From 71c93706e55f5f92a1285102b93c6ab1950c6df4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Micha=C3=ABl=20De=20Boey?= <info@michaeldeboey.be>
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2021 23:57:54 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] feat: remove `meta.docs.category` from rules (#3800)

---
 .../src/rules/no-poorly-typed-ts-props.ts     |  1 -
 .../src/rules/no-typescript-default-import.ts |  1 -
 .../src/rules/no-typescript-estree-import.ts  |  1 -
 .../src/rules/plugin-test-formatting.ts       |  1 -
 .../src/rules/prefer-ast-types-enum.ts        |  1 -
 .../eslint-plugin-tslint/src/rules/config.ts  |  2 --
 .../src/rules/adjacent-overload-signatures.ts |  1 -
 .../eslint-plugin/src/rules/array-type.ts     |  1 -
 .../eslint-plugin/src/rules/await-thenable.ts |  1 -
 .../eslint-plugin/src/rules/ban-ts-comment.ts |  1 -
 .../src/rules/ban-tslint-comment.ts           |  1 -
 packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/ban-types.ts |  1 -
 .../eslint-plugin/src/rules/brace-style.ts    |  1 -
 .../src/rules/class-literal-property-style.ts |  1 -
 .../eslint-plugin/src/rules/comma-dangle.ts   |  1 -
 .../eslint-plugin/src/rules/comma-spacing.ts  |  1 -
 .../rules/consistent-indexed-object-style.ts  |  1 -
 .../src/rules/consistent-type-assertions.ts   |  1 -
 .../src/rules/consistent-type-definitions.ts  |  1 -
 .../src/rules/consistent-type-imports.ts      |  1 -
 .../src/rules/default-param-last.ts           |  1 -
 .../eslint-plugin/src/rules/dot-notation.ts   |  1 -
 .../rules/explicit-function-return-type.ts    |  1 -
 .../rules/explicit-member-accessibility.ts    |  1 -
 .../rules/explicit-module-boundary-types.ts   |  1 -
 .../src/rules/func-call-spacing.ts            |  1 -
 .../src/rules/indent-new-do-not-use/index.ts  |  1 -
 packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/indent.ts    |  1 -
 .../src/rules/init-declarations.ts            |  1 -
 .../src/rules/keyword-spacing.ts              |  1 -
 .../src/rules/lines-between-class-members.ts  |  1 -
 .../src/rules/member-delimiter-style.ts       |  1 -
 .../src/rules/member-ordering.ts              |  1 -
 .../src/rules/method-signature-style.ts       |  1 -
 .../src/rules/naming-convention.ts            |  1 -
 .../src/rules/no-array-constructor.ts         |  1 -
 .../src/rules/no-base-to-string.ts            |  1 -
 .../rules/no-confusing-non-null-assertion.ts  |  1 -
 .../src/rules/no-confusing-void-expression.ts |  1 -
 .../src/rules/no-dupe-class-members.ts        |  1 -
 .../src/rules/no-duplicate-imports.ts         |  1 -
 .../src/rules/no-dynamic-delete.ts            |  1 -
 .../src/rules/no-empty-function.ts            |  1 -
 .../src/rules/no-empty-interface.ts           |  1 -
 .../src/rules/no-explicit-any.ts              |  1 -
 .../src/rules/no-extra-non-null-assertion.ts  |  1 -
 .../src/rules/no-extra-parens.ts              |  1 -
 .../eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-extra-semi.ts  |  1 -
 .../src/rules/no-extraneous-class.ts          |  1 -
 .../src/rules/no-floating-promises.ts         |  1 -
 .../src/rules/no-for-in-array.ts              |  1 -
 .../src/rules/no-implicit-any-catch.ts        |  1 -
 .../src/rules/no-implied-eval.ts              |  1 -
 .../src/rules/no-inferrable-types.ts          |  1 -
 .../src/rules/no-invalid-this.ts              |  1 -
 .../src/rules/no-invalid-void-type.ts         |  1 -
 .../eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-loop-func.ts   |  1 -
 .../src/rules/no-loss-of-precision.ts         |  1 -
 .../src/rules/no-magic-numbers.ts             |  1 -
 .../eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-misused-new.ts |  1 -
 .../src/rules/no-misused-promises.ts          |  1 -
 .../eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-namespace.ts   |  1 -
 .../no-non-null-asserted-optional-chain.ts    |  1 -
 .../src/rules/no-non-null-assertion.ts        |  1 -
 .../src/rules/no-parameter-properties.ts      |  1 -
 .../eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-redeclare.ts   |  1 -
 .../src/rules/no-require-imports.ts           |  1 -
 packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-shadow.ts |  1 -
 .../eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-this-alias.ts  |  1 -
 .../src/rules/no-throw-literal.ts             |  1 -
 .../eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-type-alias.ts  |  1 -
 .../no-unnecessary-boolean-literal-compare.ts |  1 -
 .../src/rules/no-unnecessary-condition.ts     |  1 -
 .../src/rules/no-unnecessary-qualifier.ts     |  1 -
 .../rules/no-unnecessary-type-arguments.ts    |  1 -
 .../rules/no-unnecessary-type-assertion.ts    |  1 -
 .../rules/no-unnecessary-type-constraint.ts   |  1 -
 .../src/rules/no-unsafe-argument.ts           |  1 -
 .../src/rules/no-unsafe-assignment.ts         |  1 -
 .../eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unsafe-call.ts |  1 -
 .../src/rules/no-unsafe-member-access.ts      |  1 -
 .../src/rules/no-unsafe-return.ts             |  1 -
 .../src/rules/no-unused-expressions.ts        |  1 -
 .../eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unused-vars.ts |  1 -
 .../src/rules/no-use-before-define.ts         |  1 -
 .../src/rules/no-useless-constructor.ts       |  1 -
 .../src/rules/no-var-requires.ts              |  1 -
 .../non-nullable-type-assertion-style.ts      |  1 -
 .../src/rules/object-curly-spacing.ts         |  1 -
 .../src/rules/prefer-as-const.ts              |  1 -
 .../src/rules/prefer-enum-initializers.ts     |  1 -
 .../eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-for-of.ts  |  1 -
 .../src/rules/prefer-function-type.ts         |  1 -
 .../src/rules/prefer-includes.ts              |  1 -
 .../src/rules/prefer-literal-enum-member.ts   |  1 -
 .../src/rules/prefer-namespace-keyword.ts     |  1 -
 .../src/rules/prefer-nullish-coalescing.ts    |  1 -
 .../src/rules/prefer-optional-chain.ts        |  1 -
 .../rules/prefer-readonly-parameter-types.ts  |  1 -
 .../src/rules/prefer-readonly.ts              |  1 -
 .../src/rules/prefer-reduce-type-parameter.ts |  1 -
 .../src/rules/prefer-regexp-exec.ts           |  1 -
 .../src/rules/prefer-return-this-type.ts      |  1 -
 .../rules/prefer-string-starts-ends-with.ts   |  1 -
 .../src/rules/prefer-ts-expect-error.ts       |  1 -
 .../src/rules/promise-function-async.ts       |  1 -
 packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/quotes.ts    |  1 -
 .../src/rules/require-array-sort-compare.ts   |  1 -
 .../eslint-plugin/src/rules/require-await.ts  |  1 -
 .../src/rules/restrict-plus-operands.ts       |  1 -
 .../rules/restrict-template-expressions.ts    |  1 -
 .../eslint-plugin/src/rules/return-await.ts   |  1 -
 packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/semi.ts      |  1 -
 .../sort-type-union-intersection-members.ts   |  1 -
 .../src/rules/space-before-function-paren.ts  |  1 -
 .../src/rules/space-infix-ops.ts              |  1 -
 .../src/rules/strict-boolean-expressions.ts   |  1 -
 .../src/rules/switch-exhaustiveness-check.ts  |  1 -
 .../src/rules/triple-slash-reference.ts       |  1 -
 .../src/rules/type-annotation-spacing.ts      |  1 -
 packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/typedef.ts   |  1 -
 .../eslint-plugin/src/rules/unbound-method.ts |  1 -
 .../src/rules/unified-signatures.ts           |  1 -
 .../tests/util/getWrappingFixer.test.ts       |  1 -
 .../experimental-utils/src/ts-eslint/Rule.ts  | 20 ++++++-------------
 .../tests/eslint-utils/RuleCreator.test.ts    |  2 --
 yarn.lock                                     |  6 +++---
 127 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 144 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-internal/src/rules/no-poorly-typed-ts-props.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin-internal/src/rules/no-poorly-typed-ts-props.ts
index 8ce331b4dad..f91068d9ffe 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-internal/src/rules/no-poorly-typed-ts-props.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-internal/src/rules/no-poorly-typed-ts-props.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ export default createRule({
     docs: {
       description:
         "Enforces rules don't use TS API properties with known bad type definitions",
-      category: 'Possible Errors',
       recommended: 'error',
       suggestion: true,
       requiresTypeChecking: true,
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-internal/src/rules/no-typescript-default-import.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin-internal/src/rules/no-typescript-default-import.ts
index ff4e35dc4f6..c8256131249 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-internal/src/rules/no-typescript-default-import.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-internal/src/rules/no-typescript-default-import.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ export default createRule({
     docs: {
       description:
         "Enforces that packages rules don't do `import ts from 'typescript';`",
-      category: 'Possible Errors',
       recommended: 'error',
     },
     fixable: 'code',
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-internal/src/rules/no-typescript-estree-import.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin-internal/src/rules/no-typescript-estree-import.ts
index b3c3a71c60d..3cc96a0f600 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-internal/src/rules/no-typescript-estree-import.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-internal/src/rules/no-typescript-estree-import.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ export default createRule({
     type: 'problem',
     docs: {
       description: `Enforces that eslint-plugin rules don't require anything from ${TSESTREE_NAME} or ${TYPES_NAME}`,
-      category: 'Possible Errors',
       recommended: 'error',
     },
     fixable: 'code',
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-internal/src/rules/plugin-test-formatting.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin-internal/src/rules/plugin-test-formatting.ts
index ed03e0fe1ca..81fcb8c41cf 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-internal/src/rules/plugin-test-formatting.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-internal/src/rules/plugin-test-formatting.ts
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ export default createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     type: 'problem',
     docs: {
       description: `Enforces that eslint-plugin test snippets are correctly formatted`,
-      category: 'Stylistic Issues',
       recommended: 'error',
     },
     fixable: 'code',
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-internal/src/rules/prefer-ast-types-enum.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin-internal/src/rules/prefer-ast-types-enum.ts
index c4a95695d96..e98d0904af5 100755
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-internal/src/rules/prefer-ast-types-enum.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-internal/src/rules/prefer-ast-types-enum.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ export default createRule({
   meta: {
     type: 'problem',
     docs: {
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: 'error',
       description:
         'Ensures consistent usage of `AST_NODE_TYPES`, `AST_TOKEN_TYPES` and `DefinitionType` enums.',
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-tslint/src/rules/config.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin-tslint/src/rules/config.ts
index 41326a8959c..e865d8cbcdc 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-tslint/src/rules/config.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-tslint/src/rules/config.ts
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ export default createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     docs: {
       description:
         'Wraps a TSLint configuration and lints the whole source using TSLint',
-      // @ts-expect-error - We know this is a one off special category for this plugin
-      category: 'TSLint',
       recommended: false,
     },
     fixable: 'code',
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/adjacent-overload-signatures.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/adjacent-overload-signatures.ts
index 05f120b4cf2..273b6c6bfb9 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/adjacent-overload-signatures.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/adjacent-overload-signatures.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ export default util.createRule({
     type: 'suggestion',
     docs: {
       description: 'Require that member overloads be consecutive',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: 'error',
     },
     schema: [],
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/array-type.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/array-type.ts
index 44de45f19de..da2bfdef518 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/array-type.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/array-type.ts
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     type: 'suggestion',
     docs: {
       description: 'Requires using either `T[]` or `Array<T>` for arrays',
-      category: 'Stylistic Issues',
       // too opinionated to be recommended
       recommended: false,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/await-thenable.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/await-thenable.ts
index 9858bad8ba2..e1decc5ad3d 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/await-thenable.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/await-thenable.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ export default util.createRule({
   meta: {
     docs: {
       description: 'Disallows awaiting a value that is not a Thenable',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: 'error',
       requiresTypeChecking: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/ban-ts-comment.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/ban-ts-comment.ts
index 4bf17c25d95..a9e0caf0fe4 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/ban-ts-comment.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/ban-ts-comment.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ export default util.createRule<[Options], MessageIds>({
     docs: {
       description:
         'Bans `@ts-<directive>` comments from being used or requires descriptions after directive',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: 'error',
     },
     messages: {
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/ban-tslint-comment.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/ban-tslint-comment.ts
index 37dfefd380e..14d32e72d88 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/ban-tslint-comment.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/ban-tslint-comment.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ export default util.createRule({
     type: 'suggestion',
     docs: {
       description: 'Bans `// tslint:<rule-flag>` comments from being used',
-      category: 'Stylistic Issues',
       recommended: false,
     },
     messages: {
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/ban-types.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/ban-types.ts
index c9f03c89b96..32f05e9c120 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/ban-types.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/ban-types.ts
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     type: 'suggestion',
     docs: {
       description: 'Bans specific types from being used',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: 'error',
     },
     fixable: 'code',
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/brace-style.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/brace-style.ts
index 8bd77aa12ff..6635303b386 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/brace-style.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/brace-style.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ export default createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     type: 'layout',
     docs: {
       description: 'Enforce consistent brace style for blocks',
-      category: 'Stylistic Issues',
       recommended: false,
       extendsBaseRule: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/class-literal-property-style.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/class-literal-property-style.ts
index 0a257427ec1..dd3878e77a2 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/class-literal-property-style.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/class-literal-property-style.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     docs: {
       description:
         'Ensures that literals on classes are exposed in a consistent style',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: false,
     },
     fixable: 'code',
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/comma-dangle.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/comma-dangle.ts
index 9c212cca47e..298a3e92639 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/comma-dangle.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/comma-dangle.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     type: 'layout',
     docs: {
       description: 'Require or disallow trailing comma',
-      category: 'Stylistic Issues',
       recommended: false,
       extendsBaseRule: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/comma-spacing.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/comma-spacing.ts
index 019a82a2e76..c78322be8ea 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/comma-spacing.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/comma-spacing.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ export default createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     type: 'suggestion',
     docs: {
       description: 'Enforces consistent spacing before and after commas',
-      category: 'Stylistic Issues',
       recommended: false,
       extendsBaseRule: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/consistent-indexed-object-style.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/consistent-indexed-object-style.ts
index fcce191b2b5..29c5e534b4a 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/consistent-indexed-object-style.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/consistent-indexed-object-style.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ export default createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     type: 'suggestion',
     docs: {
       description: 'Enforce or disallow the use of the record type',
-      category: 'Stylistic Issues',
       // too opinionated to be recommended
       recommended: false,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/consistent-type-assertions.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/consistent-type-assertions.ts
index 3b431b80675..61738179066 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/consistent-type-assertions.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/consistent-type-assertions.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
   meta: {
     type: 'suggestion',
     docs: {
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       description: 'Enforces consistent usage of type assertions',
       recommended: false,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/consistent-type-definitions.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/consistent-type-definitions.ts
index 07d848db298..bacccf9143f 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/consistent-type-definitions.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/consistent-type-definitions.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ export default util.createRule({
     docs: {
       description:
         'Consistent with type definition either `interface` or `type`',
-      category: 'Stylistic Issues',
       // too opinionated to be recommended
       recommended: false,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/consistent-type-imports.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/consistent-type-imports.ts
index 34f264ff0c7..1bfb695f27b 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/consistent-type-imports.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/consistent-type-imports.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     type: 'suggestion',
     docs: {
       description: 'Enforces consistent usage of type imports',
-      category: 'Stylistic Issues',
       recommended: false,
     },
     messages: {
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/default-param-last.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/default-param-last.ts
index dea41116911..9673d852dd1 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/default-param-last.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/default-param-last.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ export default createRule({
     type: 'suggestion',
     docs: {
       description: 'Enforce default parameters to be last',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: false,
       extendsBaseRule: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/dot-notation.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/dot-notation.ts
index 9d5284b4aa6..01db4680cbe 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/dot-notation.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/dot-notation.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ export default createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     type: 'suggestion',
     docs: {
       description: 'enforce dot notation whenever possible',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: false,
       extendsBaseRule: true,
       requiresTypeChecking: true,
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/explicit-function-return-type.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/explicit-function-return-type.ts
index f0904f07744..e9a27b2b1fc 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/explicit-function-return-type.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/explicit-function-return-type.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     docs: {
       description:
         'Require explicit return types on functions and class methods',
-      category: 'Stylistic Issues',
       recommended: false,
     },
     messages: {
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/explicit-member-accessibility.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/explicit-member-accessibility.ts
index ece09d8bc71..89671fa7567 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/explicit-member-accessibility.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/explicit-member-accessibility.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     docs: {
       description:
         'Require explicit accessibility modifiers on class properties and methods',
-      category: 'Stylistic Issues',
       // too opinionated to be recommended
       recommended: false,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/explicit-module-boundary-types.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/explicit-module-boundary-types.ts
index 33caf65f19b..67301afc440 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/explicit-module-boundary-types.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/explicit-module-boundary-types.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     docs: {
       description:
         "Require explicit return and argument types on exported functions' and classes' public class methods",
-      category: 'Stylistic Issues',
       recommended: 'warn',
     },
     messages: {
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/func-call-spacing.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/func-call-spacing.ts
index 08d72181eeb..254f8939660 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/func-call-spacing.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/func-call-spacing.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     docs: {
       description:
         'Require or disallow spacing between function identifiers and their invocations',
-      category: 'Stylistic Issues',
       recommended: false,
       extendsBaseRule: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/indent-new-do-not-use/index.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/indent-new-do-not-use/index.ts
index 57342313596..863e7d0889d 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/indent-new-do-not-use/index.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/indent-new-do-not-use/index.ts
@@ -257,7 +257,6 @@ export default createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     type: 'layout',
     docs: {
       description: 'Enforce consistent indentation.',
-      category: 'Stylistic Issues',
       recommended: false,
     },
     fixable: 'whitespace',
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/indent.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/indent.ts
index 42b00617701..7835fd0e58d 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/indent.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/indent.ts
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     type: 'layout',
     docs: {
       description: 'Enforce consistent indentation',
-      category: 'Stylistic Issues',
       // too opinionated to be recommended
       recommended: false,
       extendsBaseRule: true,
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/init-declarations.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/init-declarations.ts
index a75d6e031cd..3a97a2c8eda 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/init-declarations.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/init-declarations.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ export default createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     docs: {
       description:
         'require or disallow initialization in variable declarations',
-      category: 'Variables',
       recommended: false,
       extendsBaseRule: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/keyword-spacing.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/keyword-spacing.ts
index 18c1c60bbb9..a5620fb7d53 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/keyword-spacing.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/keyword-spacing.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     type: 'layout',
     docs: {
       description: 'Enforce consistent spacing before and after keywords',
-      category: 'Stylistic Issues',
       recommended: false,
       extendsBaseRule: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/lines-between-class-members.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/lines-between-class-members.ts
index 0e52e7b958c..95c2f811e8a 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/lines-between-class-members.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/lines-between-class-members.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     type: 'layout',
     docs: {
       description: 'Require or disallow an empty line between class members',
-      category: 'Stylistic Issues',
       recommended: false,
       extendsBaseRule: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/member-delimiter-style.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/member-delimiter-style.ts
index de0a60f013c..5fa5a863a6f 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/member-delimiter-style.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/member-delimiter-style.ts
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     docs: {
       description:
         'Require a specific member delimiter style for interfaces and type literals',
-      category: 'Stylistic Issues',
       recommended: false,
     },
     fixable: 'code',
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/member-ordering.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/member-ordering.ts
index 34c922a3918..13a4fb65ae5 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/member-ordering.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/member-ordering.ts
@@ -423,7 +423,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     type: 'suggestion',
     docs: {
       description: 'Require a consistent member declaration order',
-      category: 'Stylistic Issues',
       recommended: false,
     },
     messages: {
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/method-signature-style.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/method-signature-style.ts
index 4775a1fec71..3e24263ab50 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/method-signature-style.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/method-signature-style.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     type: 'suggestion',
     docs: {
       description: 'Enforces using a particular method signature syntax.',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: false,
     },
     fixable: 'code',
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/naming-convention.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/naming-convention.ts
index 6b4b55309cf..91456c7ccb2 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/naming-convention.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/naming-convention.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
   name: 'naming-convention',
   meta: {
     docs: {
-      category: 'Variables',
       description:
         'Enforces naming conventions for everything across a codebase',
       recommended: false,
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-array-constructor.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-array-constructor.ts
index f9d09439cbb..c0eac4a75af 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-array-constructor.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-array-constructor.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ export default util.createRule({
     type: 'suggestion',
     docs: {
       description: 'Disallow generic `Array` constructors',
-      category: 'Stylistic Issues',
       recommended: 'error',
       extendsBaseRule: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-base-to-string.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-base-to-string.ts
index b1593c23d8b..11962363c64 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-base-to-string.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-base-to-string.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     docs: {
       description:
         'Requires that `.toString()` is only called on objects which provide useful information when stringified',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: false,
       requiresTypeChecking: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-confusing-non-null-assertion.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-confusing-non-null-assertion.ts
index 281c2f9c463..f578c5d3a1d 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-confusing-non-null-assertion.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-confusing-non-null-assertion.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ export default util.createRule({
     docs: {
       description:
         'Disallow non-null assertion in locations that may be confusing',
-      category: 'Stylistic Issues',
       recommended: false,
     },
     fixable: 'code',
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-confusing-void-expression.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-confusing-void-expression.ts
index 1ddb60bf73d..696c3d7af2d 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-confusing-void-expression.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-confusing-void-expression.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageId>({
     docs: {
       description:
         'Requires expressions of type void to appear in statement position',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: false,
       requiresTypeChecking: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-dupe-class-members.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-dupe-class-members.ts
index 0756e135fc9..dcc8b705038 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-dupe-class-members.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-dupe-class-members.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     type: 'problem',
     docs: {
       description: 'Disallow duplicate class members',
-      category: 'Possible Errors',
       recommended: false,
       extendsBaseRule: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-duplicate-imports.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-duplicate-imports.ts
index 773402e18d4..5445b50cec4 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-duplicate-imports.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-duplicate-imports.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     type: 'problem',
     docs: {
       description: 'Disallow duplicate imports',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: false,
       extendsBaseRule: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-dynamic-delete.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-dynamic-delete.ts
index 71ce7f2d91e..716590c66b6 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-dynamic-delete.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-dynamic-delete.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ export default util.createRule({
   name: 'no-dynamic-delete',
   meta: {
     docs: {
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       description: 'Disallow the delete operator with computed key expressions',
       recommended: false,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-empty-function.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-empty-function.ts
index d34618e0354..06c04cb4eca 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-empty-function.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-empty-function.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     type: 'suggestion',
     docs: {
       description: 'Disallow empty functions',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: 'error',
       extendsBaseRule: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-empty-interface.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-empty-interface.ts
index d9c8c2477b8..ee472e70390 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-empty-interface.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-empty-interface.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     type: 'suggestion',
     docs: {
       description: 'Disallow the declaration of empty interfaces',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: 'error',
       suggestion: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-explicit-any.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-explicit-any.ts
index 71f05292327..a41d443e924 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-explicit-any.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-explicit-any.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     type: 'suggestion',
     docs: {
       description: 'Disallow usage of the `any` type',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: 'warn',
       suggestion: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-extra-non-null-assertion.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-extra-non-null-assertion.ts
index f507f37218f..1ea8970da2f 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-extra-non-null-assertion.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-extra-non-null-assertion.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ export default util.createRule({
     type: 'problem',
     docs: {
       description: 'Disallow extra non-null assertion',
-      category: 'Stylistic Issues',
       recommended: 'error',
     },
     fixable: 'code',
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-extra-parens.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-extra-parens.ts
index 0eeeedf2c2f..743c22596c1 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-extra-parens.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-extra-parens.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     type: 'layout',
     docs: {
       description: 'Disallow unnecessary parentheses',
-      category: 'Possible Errors',
       recommended: false,
       extendsBaseRule: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-extra-semi.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-extra-semi.ts
index d8db4ba7904..5ed7372b08c 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-extra-semi.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-extra-semi.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     type: 'suggestion',
     docs: {
       description: 'Disallow unnecessary semicolons',
-      category: 'Possible Errors',
       recommended: 'error',
       extendsBaseRule: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-extraneous-class.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-extraneous-class.ts
index e57ee5546a3..2686ab0f478 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-extraneous-class.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-extraneous-class.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     type: 'suggestion',
     docs: {
       description: 'Forbids the use of classes as namespaces',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: false,
     },
     schema: [
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-floating-promises.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-floating-promises.ts
index ae196cf5288..b1a88336e19 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-floating-promises.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-floating-promises.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageId>({
   meta: {
     docs: {
       description: 'Requires Promise-like values to be handled appropriately',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: 'error',
       suggestion: true,
       requiresTypeChecking: true,
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-for-in-array.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-for-in-array.ts
index f89d2ffd08d..c382a11021c 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-for-in-array.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-for-in-array.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ export default util.createRule({
   meta: {
     docs: {
       description: 'Disallow iterating over an array with a for-in loop',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: 'error',
       requiresTypeChecking: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-implicit-any-catch.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-implicit-any-catch.ts
index 85cdd7fd8fc..f933336866b 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-implicit-any-catch.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-implicit-any-catch.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     type: 'suggestion',
     docs: {
       description: 'Disallow usage of the implicit `any` type in catch clauses',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: false,
       suggestion: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-implied-eval.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-implied-eval.ts
index 34b1c70b16d..91bf0d0d319 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-implied-eval.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-implied-eval.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ export default util.createRule({
   meta: {
     docs: {
       description: 'Disallow the use of `eval()`-like methods',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: 'error',
       extendsBaseRule: true,
       requiresTypeChecking: true,
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-inferrable-types.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-inferrable-types.ts
index 4edcf69c975..23d8616e934 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-inferrable-types.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-inferrable-types.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     docs: {
       description:
         'Disallows explicit type declarations for variables or parameters initialized to a number, string, or boolean',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: 'error',
     },
     fixable: 'code',
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-invalid-this.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-invalid-this.ts
index eb21da3ff8b..9b8a4ac8d8a 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-invalid-this.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-invalid-this.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ export default createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     docs: {
       description:
         'Disallow `this` keywords outside of classes or class-like objects',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: false,
       extendsBaseRule: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-invalid-void-type.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-invalid-void-type.ts
index 62c1aa679cf..5c7829cde6c 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-invalid-void-type.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-invalid-void-type.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ export default util.createRule<[Options], MessageIds>({
     docs: {
       description:
         'Disallows usage of `void` type outside of generic or return types',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: false,
     },
     messages: {
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-loop-func.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-loop-func.ts
index b3e57903dd1..4496dea91fc 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-loop-func.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-loop-func.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     docs: {
       description:
         'Disallow function declarations that contain unsafe references inside loop statements',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: false,
       extendsBaseRule: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-loss-of-precision.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-loss-of-precision.ts
index 3b53661a026..95503247475 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-loss-of-precision.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-loss-of-precision.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     type: 'problem',
     docs: {
       description: 'Disallow literal numbers that lose precision',
-      category: 'Possible Errors',
       recommended: false,
       extendsBaseRule: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-magic-numbers.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-magic-numbers.ts
index 8171815bb56..a434a06dcf9 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-magic-numbers.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-magic-numbers.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     type: 'suggestion',
     docs: {
       description: 'Disallow magic numbers',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: false,
       extendsBaseRule: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-misused-new.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-misused-new.ts
index d0331e19fa3..ae79c28a6f2 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-misused-new.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-misused-new.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ export default util.createRule({
     type: 'problem',
     docs: {
       description: 'Enforce valid definition of `new` and `constructor`',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: 'error',
     },
     schema: [],
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-misused-promises.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-misused-promises.ts
index 58d4ac9f9c6..353b7d4a803 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-misused-promises.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-misused-promises.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, 'conditional' | 'voidReturn'>({
   meta: {
     docs: {
       description: 'Avoid using promises in places not designed to handle them',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: 'error',
       requiresTypeChecking: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-namespace.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-namespace.ts
index f8cc05b1047..f7fb0ea1e32 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-namespace.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-namespace.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     docs: {
       description:
         'Disallow the use of custom TypeScript modules and namespaces',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: 'error',
     },
     messages: {
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-non-null-asserted-optional-chain.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-non-null-asserted-optional-chain.ts
index 1d9c8f4aabc..9fdba130b97 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-non-null-asserted-optional-chain.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-non-null-asserted-optional-chain.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ export default util.createRule({
     docs: {
       description:
         'Disallows using a non-null assertion after an optional chain expression',
-      category: 'Possible Errors',
       recommended: 'error',
       suggestion: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-non-null-assertion.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-non-null-assertion.ts
index ceba7fefd15..cd9f0dbb255 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-non-null-assertion.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-non-null-assertion.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ export default util.createRule<[], MessageIds>({
     docs: {
       description:
         'Disallows non-null assertions using the `!` postfix operator',
-      category: 'Stylistic Issues',
       recommended: 'warn',
       suggestion: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-parameter-properties.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-parameter-properties.ts
index 9b6bb31e654..613b839bbdf 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-parameter-properties.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-parameter-properties.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     docs: {
       description:
         'Disallow the use of parameter properties in class constructors',
-      category: 'Stylistic Issues',
       // too opinionated to be recommended
       recommended: false,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-redeclare.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-redeclare.ts
index ae4b2e9a3f5..914dd074d33 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-redeclare.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-redeclare.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     type: 'suggestion',
     docs: {
       description: 'Disallow variable redeclaration',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: false,
       extendsBaseRule: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-require-imports.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-require-imports.ts
index 9aa4b685dd2..49bd5f237b0 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-require-imports.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-require-imports.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ export default util.createRule({
     type: 'problem',
     docs: {
       description: 'Disallows invocation of `require()`',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: false,
     },
     schema: [],
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-shadow.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-shadow.ts
index a49afd502cf..27c68930931 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-shadow.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-shadow.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     docs: {
       description:
         'Disallow variable declarations from shadowing variables declared in the outer scope',
-      category: 'Variables',
       recommended: false,
       extendsBaseRule: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-this-alias.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-this-alias.ts
index 8865fad2c3f..82ab9b22b0f 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-this-alias.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-this-alias.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     type: 'suggestion',
     docs: {
       description: 'Disallow aliasing `this`',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: 'error',
     },
     schema: [
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-throw-literal.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-throw-literal.ts
index 92bf3b02a13..178f1f39f9c 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-throw-literal.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-throw-literal.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ export default util.createRule({
     type: 'problem',
     docs: {
       description: 'Disallow throwing literals as exceptions',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: false,
       extendsBaseRule: true,
       requiresTypeChecking: true,
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-type-alias.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-type-alias.ts
index 4e16216ea72..347e36f0a42 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-type-alias.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-type-alias.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     type: 'suggestion',
     docs: {
       description: 'Disallow the use of type aliases',
-      category: 'Stylistic Issues',
       // too opinionated to be recommended
       recommended: false,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unnecessary-boolean-literal-compare.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unnecessary-boolean-literal-compare.ts
index 55719d857da..8583e657f91 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unnecessary-boolean-literal-compare.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unnecessary-boolean-literal-compare.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     docs: {
       description:
         'Flags unnecessary equality comparisons against boolean literals',
-      category: 'Stylistic Issues',
       recommended: false,
       requiresTypeChecking: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unnecessary-condition.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unnecessary-condition.ts
index caca4f8bedb..4e73c0623ad 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unnecessary-condition.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unnecessary-condition.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ export default createRule<Options, MessageId>({
     docs: {
       description:
         'Prevents conditionals where the type is always truthy or always falsy',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: false,
       requiresTypeChecking: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unnecessary-qualifier.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unnecessary-qualifier.ts
index 014b2c220e4..1f4652085bd 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unnecessary-qualifier.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unnecessary-qualifier.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ export default util.createRule({
   name: 'no-unnecessary-qualifier',
   meta: {
     docs: {
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       description: 'Warns when a namespace qualifier is unnecessary',
       recommended: false,
       requiresTypeChecking: true,
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unnecessary-type-arguments.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unnecessary-type-arguments.ts
index 2df933084dc..9f7d718c2d9 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unnecessary-type-arguments.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unnecessary-type-arguments.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ export default util.createRule<[], MessageIds>({
     docs: {
       description:
         'Enforces that type arguments will not be used if not required',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: false,
       requiresTypeChecking: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unnecessary-type-assertion.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unnecessary-type-assertion.ts
index d16f494fc4a..cd5bce1845d 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unnecessary-type-assertion.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unnecessary-type-assertion.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     docs: {
       description:
         'Warns if a type assertion does not change the type of an expression',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: 'error',
       requiresTypeChecking: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unnecessary-type-constraint.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unnecessary-type-constraint.ts
index 6d5036c2d75..535cae96023 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unnecessary-type-constraint.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unnecessary-type-constraint.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ export default util.createRule({
   name: 'no-unnecessary-type-constraint',
   meta: {
     docs: {
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       description: 'Disallows unnecessary constraints on generic types',
       recommended: false,
       suggestion: true,
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unsafe-argument.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unsafe-argument.ts
index 053485f9228..46ed36a0dc3 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unsafe-argument.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unsafe-argument.ts
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ export default util.createRule<[], MessageIds>({
     type: 'problem',
     docs: {
       description: 'Disallows calling a function with an any type value',
-      category: 'Possible Errors',
       // TODO - enable this with next breaking
       recommended: false,
       requiresTypeChecking: true,
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unsafe-assignment.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unsafe-assignment.ts
index ae900b14f0c..b14f43fe27f 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unsafe-assignment.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unsafe-assignment.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ export default util.createRule({
     type: 'problem',
     docs: {
       description: 'Disallows assigning any to variables and properties',
-      category: 'Possible Errors',
       recommended: 'error',
       requiresTypeChecking: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unsafe-call.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unsafe-call.ts
index b08214d36c2..781908f9497 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unsafe-call.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unsafe-call.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ export default util.createRule<[], MessageIds>({
     type: 'problem',
     docs: {
       description: 'Disallows calling an any type value',
-      category: 'Possible Errors',
       recommended: 'error',
       requiresTypeChecking: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unsafe-member-access.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unsafe-member-access.ts
index 121e826053e..6e9555a5a3e 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unsafe-member-access.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unsafe-member-access.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ export default util.createRule({
     type: 'problem',
     docs: {
       description: 'Disallows member access on any typed variables',
-      category: 'Possible Errors',
       recommended: 'error',
       requiresTypeChecking: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unsafe-return.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unsafe-return.ts
index d460dd04c9b..e226d526bca 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unsafe-return.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unsafe-return.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ export default util.createRule({
     type: 'problem',
     docs: {
       description: 'Disallows returning any from a function',
-      category: 'Possible Errors',
       recommended: 'error',
       requiresTypeChecking: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unused-expressions.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unused-expressions.ts
index 527ba14e03c..4bef50b44a8 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unused-expressions.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unused-expressions.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     type: 'suggestion',
     docs: {
       description: 'Disallow unused expressions',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: false,
       extendsBaseRule: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unused-vars.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unused-vars.ts
index 2e6633afc57..bf9548ec888 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unused-vars.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-unused-vars.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     type: 'problem',
     docs: {
       description: 'Disallow unused variables',
-      category: 'Variables',
       recommended: 'warn',
       extendsBaseRule: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-use-before-define.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-use-before-define.ts
index ef39ec9a5b7..83cf552fda5 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-use-before-define.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-use-before-define.ts
@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     type: 'problem',
     docs: {
       description: 'Disallow the use of variables before they are defined',
-      category: 'Variables',
       recommended: false,
       extendsBaseRule: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-useless-constructor.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-useless-constructor.ts
index d1134bd09db..f656af26481 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-useless-constructor.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-useless-constructor.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     type: 'problem',
     docs: {
       description: 'Disallow unnecessary constructors',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: false,
       extendsBaseRule: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-var-requires.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-var-requires.ts
index d7ed1d16f7f..b599d4cb87a 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-var-requires.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-var-requires.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     docs: {
       description:
         'Disallows the use of require statements except in import statements',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: 'error',
     },
     messages: {
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/non-nullable-type-assertion-style.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/non-nullable-type-assertion-style.ts
index 647fbcddd4c..1577c3b9448 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/non-nullable-type-assertion-style.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/non-nullable-type-assertion-style.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ export default util.createRule({
   name: 'non-nullable-type-assertion-style',
   meta: {
     docs: {
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       description:
         'Prefers a non-null assertion over explicit type cast when possible',
       recommended: false,
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/object-curly-spacing.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/object-curly-spacing.ts
index 090bd8e1e95..5e93dff61a0 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/object-curly-spacing.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/object-curly-spacing.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ export default createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     ...baseRule.meta,
     docs: {
       description: 'Enforce consistent spacing inside braces',
-      category: 'Stylistic Issues',
       recommended: false,
       extendsBaseRule: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-as-const.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-as-const.ts
index aeaa6fcdd7a..93bcce50889 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-as-const.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-as-const.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ export default util.createRule({
     type: 'suggestion',
     docs: {
       description: 'Prefer usage of `as const` over literal type',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: 'error',
       suggestion: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-enum-initializers.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-enum-initializers.ts
index 9f9d641ec41..5ad6dccd7cc 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-enum-initializers.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-enum-initializers.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ export default util.createRule<[], MessageIds>({
     type: 'suggestion',
     docs: {
       description: 'Prefer initializing each enums member value',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: false,
       suggestion: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-for-of.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-for-of.ts
index 361ad5ec2cf..25043615f81 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-for-of.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-for-of.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ export default util.createRule({
     docs: {
       description:
         'Prefer a ‘for-of’ loop over a standard ‘for’ loop if the index is only used to access the array being iterated',
-      category: 'Stylistic Issues',
       recommended: false,
     },
     messages: {
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-function-type.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-function-type.ts
index 761e8bc98eb..ceeafcd841c 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-function-type.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-function-type.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ export default util.createRule({
     docs: {
       description:
         'Use function types instead of interfaces with call signatures',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: false,
     },
     fixable: 'code',
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-includes.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-includes.ts
index 13a6021c806..f15a756abc4 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-includes.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-includes.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ export default createRule({
     type: 'suggestion',
     docs: {
       description: 'Enforce `includes` method over `indexOf` method',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: false,
       requiresTypeChecking: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-literal-enum-member.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-literal-enum-member.ts
index 77b6746a06b..8f10eb9be36 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-literal-enum-member.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-literal-enum-member.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ export default createRule({
     docs: {
       description:
         'Require that all enum members be literal values to prevent unintended enum member name shadow issues',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: false,
       requiresTypeChecking: false,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-namespace-keyword.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-namespace-keyword.ts
index 9137fe912aa..4af7c981253 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-namespace-keyword.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-namespace-keyword.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ export default util.createRule({
     docs: {
       description:
         'Require the use of the `namespace` keyword instead of the `module` keyword to declare custom TypeScript modules',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: 'error',
     },
     fixable: 'code',
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-nullish-coalescing.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-nullish-coalescing.ts
index 4fe3d021f70..6975576edca 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-nullish-coalescing.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-nullish-coalescing.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     docs: {
       description:
         'Enforce the usage of the nullish coalescing operator instead of logical chaining',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: false,
       suggestion: true,
       requiresTypeChecking: true,
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-optional-chain.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-optional-chain.ts
index b1eff5e4ae7..84c2e15e397 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-optional-chain.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-optional-chain.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ export default util.createRule({
     docs: {
       description:
         'Prefer using concise optional chain expressions instead of chained logical ands',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: false,
       suggestion: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-readonly-parameter-types.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-readonly-parameter-types.ts
index fdf48395eae..478a15b66b7 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-readonly-parameter-types.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-readonly-parameter-types.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     docs: {
       description:
         'Requires that function parameters are typed as readonly to prevent accidental mutation of inputs',
-      category: 'Possible Errors',
       recommended: false,
       requiresTypeChecking: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-readonly.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-readonly.ts
index 36c6c7ea81a..7b0fbfee3af 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-readonly.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-readonly.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     docs: {
       description:
         "Requires that private members are marked as `readonly` if they're never modified outside of the constructor",
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: false,
       requiresTypeChecking: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-reduce-type-parameter.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-reduce-type-parameter.ts
index 8656c8d2376..a797bfdf48f 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-reduce-type-parameter.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-reduce-type-parameter.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ export default util.createRule({
   meta: {
     type: 'problem',
     docs: {
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: false,
       description:
         'Prefer using type parameter when calling `Array#reduce` instead of casting',
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-regexp-exec.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-regexp-exec.ts
index bbb7d9aac74..93ac0cda640 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-regexp-exec.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-regexp-exec.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ export default createRule({
     docs: {
       description:
         'Enforce that `RegExp#exec` is used instead of `String#match` if no global flag is provided',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: 'error',
       requiresTypeChecking: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-return-this-type.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-return-this-type.ts
index 9fcfcb04200..b6be29efc04 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-return-this-type.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-return-this-type.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ export default createRule({
     docs: {
       description:
         'Enforce that `this` is used when only `this` type is returned',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: false,
       requiresTypeChecking: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-string-starts-ends-with.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-string-starts-ends-with.ts
index f4697b7c01d..c90bb0a1a74 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-string-starts-ends-with.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-string-starts-ends-with.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ export default createRule({
     docs: {
       description:
         'Enforce the use of `String#startsWith` and `String#endsWith` instead of other equivalent methods of checking substrings',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: false,
       requiresTypeChecking: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-ts-expect-error.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-ts-expect-error.ts
index d696fc04573..15c070298cb 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-ts-expect-error.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-ts-expect-error.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ export default util.createRule<[], MessageIds>({
     type: 'problem',
     docs: {
       description: 'Recommends using `@ts-expect-error` over `@ts-ignore`',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: false,
     },
     fixable: 'code',
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/promise-function-async.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/promise-function-async.ts
index 68b1d42567c..6b3f29b8d97 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/promise-function-async.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/promise-function-async.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     docs: {
       description:
         'Requires any function or method that returns a Promise to be marked async',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: false,
       requiresTypeChecking: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/quotes.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/quotes.ts
index 699df89da15..e03556af63d 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/quotes.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/quotes.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     docs: {
       description:
         'Enforce the consistent use of either backticks, double, or single quotes',
-      category: 'Stylistic Issues',
       recommended: false,
       extendsBaseRule: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/require-array-sort-compare.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/require-array-sort-compare.ts
index 6e0c49f31a8..25476314d73 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/require-array-sort-compare.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/require-array-sort-compare.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     docs: {
       description:
         'Requires `Array#sort` calls to always provide a `compareFunction`',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: false,
       requiresTypeChecking: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/require-await.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/require-await.ts
index 99c455cd0f6..a1e92e8f91d 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/require-await.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/require-await.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ export default util.createRule({
     type: 'suggestion',
     docs: {
       description: 'Disallow async functions which have no `await` expression',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: 'error',
       requiresTypeChecking: true,
       extendsBaseRule: true,
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/restrict-plus-operands.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/restrict-plus-operands.ts
index 0f3b07e9fb2..659509f81ef 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/restrict-plus-operands.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/restrict-plus-operands.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     docs: {
       description:
         'When adding two variables, operands must both be of type number or of type string',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: 'error',
       requiresTypeChecking: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/restrict-template-expressions.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/restrict-template-expressions.ts
index b20bd5c62bc..f39bc88cfe5 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/restrict-template-expressions.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/restrict-template-expressions.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageId>({
     type: 'problem',
     docs: {
       description: 'Enforce template literal expressions to be of string type',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: 'error',
       requiresTypeChecking: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/return-await.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/return-await.ts
index 1375d3028e1..93b863757a0 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/return-await.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/return-await.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ export default util.createRule({
   meta: {
     docs: {
       description: 'Enforces consistent returning of awaited values',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: false,
       requiresTypeChecking: true,
       extendsBaseRule: 'no-return-await',
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/semi.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/semi.ts
index c8829ab83e3..40e631482aa 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/semi.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/semi.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     type: 'layout',
     docs: {
       description: 'Require or disallow semicolons instead of ASI',
-      category: 'Stylistic Issues',
       // too opinionated to be recommended
       recommended: false,
       extendsBaseRule: true,
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/sort-type-union-intersection-members.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/sort-type-union-intersection-members.ts
index e7f042162b8..3d14b55e9d7 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/sort-type-union-intersection-members.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/sort-type-union-intersection-members.ts
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     docs: {
       description:
         'Enforces that members of a type union/intersection are sorted alphabetically',
-      category: 'Stylistic Issues',
       recommended: false,
     },
     fixable: 'code',
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/space-before-function-paren.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/space-before-function-paren.ts
index e2ccfa5182d..b13af67163c 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/space-before-function-paren.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/space-before-function-paren.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     type: 'layout',
     docs: {
       description: 'Enforces consistent spacing before function parenthesis',
-      category: 'Stylistic Issues',
       recommended: false,
       extendsBaseRule: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/space-infix-ops.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/space-infix-ops.ts
index eb92bd2f112..80294cd2671 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/space-infix-ops.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/space-infix-ops.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     docs: {
       description:
         'This rule is aimed at ensuring there are spaces around infix operators.',
-      category: 'Stylistic Issues',
       recommended: false,
       extendsBaseRule: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/strict-boolean-expressions.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/strict-boolean-expressions.ts
index 1aca481e743..10b48b5e9b3 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/strict-boolean-expressions.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/strict-boolean-expressions.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageId>({
     hasSuggestions: true,
     docs: {
       description: 'Restricts the types allowed in boolean expressions',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: false,
       requiresTypeChecking: true,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/switch-exhaustiveness-check.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/switch-exhaustiveness-check.ts
index 65a70a86cc4..08f21e3364c 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/switch-exhaustiveness-check.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/switch-exhaustiveness-check.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ export default createRule({
     type: 'suggestion',
     docs: {
       description: 'Exhaustiveness checking in switch with union type',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: false,
       suggestion: true,
       requiresTypeChecking: true,
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/triple-slash-reference.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/triple-slash-reference.ts
index 525febe2be3..ba8bce5ae8a 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/triple-slash-reference.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/triple-slash-reference.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     docs: {
       description:
         'Sets preference level for triple slash directives versus ES6-style import declarations',
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       recommended: 'error',
     },
     messages: {
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/type-annotation-spacing.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/type-annotation-spacing.ts
index 0cf3e34b8b8..d02b8777d5f 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/type-annotation-spacing.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/type-annotation-spacing.ts
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     type: 'layout',
     docs: {
       description: 'Require consistent spacing around type annotations',
-      category: 'Stylistic Issues',
       recommended: false,
     },
     fixable: 'whitespace',
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/typedef.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/typedef.ts
index 76640104022..35655a9a803 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/typedef.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/typedef.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ export default util.createRule<[Options], MessageIds>({
   meta: {
     docs: {
       description: 'Requires type annotations to exist',
-      category: 'Stylistic Issues',
       recommended: false,
     },
     messages: {
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/unbound-method.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/unbound-method.ts
index ecf9e652819..15ddf8b8910 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/unbound-method.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/unbound-method.ts
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
   name: 'unbound-method',
   meta: {
     docs: {
-      category: 'Best Practices',
       description:
         'Enforces unbound methods are called with their expected scope',
       recommended: 'error',
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/unified-signatures.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/unified-signatures.ts
index dced203f175..7481dcd7031 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/unified-signatures.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/unified-signatures.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ export default util.createRule({
     docs: {
       description:
         'Warns for any two overloads that could be unified into one by using a union or an optional/rest parameter',
-      category: 'Variables',
       // too opinionated to be recommended
       recommended: false,
     },
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/util/getWrappingFixer.test.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/util/getWrappingFixer.test.ts
index 22306176211..bcbb4c6d5fb 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/util/getWrappingFixer.test.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/util/getWrappingFixer.test.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ const rule = createRule({
     fixable: 'code',
     docs: {
       description: 'Add void operator in random places for test purposes.',
-      category: 'Stylistic Issues',
       recommended: false,
     },
     messages: {
diff --git a/packages/experimental-utils/src/ts-eslint/Rule.ts b/packages/experimental-utils/src/ts-eslint/Rule.ts
index e17de9f6eba..9db521b2850 100644
--- a/packages/experimental-utils/src/ts-eslint/Rule.ts
+++ b/packages/experimental-utils/src/ts-eslint/Rule.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,11 @@
-import { JSONSchema4 } from '../json-schema';
-import { ParserServices, TSESTree } from '../ts-estree';
-import { AST } from './AST';
-import { Linter } from './Linter';
-import { Scope } from './Scope';
-import { SourceCode } from './SourceCode';
+import type { JSONSchema4 } from '../json-schema';
+import type { ParserServices, TSESTree } from '../ts-estree';
+import type { AST } from './AST';
+import type { Linter } from './Linter';
+import type { Scope } from './Scope';
+import type { SourceCode } from './SourceCode';
 
 interface RuleMetaDataDocs {
-  /**
-   * The general category the rule falls within
-   */
-  category:
-    | 'Best Practices'
-    | 'Stylistic Issues'
-    | 'Variables'
-    | 'Possible Errors';
   /**
    * Concise description of the rule
    */
diff --git a/packages/experimental-utils/tests/eslint-utils/RuleCreator.test.ts b/packages/experimental-utils/tests/eslint-utils/RuleCreator.test.ts
index 343d5f0e1aa..34b314b8a26 100644
--- a/packages/experimental-utils/tests/eslint-utils/RuleCreator.test.ts
+++ b/packages/experimental-utils/tests/eslint-utils/RuleCreator.test.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ describe('RuleCreator', () => {
       meta: {
         docs: {
           description: 'some description',
-          category: 'Best Practices',
           recommended: 'error',
           requiresTypeChecking: true,
         },
@@ -31,7 +30,6 @@ describe('RuleCreator', () => {
     expect(rule.meta).toEqual({
       docs: {
         description: 'some description',
-        category: 'Best Practices',
         url: 'test/test',
         recommended: 'error',
         requiresTypeChecking: true,
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 80ea8600a6d..83194d3d9c8 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4373,9 +4373,9 @@ eslint-visitor-keys@^3.0.0:
   integrity sha512-mJOZa35trBTb3IyRmo8xmKBZlxf+N7OnUl4+ZhJHs/r+0770Wh/LEACE2pqMGMe27G/4y8P2bYGk4J70IC5k1Q==
 
 eslint@^8.0.0-0:
-  version "8.0.0-beta.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eslint/-/eslint-8.0.0-beta.0.tgz#965fa5161b7cc93f1c82fb9c617a3814dc95ba38"
-  integrity sha512-Q5wCLXSpq+RIa9QBrmHApNCpgqjBU5aeQbVfeAuc9DyBIWzsdivbiirbCmYBrdoFWUoGSYCYWSIpqrS2une7jg==
+  version "8.0.0-beta.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eslint/-/eslint-8.0.0-beta.1.tgz#5cd74684dbcfd8abee08cc10de578294124539b5"
+  integrity sha512-+3EHhCIJHUXuksq6dUSe1Nv9+sdFaLfct6ZiWdFYrHU8u9tX6QQWGdKJQuQXUlUdhMMh6cchRFIQ7OqSAcyq7A==
   dependencies:
     "@eslint/eslintrc" "^1.0.0"
     "@humanwhocodes/config-array" "^0.6.0"