diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/collections/Maps.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/collections/Maps.kt
index f4865943e78..1dbfc7eef8c 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/collections/Maps.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/collections/Maps.kt
@@ -487,30 +487,35 @@ public operator fun <K, V> MutableMap<K, V>.plusAssign(map: Map<K, V>) {
 /**
  * Creates a new read-only map by removing a [key] from this map.
  */
+@Deprecated("This operation will be removed soon.")
 public operator fun <K, V> Map<K, V>.minus(key: K): Map<K, V>
         = this.toLinkedMap().apply { minusAssign(key) }
 
 /**
  * Creates a new read-only map by removing a collection of [keys] from this map.
  */
+@Deprecated("This operation will be removed soon.")
 public operator fun <K, V> Map<K, V>.minus(keys: Iterable<K>): Map<K, V>
         = this.toLinkedMap().apply { minusAssign(keys) }
 
 /**
  * Creates a new read-only map by removing a array of [keys] from this map.
  */
+@Deprecated("This operation will be removed soon.")
 public operator fun <K, V> Map<K, V>.minus(keys: Array<K>): Map<K, V>
         = this.toLinkedMap().apply { minusAssign(keys) }
 
 /**
  * Creates a new read-only map by removing a sequence of [keys] from this map.
  */
+@Deprecated("This operation will be removed soon.")
 public operator fun <K, V> Map<K, V>.minus(keys: Sequence<K>): Map<K, V>
         = this.toLinkedMap().apply { minusAssign(keys) }
 
 /**
  * Removes the given [key] from this mutable map.
  */
+@Deprecated("This operation will be removed soon, use remove(key) instead.", ReplaceWith("this.keys -= key"))
 public operator fun <K, V> MutableMap<K, V>.minusAssign(key: K) {
     remove(key)
 }
@@ -518,6 +523,7 @@ public operator fun <K, V> MutableMap<K, V>.minusAssign(key: K) {
 /**
  * Removes all the given [keys] from this mutable map.
  */
+@Deprecated("This operation will be removed soon.", ReplaceWith("this.keys -= keys"))
 public operator fun <K, V> MutableMap<K, V>.minusAssign(keys: Iterable<K>) {
     for (key in keys) remove(key)
 }
@@ -525,6 +531,7 @@ public operator fun <K, V> MutableMap<K, V>.minusAssign(keys: Iterable<K>) {
 /**
  * Removes all the given [keys] from this mutable map.
  */
+@Deprecated("This operation will be removed soon.", ReplaceWith("this.keys -= keys"))
 public operator fun <K, V> MutableMap<K, V>.minusAssign(keys: Array<K>) {
     for (key in keys) remove(key)
 }
@@ -532,6 +539,7 @@ public operator fun <K, V> MutableMap<K, V>.minusAssign(keys: Array<K>) {
 /**
  * Removes all the given [keys] from this mutable map.
  */
+@Deprecated("This operation will be removed soon.", ReplaceWith("this.keys -= keys"))
 public operator fun <K, V> MutableMap<K, V>.minusAssign(keys: Sequence<K>) {
     for (key in keys) remove(key)
 }
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/test/collections/MapTest.kt b/libraries/stdlib/test/collections/MapTest.kt
index bdd0bced623..25e5ea796f4 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/test/collections/MapTest.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/test/collections/MapTest.kt
@@ -357,16 +357,18 @@ class MapTest {
         assertEquals("A" to 1, original.entries.single().toPair())
     }
 
+/*
     @test fun minusAssign() = testMinusAssign {
-        it -= "B"
-        it -= "C"
+        it.keys -= "B"
+        it.keys -= "C"
     }
 
-    @test fun minusAssignList() = testMinusAssign { it -= listOf("B", "C") }
+    @test fun minusAssignList() = testMinusAssign { it.keys -= listOf("B", "C") }
 
-    @test fun minusAssignArray() = testMinusAssign { it -= arrayOf("B", "C") }
+    @test fun minusAssignArray() = testMinusAssign { it.keys -= arrayOf("B", "C") }
 
-    @test fun minusAssignSequence() = testMinusAssign { it -= sequenceOf("B", "C") }
+    @test fun minusAssignSequence() = testMinusAssign { it.keys -= sequenceOf("B", "C") }
+*/
 
 
     fun testIdempotent(operation: (Map<String, Int>) -> Map<String, Int>) {
@@ -383,16 +385,16 @@ class MapTest {
 
 
     @test fun plusEmptyList() = testIdempotent { it + listOf() }
-    @test fun minusEmptyList() = testIdempotent { it - listOf() }
+//    @test fun minusEmptyList() = testIdempotent { it - listOf() }
 
     @test fun plusEmptySet() = testIdempotent { it + setOf() }
-    @test fun minusEmptySet() = testIdempotent { it - setOf() }
+//    @test fun minusEmptySet() = testIdempotent { it - setOf() }
 
     @test fun plusAssignEmptyList() = testIdempotentAssign { it += listOf() }
-    @test fun minusAssignEmptyList() = testIdempotentAssign { it -= listOf() }
+//    @test fun minusAssignEmptyList() = testIdempotentAssign { it -= listOf() }
 
     @test fun plusAssignEmptySet() = testIdempotentAssign { it += setOf() }
-    @test fun minusAssignEmptySet() = testIdempotentAssign { it -= setOf() }
+//    @test fun minusAssignEmptySet() = testIdempotentAssign { it -= setOf() }
 
 
 }