unsafe-negation.js
index f1d5c9c4e31..c681986941a 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-unsafe-negation.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-unsafe-negation.js
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow negating the left operand of relational operators",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-unsafe-negation"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-unsafe-optional-chaining.js b/lib/rules/no-unsafe-optional-chaining.js
index e430a3bdea0..cc15c998813 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-unsafe-optional-chaining.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-unsafe-optional-chaining.js
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow use of optional chaining in contexts where the `undefined` value is not allowed",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-unsafe-optional-chaining"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-unused-expressions.js b/lib/rules/no-unused-expressions.js
index a682ded3ce7..3bb816df778 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-unused-expressions.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-unused-expressions.js
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow unused expressions",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-unused-expressions"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-unused-labels.js b/lib/rules/no-unused-labels.js
index b33fcb78679..f0b09614e09 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-unused-labels.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-unused-labels.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow unused labels",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-unused-labels"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-unused-vars.js b/lib/rules/no-unused-vars.js
index 4733927bc51..847e21baf5f 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-unused-vars.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-unused-vars.js
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow unused variables",
-            category: "Variables",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-unused-vars"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-use-before-define.js b/lib/rules/no-use-before-define.js
index c7300567ede..fd8864e5fa5 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-use-before-define.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-use-before-define.js
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow the use of variables before they are defined",
-            category: "Variables",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-use-before-define"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-useless-backreference.js b/lib/rules/no-useless-backreference.js
index cb588d91b35..ae491471282 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-useless-backreference.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-useless-backreference.js
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow useless backreferences in regular expressions",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-useless-backreference"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-useless-call.js b/lib/rules/no-useless-call.js
index b1382a2fa28..89350665fe3 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-useless-call.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-useless-call.js
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow unnecessary calls to `.call()` and `.apply()`",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-useless-call"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-useless-catch.js b/lib/rules/no-useless-catch.js
index f303c272948..280ba553367 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-useless-catch.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-useless-catch.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow unnecessary `catch` clauses",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-useless-catch"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-useless-computed-key.js b/lib/rules/no-useless-computed-key.js
index cedd2ec242a..a8769214f54 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-useless-computed-key.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-useless-computed-key.js
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow unnecessary computed property keys in objects and classes",
-            category: "ECMAScript 6",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-useless-computed-key"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-useless-concat.js b/lib/rules/no-useless-concat.js
index cfc60c8fb51..a0176a7e9db 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-useless-concat.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-useless-concat.js
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow unnecessary concatenation of literals or template literals",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-useless-concat"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-useless-constructor.js b/lib/rules/no-useless-constructor.js
index baabe7ec80f..13ec6755015 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-useless-constructor.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-useless-constructor.js
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow unnecessary constructors",
-            category: "ECMAScript 6",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-useless-constructor"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-useless-escape.js b/lib/rules/no-useless-escape.js
index 4811b40420a..a780a7a84a6 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-useless-escape.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-useless-escape.js
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow unnecessary escape characters",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-useless-escape"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-useless-rename.js b/lib/rules/no-useless-rename.js
index a7cec025da7..c0d27e600a8 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-useless-rename.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-useless-rename.js
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow renaming import, export, and destructured assignments to the same name",
-            category: "ECMAScript 6",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-useless-rename"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-useless-return.js b/lib/rules/no-useless-return.js
index 111cb21015f..87f05892a94 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-useless-return.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-useless-return.js
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow redundant return statements",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-useless-return"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-var.js b/lib/rules/no-var.js
index f2cb96b1f70..a821c38a36e 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-var.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-var.js
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require `let` or `const` instead of `var`",
-            category: "ECMAScript 6",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-var"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-void.js b/lib/rules/no-void.js
index 99c83785552..dba4932385d 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-void.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-void.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow `void` operators",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-void"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-warning-comments.js b/lib/rules/no-warning-comments.js
index e5f702bc7d7..23e3da35e14 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-warning-comments.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-warning-comments.js
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow specified warning terms in comments",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-warning-comments"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-whitespace-before-property.js b/lib/rules/no-whitespace-before-property.js
index 226f873c5f6..9a492997d76 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-whitespace-before-property.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-whitespace-before-property.js
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow whitespace before properties",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-whitespace-before-property"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-with.js b/lib/rules/no-with.js
index d3e52e02f3d..219a68094cb 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-with.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-with.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow `with` statements",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-with"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/nonblock-statement-body-position.js b/lib/rules/nonblock-statement-body-position.js
index 34e6eeac39d..7ed541b3802 100644
--- a/lib/rules/nonblock-statement-body-position.js
+++ b/lib/rules/nonblock-statement-body-position.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce the location of single-line statements",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/nonblock-statement-body-position"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/object-curly-newline.js b/lib/rules/object-curly-newline.js
index 1fbea00c5d7..e1609913582 100644
--- a/lib/rules/object-curly-newline.js
+++ b/lib/rules/object-curly-newline.js
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce consistent line breaks after opening and before closing braces",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/object-curly-newline"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/object-curly-spacing.js b/lib/rules/object-curly-spacing.js
index c0044f5033c..b18ef574045 100644
--- a/lib/rules/object-curly-spacing.js
+++ b/lib/rules/object-curly-spacing.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce consistent spacing inside braces",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/object-curly-spacing"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/object-property-newline.js b/lib/rules/object-property-newline.js
index 0c7f800282e..7cca23ff31f 100644
--- a/lib/rules/object-property-newline.js
+++ b/lib/rules/object-property-newline.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce placing object properties on separate lines",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/object-property-newline"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/object-shorthand.js b/lib/rules/object-shorthand.js
index d78b1a71dfb..10bb07bbb0c 100644
--- a/lib/rules/object-shorthand.js
+++ b/lib/rules/object-shorthand.js
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require or disallow method and property shorthand syntax for object literals",
-            category: "ECMAScript 6",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/object-shorthand"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/one-var-declaration-per-line.js b/lib/rules/one-var-declaration-per-line.js
index db4674760a0..c0ad70004e6 100644
--- a/lib/rules/one-var-declaration-per-line.js
+++ b/lib/rules/one-var-declaration-per-line.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require or disallow newlines around variable declarations",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/one-var-declaration-per-line"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/one-var.js b/lib/rules/one-var.js
index 3f338a48aaa..9c78ef87da8 100644
--- a/lib/rules/one-var.js
+++ b/lib/rules/one-var.js
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce variables to be declared either together or separately in functions",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/one-var"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/operator-assignment.js b/lib/rules/operator-assignment.js
index 17cb4debfd8..34bdb861f46 100644
--- a/lib/rules/operator-assignment.js
+++ b/lib/rules/operator-assignment.js
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require or disallow assignment operator shorthand where possible",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/operator-assignment"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/operator-linebreak.js b/lib/rules/operator-linebreak.js
index 2a0bfbddf17..6eab0cccbb4 100644
--- a/lib/rules/operator-linebreak.js
+++ b/lib/rules/operator-linebreak.js
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce consistent linebreak style for operators",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/operator-linebreak"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/padded-blocks.js b/lib/rules/padded-blocks.js
index d999704dec4..ca83f11fc50 100644
--- a/lib/rules/padded-blocks.js
+++ b/lib/rules/padded-blocks.js
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require or disallow padding within blocks",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/padded-blocks"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/padding-line-between-statements.js b/lib/rules/padding-line-between-statements.js
index c97b9956b71..073940a40eb 100644
--- a/lib/rules/padding-line-between-statements.js
+++ b/lib/rules/padding-line-between-statements.js
@@ -431,7 +431,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require or disallow padding lines between statements",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/padding-line-between-statements"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/prefer-arrow-callback.js b/lib/rules/prefer-arrow-callback.js
index 599a3266e2d..518bf4b2da3 100644
--- a/lib/rules/prefer-arrow-callback.js
+++ b/lib/rules/prefer-arrow-callback.js
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require using arrow functions for callbacks",
-            category: "ECMAScript 6",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/prefer-arrow-callback"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/prefer-const.js b/lib/rules/prefer-const.js
index f6e79e71c3e..b44bd7592b5 100644
--- a/lib/rules/prefer-const.js
+++ b/lib/rules/prefer-const.js
@@ -332,7 +332,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require `const` declarations for variables that are never reassigned after declared",
-            category: "ECMAScript 6",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/prefer-const"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/prefer-destructuring.js b/lib/rules/prefer-destructuring.js
index 8cde3a47d5d..46986d237df 100644
--- a/lib/rules/prefer-destructuring.js
+++ b/lib/rules/prefer-destructuring.js
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require destructuring from arrays and/or objects",
-            category: "ECMAScript 6",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/prefer-destructuring"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/prefer-exponentiation-operator.js b/lib/rules/prefer-exponentiation-operator.js
index 6121af88971..de802ce1e11 100644
--- a/lib/rules/prefer-exponentiation-operator.js
+++ b/lib/rules/prefer-exponentiation-operator.js
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow the use of `Math.pow` in favor of the `**` operator",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/prefer-exponentiation-operator"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/prefer-named-capture-group.js b/lib/rules/prefer-named-capture-group.js
index 7d0aa3f9dc0..41aa549327d 100644
--- a/lib/rules/prefer-named-capture-group.js
+++ b/lib/rules/prefer-named-capture-group.js
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce using named capture group in regular expression",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/prefer-named-capture-group"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/prefer-numeric-literals.js b/lib/rules/prefer-numeric-literals.js
index cc82e6653c0..91bb26724eb 100644
--- a/lib/rules/prefer-numeric-literals.js
+++ b/lib/rules/prefer-numeric-literals.js
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow `parseInt()` and `Number.parseInt()` in favor of binary, octal, and hexadecimal literals",
-            category: "ECMAScript 6",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/prefer-numeric-literals"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/prefer-object-spread.js b/lib/rules/prefer-object-spread.js
index ab252c73ae3..3958a51b30e 100644
--- a/lib/rules/prefer-object-spread.js
+++ b/lib/rules/prefer-object-spread.js
@@ -247,7 +247,6 @@ module.exports = {
         docs: {
             description:
                 "disallow using Object.assign with an object literal as the first argument and prefer the use of object spread instead.",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/prefer-object-spread"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/prefer-promise-reject-errors.js b/lib/rules/prefer-promise-reject-errors.js
index ec16e445555..bdc1fef4d7c 100644
--- a/lib/rules/prefer-promise-reject-errors.js
+++ b/lib/rules/prefer-promise-reject-errors.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require using Error objects as Promise rejection reasons",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/prefer-promise-reject-errors"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/prefer-reflect.js b/lib/rules/prefer-reflect.js
index 156d61251c4..fea88c67827 100644
--- a/lib/rules/prefer-reflect.js
+++ b/lib/rules/prefer-reflect.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require `Reflect` methods where applicable",
-            category: "ECMAScript 6",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/prefer-reflect"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/prefer-regex-literals.js b/lib/rules/prefer-regex-literals.js
index 9e8ce023547..fbfeb5636d7 100644
--- a/lib/rules/prefer-regex-literals.js
+++ b/lib/rules/prefer-regex-literals.js
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow use of the `RegExp` constructor in favor of regular expression literals",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/prefer-regex-literals"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/prefer-rest-params.js b/lib/rules/prefer-rest-params.js
index 3ecea732af8..157f0bbd61a 100644
--- a/lib/rules/prefer-rest-params.js
+++ b/lib/rules/prefer-rest-params.js
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require rest parameters instead of `arguments`",
-            category: "ECMAScript 6",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/prefer-rest-params"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/prefer-spread.js b/lib/rules/prefer-spread.js
index d3c3c4d2297..3944fedb126 100644
--- a/lib/rules/prefer-spread.js
+++ b/lib/rules/prefer-spread.js
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require spread operators instead of `.apply()`",
-            category: "ECMAScript 6",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/prefer-spread"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/prefer-template.js b/lib/rules/prefer-template.js
index cb967660a62..564dd555f8e 100644
--- a/lib/rules/prefer-template.js
+++ b/lib/rules/prefer-template.js
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require template literals instead of string concatenation",
-            category: "ECMAScript 6",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/prefer-template"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/quote-props.js b/lib/rules/quote-props.js
index 741acf8db9f..ce277cdcc9d 100644
--- a/lib/rules/quote-props.js
+++ b/lib/rules/quote-props.js
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require quotes around object literal property names",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/quote-props"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/quotes.js b/lib/rules/quotes.js
index 54946ff7814..d7959c0d1f0 100644
--- a/lib/rules/quotes.js
+++ b/lib/rules/quotes.js
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce the consistent use of either backticks, double, or single quotes",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/quotes"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/radix.js b/lib/rules/radix.js
index f1a7c1af265..0c6c6ffb1a6 100644
--- a/lib/rules/radix.js
+++ b/lib/rules/radix.js
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce the consistent use of the radix argument when using `parseInt()`",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/radix"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/require-atomic-updates.js b/lib/rules/require-atomic-updates.js
index 8a315a8793a..b25f150f6e0 100644
--- a/lib/rules/require-atomic-updates.js
+++ b/lib/rules/require-atomic-updates.js
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow assignments that can lead to race conditions due to usage of `await` or `yield`",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/require-atomic-updates"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/require-await.js b/lib/rules/require-await.js
index 9b5acc78c81..8ec6f547ae9 100644
--- a/lib/rules/require-await.js
+++ b/lib/rules/require-await.js
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "disallow async functions which have no `await` expression",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/require-await"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/require-jsdoc.js b/lib/rules/require-jsdoc.js
index e581b2bee46..f1c21688d48 100644
--- a/lib/rules/require-jsdoc.js
+++ b/lib/rules/require-jsdoc.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require JSDoc comments",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/require-jsdoc"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/require-unicode-regexp.js b/lib/rules/require-unicode-regexp.js
index 880405e9a25..a332b48da66 100644
--- a/lib/rules/require-unicode-regexp.js
+++ b/lib/rules/require-unicode-regexp.js
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce the use of `u` flag on RegExp",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/require-unicode-regexp"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/require-yield.js b/lib/rules/require-yield.js
index af2344dfa6b..f5b5d530396 100644
--- a/lib/rules/require-yield.js
+++ b/lib/rules/require-yield.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require generator functions to contain `yield`",
-            category: "ECMAScript 6",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/require-yield"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/rest-spread-spacing.js b/lib/rules/rest-spread-spacing.js
index 8cb9814f0c9..a636defdcd9 100644
--- a/lib/rules/rest-spread-spacing.js
+++ b/lib/rules/rest-spread-spacing.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce spacing between rest and spread operators and their expressions",
-            category: "ECMAScript 6",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/rest-spread-spacing"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/semi-spacing.js b/lib/rules/semi-spacing.js
index e9f2ceb5c8c..e5e2ae25cc7 100644
--- a/lib/rules/semi-spacing.js
+++ b/lib/rules/semi-spacing.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce consistent spacing before and after semicolons",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/semi-spacing"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/semi-style.js b/lib/rules/semi-style.js
index 186f5c0d6ec..43d8d51f969 100644
--- a/lib/rules/semi-style.js
+++ b/lib/rules/semi-style.js
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce location of semicolons",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/semi-style"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/semi.js b/lib/rules/semi.js
index 87086e981b0..d79b22bc876 100644
--- a/lib/rules/semi.js
+++ b/lib/rules/semi.js
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require or disallow semicolons instead of ASI",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/semi"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/sort-imports.js b/lib/rules/sort-imports.js
index 4c3ddec7669..dd43daddf05 100644
--- a/lib/rules/sort-imports.js
+++ b/lib/rules/sort-imports.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce sorted import declarations within modules",
-            category: "ECMAScript 6",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/sort-imports"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/sort-keys.js b/lib/rules/sort-keys.js
index 8a95ee25d61..65a99142279 100644
--- a/lib/rules/sort-keys.js
+++ b/lib/rules/sort-keys.js
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require object keys to be sorted",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/sort-keys"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/sort-vars.js b/lib/rules/sort-vars.js
index 7add2cf74b2..0616c44ac62 100644
--- a/lib/rules/sort-vars.js
+++ b/lib/rules/sort-vars.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require variables within the same declaration block to be sorted",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/sort-vars"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/space-before-blocks.js b/lib/rules/space-before-blocks.js
index 87ef9bfd880..45af9a56cc1 100644
--- a/lib/rules/space-before-blocks.js
+++ b/lib/rules/space-before-blocks.js
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce consistent spacing before blocks",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/space-before-blocks"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/space-before-function-paren.js b/lib/rules/space-before-function-paren.js
index 1021a110cfd..b60bee04097 100644
--- a/lib/rules/space-before-function-paren.js
+++ b/lib/rules/space-before-function-paren.js
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce consistent spacing before `function` definition opening parenthesis",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/space-before-function-paren"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/space-in-parens.js b/lib/rules/space-in-parens.js
index b0a604d955d..24378b89f04 100644
--- a/lib/rules/space-in-parens.js
+++ b/lib/rules/space-in-parens.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce consistent spacing inside parentheses",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/space-in-parens"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/space-infix-ops.js b/lib/rules/space-infix-ops.js
index b0511e13cba..8065b5240b9 100644
--- a/lib/rules/space-infix-ops.js
+++ b/lib/rules/space-infix-ops.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require spacing around infix operators",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/space-infix-ops"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/space-unary-ops.js b/lib/rules/space-unary-ops.js
index 57f6e784501..de9018f9b69 100644
--- a/lib/rules/space-unary-ops.js
+++ b/lib/rules/space-unary-ops.js
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce consistent spacing before or after unary operators",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/space-unary-ops"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/spaced-comment.js b/lib/rules/spaced-comment.js
index 226a2d44798..6f0b432b765 100644
--- a/lib/rules/spaced-comment.js
+++ b/lib/rules/spaced-comment.js
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce consistent spacing after the `//` or `/*` in a comment",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/spaced-comment"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/strict.js b/lib/rules/strict.js
index b0d6cf9172a..24af39dabee 100644
--- a/lib/rules/strict.js
+++ b/lib/rules/strict.js
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require or disallow strict mode directives",
-            category: "Strict Mode",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/strict"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/switch-colon-spacing.js b/lib/rules/switch-colon-spacing.js
index c90641573c6..a218a34f4ac 100644
--- a/lib/rules/switch-colon-spacing.js
+++ b/lib/rules/switch-colon-spacing.js
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce spacing around colons of switch statements",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/switch-colon-spacing"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/symbol-description.js b/lib/rules/symbol-description.js
index 155cea4dc0b..9f5d9358f00 100644
--- a/lib/rules/symbol-description.js
+++ b/lib/rules/symbol-description.js
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require symbol descriptions",
-            category: "ECMAScript 6",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/symbol-description"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/template-curly-spacing.js b/lib/rules/template-curly-spacing.js
index 26043bc9122..5133a54539c 100644
--- a/lib/rules/template-curly-spacing.js
+++ b/lib/rules/template-curly-spacing.js
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require or disallow spacing around embedded expressions of template strings",
-            category: "ECMAScript 6",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/template-curly-spacing"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/template-tag-spacing.js b/lib/rules/template-tag-spacing.js
index 16f586255af..45b66068a83 100644
--- a/lib/rules/template-tag-spacing.js
+++ b/lib/rules/template-tag-spacing.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require or disallow spacing between template tags and their literals",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/template-tag-spacing"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/unicode-bom.js b/lib/rules/unicode-bom.js
index 39642f85193..e80497d19ca 100644
--- a/lib/rules/unicode-bom.js
+++ b/lib/rules/unicode-bom.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require or disallow Unicode byte order mark (BOM)",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/unicode-bom"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/use-isnan.js b/lib/rules/use-isnan.js
index ef95b21314a..cd8331f932e 100644
--- a/lib/rules/use-isnan.js
+++ b/lib/rules/use-isnan.js
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require calls to `isNaN()` when checking for `NaN`",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/use-isnan"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/valid-jsdoc.js b/lib/rules/valid-jsdoc.js
index 9ec6938e35a..02abd7065d9 100644
--- a/lib/rules/valid-jsdoc.js
+++ b/lib/rules/valid-jsdoc.js
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce valid JSDoc comments",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/valid-jsdoc"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/valid-typeof.js b/lib/rules/valid-typeof.js
index a0f20f74d0e..33b64f56cc3 100644
--- a/lib/rules/valid-typeof.js
+++ b/lib/rules/valid-typeof.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "enforce comparing `typeof` expressions against valid strings",
-            category: "Possible Errors",
             recommended: true,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/valid-typeof"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/vars-on-top.js b/lib/rules/vars-on-top.js
index 592e9be4aa1..6f913dcad9d 100644
--- a/lib/rules/vars-on-top.js
+++ b/lib/rules/vars-on-top.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require `var` declarations be placed at the top of their containing scope",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/vars-on-top"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/wrap-iife.js b/lib/rules/wrap-iife.js
index 07e5b84a4a5..498d7bd2842 100644
--- a/lib/rules/wrap-iife.js
+++ b/lib/rules/wrap-iife.js
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require parentheses around immediate `function` invocations",
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/wrap-iife"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/wrap-regex.js b/lib/rules/wrap-regex.js
index 4ecbcecbbeb..945eb5ecea1 100644
--- a/lib/rules/wrap-regex.js
+++ b/lib/rules/wrap-regex.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require parenthesis around regex literals",
-            category: "Stylistic Issues",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/wrap-regex"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/yield-star-spacing.js b/lib/rules/yield-star-spacing.js
index 20b8e9ea91e..8c3eefa4acd 100644
--- a/lib/rules/yield-star-spacing.js
+++ b/lib/rules/yield-star-spacing.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: "require or disallow spacing around the `*` in `yield*` expressions",
-            category: "ECMAScript 6",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/yield-star-spacing"
         },
diff --git a/lib/rules/yoda.js b/lib/rules/yoda.js
index 2fca7571113..2d018dc3df1 100644
--- a/lib/rules/yoda.js
+++ b/lib/rules/yoda.js
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         docs: {
             description: 'require or disallow "Yoda" conditions',
-            category: "Best Practices",
             recommended: false,
             url: "https://eslint.org/docs/rules/yoda"
         },
diff --git a/tests/tools/internal-rules/no-invalid-meta.js b/tests/tools/internal-rules/no-invalid-meta.js
index 6db173a15a1..5013e4bdbe3 100644
--- a/tests/tools/internal-rules/no-invalid-meta.js
+++ b/tests/tools/internal-rules/no-invalid-meta.js
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ ruleTester.run("no-invalid-meta", rule, {
             "    meta: {",
             "        docs: {",
             "            description: 'some rule',",
-            "            category: 'Internal',",
             "            recommended: false",
             "        },",
             "        schema: []",
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ ruleTester.run("no-invalid-meta", rule, {
             "    meta: {",
             "        docs: {",
             "            description: 'some rule',",
-            "            category: 'Internal',",
             "            recommended: false",
             "        },",
             "        schema: []",
@@ -73,7 +71,6 @@ ruleTester.run("no-invalid-meta", rule, {
             "    meta: {",
             "        docs: {",
             "            description: 'some rule',",
-            "            category: 'Internal',",
             "            recommended: false",
             "        },",
             "        schema: [],",
@@ -156,31 +153,6 @@ ruleTester.run("no-invalid-meta", rule, {
                 "    meta: {",
                 "        docs: {",
                 "            description: 'some rule',",
-                "            recommended: false",
-                "        },",
-                "        schema: []",
-                "    },",
-
-                "    create: function(context) {",
-                "        return {",
-                "            Program: function(node) {}",
-                "        };",
-                "    }",
-                "};"
-            ].join("\n"),
-            errors: [{
-                messageId: "missingMetaDocsCategory",
-                line: 2,
-                column: 5
-            }]
-        },
-        {
-            code: [
-                "module.exports = {",
-                "    meta: {",
-                "        docs: {",
-                "            description: 'some rule',",
-                "            category: 'Internal'",
                 "        },",
                 "        schema: []",
                 "    },",
diff --git a/tools/internal-rules/no-invalid-meta.js b/tools/internal-rules/no-invalid-meta.js
index 69b43d4c883..2bfa2e21a4a 100644
--- a/tools/internal-rules/no-invalid-meta.js
+++ b/tools/internal-rules/no-invalid-meta.js
@@ -50,17 +50,6 @@ function hasMetaDocs(metaPropertyNode) {
     return Boolean(getPropertyFromObject("docs", metaPropertyNode.value));
 }
 
-/**
- * Whether this `meta` ObjectExpression has a `docs.category` property defined or not.
- * @param {ASTNode} metaPropertyNode The `meta` ObjectExpression for this rule.
- * @returns {boolean} `true` if a `docs.category` property exists.
- */
-function hasMetaDocsCategory(metaPropertyNode) {
-    const metaDocs = getPropertyFromObject("docs", metaPropertyNode.value);
-
-    return metaDocs && getPropertyFromObject("category", metaDocs.value);
-}
-
 /**
  * Whether this `meta` ObjectExpression has a `docs.recommended` property defined or not.
  * @param {ASTNode} metaPropertyNode The `meta` ObjectExpression for this rule.
@@ -91,11 +80,6 @@ function checkMetaValidity(context, exportsNode) {
         return;
     }
 
-    if (!hasMetaDocsCategory(metaProperty)) {
-        context.report({ node: metaProperty, messageId: "missingMetaDocsCategory" });
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (!hasMetaDocsRecommended(metaProperty)) {
         context.report({ node: metaProperty, messageId: "missingMetaDocsRecommended" });
     }
@@ -109,7 +93,6 @@ module.exports = {
     meta: {
         docs: {
             description: "enforce correct use of `meta` property in core rules",
-            category: "Internal",
             recommended: false
         },
         type: "problem",
@@ -117,7 +100,6 @@ module.exports = {
         messages: {
             missingMeta: "Rule is missing a meta property.",
             missingMetaDocs: "Rule is missing a meta.docs property.",
-            missingMetaDocsCategory: "Rule is missing a meta.docs.category property.",
             missingMetaDocsRecommended: "Rule is missing a meta.docs.recommended property.",
             noExport: "Rule does not export anything. Make sure rule exports an object according to new rule format."
         }
diff --git a/tools/update-rule-types.js b/tools/update-rule-types.js
index 0cb40a7b176..6a68586d6de 100644
--- a/tools/update-rule-types.js
+++ b/tools/update-rule-types.js
@@ -30,29 +30,11 @@ module.exports = (fileInfo, api) => {
         }
 
         const typeNode = metaNode.value.properties.find(node => node.key.name === "type");
-        const docsNode = metaNode.value.properties.find(node => node.key.name === "docs");
-        const categoryNode = docsNode.value.properties.find(node => node.key.name === "category").value;
 
         let ruleType;
 
-        // the rule-types.json file takes highest priority
         if (ruleName in ruleTypes) {
             ruleType = ruleTypes[ruleName];
-        } else {
-
-            // otherwise fallback to category
-            switch (categoryNode.value) {
-                case "Stylistic Issues":
-                    ruleType = "style";
-                    break;
-
-                case "Possible Errors":
-                    ruleType = "problem";
-                    break;
-
-                default:
-                    ruleType = "suggestion";
-            }
         }
 
         if (typeNode) {