diff --git a/API.md b/API.md
index 1c8eb3fd..a7804482 100644
--- a/API.md
+++ b/API.md
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ D3 is a [collection of modules](https://github.com/d3) that are designed to work
 * [Paths](#paths-d3-path)
 * [Polygons](#polygons-d3-polygon)
 * [Quadtrees](#quadtrees-d3-quadtree)
-* [Queues](#queues-d3-queue)
 * [Random Numbers](#random-numbers-d3-random)
 * [Scales](#scales-d3-scale) ([Continuous](#continuous-scales), [Sequential](#sequential-scales), [Quantize](#quantize-scales), [Ordinal](#ordinal-scales))
 * [Color Schemes](#color-schemes-d3-scale-chromatic)
@@ -660,16 +659,6 @@ Two-dimensional recursive spatial subdivision.
 * [*quadtree*.cover](https://github.com/d3/d3-quadtree/blob/master/README.md#quadtree_cover) - extend the quadtree to cover a point.
 * [*quadtree*.extent](https://github.com/d3/d3-quadtree/blob/master/README.md#quadtree_extent) - extend the quadtree to cover an extent.
 
-## [Queues (d3-queue)](https://github.com/d3/d3-queue)
-
-Evaluate asynchronous tasks with configurable concurrency.
-
-* [d3.queue](https://github.com/d3/d3-queue/blob/master/README.md#queue) - manage the concurrent evaluation of asynchronous tasks.
-* [*queue*.defer](https://github.com/d3/d3-queue/blob/master/README.md#queue_defer) - register a task for evaluation.
-* [*queue*.abort](https://github.com/d3/d3-queue/blob/master/README.md#queue_abort) - abort any active tasks and cancel any pending ones.
-* [*queue*.await](https://github.com/d3/d3-queue/blob/master/README.md#queue_await) - register a callback for when tasks complete.
-* [*queue*.awaitAll](https://github.com/d3/d3-queue/blob/master/README.md#queue_awaitAll) - register a callback for when tasks complete.
-
 ## [Random Numbers (d3-random)](https://github.com/d3/d3-random)
 
 Generate random numbers from various distributions.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 095dbcac..bb3d6d99 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "d3",
-  "version": "5.0.0-rc.2",
+  "version": "5.0.0-rc.3",
   "publishConfig": {
     "tag": "next"
   },
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
     "d3-path": "1",
     "d3-polygon": "1",
     "d3-quadtree": "1",
-    "d3-queue": "3",
     "d3-random": "1",
     "d3-scale": "2",
     "d3-scale-chromatic": "1",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 47eacbfb..b4a3d97f 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -142,10 +142,6 @@ d3-quadtree@1:
   version "1.0.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/d3-quadtree/-/d3-quadtree-1.0.3.tgz#ac7987e3e23fe805a990f28e1b50d38fcb822438"
 
-d3-queue@3:
-  version "3.0.7"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/d3-queue/-/d3-queue-3.0.7.tgz#c93a2e54b417c0959129d7d73f6cf7d4292e7618"
-
 d3-random@1:
   version "1.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/d3-random/-/d3-random-1.1.0.tgz#6642e506c6fa3a648595d2b2469788a8d12529d3"