diff --git a/docs/rules/prefer-exponentiation-operator.md b/docs/rules/prefer-exponentiation-operator.md
index 8358b728f8..966549fc8e 100644
--- a/docs/rules/prefer-exponentiation-operator.md
+++ b/docs/rules/prefer-exponentiation-operator.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Prefer the exponentiation operator over `Math.pow()`
 
+**This rule is deprecated. Use the built-in ESLint [`prefer-exponentiation-operator`](https://eslint.org/docs/rules/prefer-exponentiation-operator) rule instead.**
+
 Enforces the use of the [exponentiation operator](http://2ality.com/2016/02/exponentiation-operator.html) over [`Math.pow()`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Math/pow).
 
 This rule is fixable.
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index fec6e2a4b8..c83f2ea4cf 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ module.exports = {
 				'unicorn/prefer-add-event-listener': 'error',
 				'unicorn/prefer-dataset': 'error',
 				'unicorn/prefer-event-key': 'error',
-				'unicorn/prefer-exponentiation-operator': 'error',
 				'unicorn/prefer-flat-map': 'error',
 				'unicorn/prefer-includes': 'error',
 				'unicorn/prefer-modern-dom-apis': 'error',
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 923fa503cd..1d73a498a5 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ Configure it in `package.json`.
 			"unicorn/prefer-add-event-listener": "error",
 			"unicorn/prefer-dataset": "error",
 			"unicorn/prefer-event-key": "error",
-			"unicorn/prefer-exponentiation-operator": "error",
 			"unicorn/prefer-flat-map": "error",
 			"unicorn/prefer-includes": "error",
 			"unicorn/prefer-modern-dom-apis": "error",
@@ -118,7 +117,6 @@ Configure it in `package.json`.
 - [prefer-add-event-listener](docs/rules/prefer-add-event-listener.md) - Prefer `.addEventListener()` and `.removeEventListener()` over `on`-functions. *(partly fixable)*
 - [prefer-dataset](docs/rules/prefer-dataset.md) - Prefer using `.dataset` on DOM elements over `.setAttribute(…)`. *(fixable)*
 - [prefer-event-key](docs/rules/prefer-event-key.md) - Prefer `KeyboardEvent#key` over `KeyboardEvent#keyCode`. *(partly fixable)*
-- [prefer-exponentiation-operator](docs/rules/prefer-exponentiation-operator.md) - Prefer the exponentiation operator over `Math.pow()` *(fixable)*
 - [prefer-flat-map](docs/rules/prefer-flat-map.md) - Prefer `.flatMap(…)` over `.map(…).flat()`. *(fixable)*
 - [prefer-includes](docs/rules/prefer-includes.md) - Prefer `.includes()` over `.indexOf()` when checking for existence or non-existence. *(fixable)*
 - [prefer-modern-dom-apis](docs/rules/prefer-modern-dom-apis.md) - Prefer `.before()` over `.insertBefore()`, `.replaceWith()` over `.replaceChild()`, prefer one of `.before()`, `.after()`, `.append()` or `.prepend()` over `insertAdjacentText()` and `insertAdjacentElement()`. *(fixable)*
@@ -137,6 +135,9 @@ Configure it in `package.json`.
 - [regex-shorthand](docs/rules/regex-shorthand.md) - Enforce the use of regex shorthands to improve readability. *(fixable)*
 - [throw-new-error](docs/rules/throw-new-error.md) - Require `new` when throwing an error. *(fixable)*
 
+## Deprecated Rules
+
+- [prefer-exponentiation-operator](docs/rules/prefer-exponentiation-operator.md) - Use the built-in ESLint [`prefer-exponentiation-operator`](https://eslint.org/docs/rules/prefer-exponentiation-operator) rule instead.
 
 ## Recommended config
 
diff --git a/rules/prefer-exponentiation-operator.js b/rules/prefer-exponentiation-operator.js
index ff5e5e49e7..df7e6d0ce0 100644
--- a/rules/prefer-exponentiation-operator.js
+++ b/rules/prefer-exponentiation-operator.js
@@ -58,5 +58,9 @@ module.exports = {
 			url: getDocumentationUrl(__filename)
 		},
 		fixable: 'code'
-	}
+	},
+	deprecated: true,
+	replacedBy: [
+		'prefer-exponentiation-operator'
+	]
 };
diff --git a/test/package.js b/test/package.js
index b8d43d747c..4fc902458e 100644
--- a/test/package.js
+++ b/test/package.js
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ const ignoredRules = [
 	'no-nested-ternary'
 ];
 
+const deprecatedRules = [
+	'prefer-exponentiation-operator'
+];
+
 const testSorted = (t, actualOrder, sourceName) => {
 	actualOrder = actualOrder.filter(x => !ignoredRules.includes(x));
 	const sortedOrder = actualOrder.slice(0).sort();
@@ -30,13 +34,14 @@ test('Every rule is defined in index file in alphabetical order', t => {
 	for (const file of ruleFiles) {
 		const name = path.basename(file, '.js');
 		t.truthy(index.rules[name], `'${name}' is not exported in 'index.js'`);
-		t.truthy(index.configs.recommended.rules[`unicorn/${name}`], `'${name}' is not set in the recommended config`);
+		if (!deprecatedRules.includes(name)) {
+			t.truthy(index.configs.recommended.rules[`unicorn/${name}`], `'${name}' is not set in the recommended config`);
+		}
+
 		t.truthy(fs.existsSync(path.join('docs/rules', `${name}.md`)), `There is no documentation for '${name}'`);
 		t.truthy(fs.existsSync(path.join('test', file)), `There are no tests for '${name}'`);
 	}
 
-	console.log(Object.keys(index.rules).length - ignoredRules.length, ruleFiles.length);
-
 	t.is(
 		Object.keys(index.rules).length,
 		ruleFiles.length,
@@ -44,7 +49,7 @@ test('Every rule is defined in index file in alphabetical order', t => {
 	);
 	t.is(
 		Object.keys(index.configs.recommended.rules).length - ignoredRules.length,
-		ruleFiles.length,
+		ruleFiles.length - deprecatedRules.length,
 		'There are more exported rules in the recommended config than rule files.'
 	);
 
@@ -62,7 +67,7 @@ test('Every rule is defined in readme.md usage and list of rules in alphabetical
 
 	t.truthy(usageRules, 'List of rules should be defined in readme.md ## Usage and be valid JSON');
 
-	const rulesMatch = /## Rules(.*?)## Recommended config/ms.exec(readme);
+	const rulesMatch = /## Rules(.*?)## Deprecated Rules/ms.exec(readme);
 	t.truthy(rulesMatch, 'List of rules should be defined in readme.md in ## Rules before ## Recommended config');
 	const rulesText = rulesMatch[1];
 	const re = /- \[(.*?)]\((.*?)\) - (.*)\n/gm;
@@ -77,14 +82,17 @@ test('Every rule is defined in readme.md usage and list of rules in alphabetical
 		}
 	} while (match);
 
-	for (const file of ruleFiles) {
-		const name = path.basename(file, '.js');
+	const availableRules = ruleFiles
+		.map(file => path.basename(file, '.js'))
+		.filter(name => !deprecatedRules.includes(name));
+
+	for (const name of availableRules) {
 		t.truthy(usageRules[`unicorn/${name}`], `'${name}' is not described in the readme.md ## Usage`);
 		t.truthy(rules.includes(name), `'${name}' is not described in the readme.md ## Rules`);
 	}
 
-	t.is(Object.keys(usageRules).length - ignoredRules.length, ruleFiles.length, 'There are more rules in readme.md ## Usage than rule files.');
-	t.is(Object.keys(rules).length, ruleFiles.length, 'There are more rules in readme.md ## Rules than rule files.');
+	t.is(Object.keys(usageRules).length - ignoredRules.length, availableRules.length, 'There are more rules in readme.md ## Usage than rule files.');
+	t.is(Object.keys(rules).length, availableRules.length, 'There are more rules in readme.md ## Rules than rule files.');
 
 	testSorted(t, Object.keys(usageRules), 'readme.md ## Usage rules');
 	testSorted(t, rules, 'readme.md ## Rules');
diff --git a/test/prefer-exponentiation-operator.js b/test/prefer-exponentiation-operator.js
index e75849209b..8e7aa7854d 100644
--- a/test/prefer-exponentiation-operator.js
+++ b/test/prefer-exponentiation-operator.js
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ const ruleTester = avaRuleTester(test, {
 
 const message = 'Prefer the exponentiation operator over `Math.pow()`.';
 
+test('deprecated', t => {
+	t.true(rule.deprecated);
+	t.deepEqual(rule.replacedBy, ['prefer-exponentiation-operator']);
+});
+
 ruleTester.run('prefer-exponentiation-operator', rule, {
 	valid: [
 		'a ** b;',