diff --git a/src/Native/Runtime/FinalizerHelpers.cpp b/src/Native/Runtime/FinalizerHelpers.cpp
index 00d9d6779b2..347345e7881 100644
--- a/src/Native/Runtime/FinalizerHelpers.cpp
+++ b/src/Native/Runtime/FinalizerHelpers.cpp
@@ -77,21 +77,22 @@ EXTERN_C REDHAWK_API void __cdecl RhpSignalFinalizationComplete()
     FinalizerThread::SignalFinalizationDone(TRUE);
 }
 
+#ifndef CORERT // @TODO: Remove on next breaking change sweep
 #ifdef FEATURE_PREMORTEM_FINALIZATION
 // Enable a last pass of the finalizer during (clean) runtime shutdown. Specify the number of milliseconds
 // we'll wait before giving up a proceeding with the shutdown (INFINITE is an allowable value).
 COOP_PINVOKE_HELPER(void, RhEnableShutdownFinalization, (UInt32 uiTimeout))
 {
-    g_fPerformShutdownFinalization = true;
-    g_uiShutdownFinalizationTimeout = uiTimeout;
+    UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(uiTimeout);
 }
 
 // Returns true when shutdown has started and it is no longer safe to access other objects from finalizers.
 COOP_PINVOKE_HELPER(UInt8, RhHasShutdownStarted, ())
 {
-    return g_fShutdownHasStarted ? 1 : 0;
+    return 0;
 }
 #endif // FEATURE_PREMORTEM_FINALIZATION
+#endif
 
 //
 // The following helpers are special in that they interact with internal GC state or directly manipulate
diff --git a/src/Native/Runtime/amd64/MiscStubs.asm b/src/Native/Runtime/amd64/MiscStubs.asm
index a53885fad39..97b3840f8e9 100644
--- a/src/Native/Runtime/amd64/MiscStubs.asm
+++ b/src/Native/Runtime/amd64/MiscStubs.asm
@@ -4,34 +4,12 @@
 
 include AsmMacros.inc
 
-EXTERN RhpShutdownHelper            : PROC
 EXTERN GetClasslibCCtorCheck        : PROC
 EXTERN memcpy                       : PROC
 EXTERN memcpyGCRefs                 : PROC
 EXTERN memcpyGCRefsWithWriteBarrier : PROC
 EXTERN memcpyAnyWithWriteBarrier    : PROC
 
-;;
-;; Currently called only from a managed executable once Main returns, this routine does whatever is needed to
-;; cleanup managed state before exiting.
-;;
-;;  Input:
-;;      rcx : Process exit code
-;;
-NESTED_ENTRY RhpShutdown, _TEXT
-
-        INLINE_GETTHREAD        rax, r10                ; rax <- Thread pointer, r10 <- trashed
-        PUSH_COOP_PINVOKE_FRAME rax, r10, no_extraStack ; rax <- in: Thread, out: trashed, r10 <- trashed
-        END_PROLOGUE
-
-        ;; Call the bulk of the helper implemented in C++. Takes the exit code already in rcx.
-        call    RhpShutdownHelper
-
-        POP_COOP_PINVOKE_FRAME  no_extraStack
-        ret
-
-NESTED_END RhpShutdown, _TEXT
-
 ;;
 ;; Checks whether the static class constructor for the type indicated by the context structure has been
 ;; executed yet. If not the classlib is called via their CheckStaticClassConstruction callback which will
diff --git a/src/Native/Runtime/arm/MiscStubs.asm b/src/Native/Runtime/arm/MiscStubs.asm
index e7cf625e2de..6dc90fdb08b 100644
--- a/src/Native/Runtime/arm/MiscStubs.asm
+++ b/src/Native/Runtime/arm/MiscStubs.asm
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 #include "AsmMacros.h"
 
-    EXTERN RhpShutdownHelper
     EXTERN GetClasslibCCtorCheck
     EXTERN memcpy
     EXTERN memcpyGCRefs
@@ -13,24 +12,6 @@
 
     TEXTAREA
 
-;;
-;; Currently called only from a managed executable once Main returns, this routine does whatever is needed to
-;; cleanup managed state before exiting.
-;;
-;;  Input:
-;;      r0 : Process exit code
-;;
-    NESTED_ENTRY RhpShutdown
-
-        COOP_PINVOKE_FRAME_PROLOG
-
-        ;; Call the bulk of the helper implemented in C++. Takes the exit code already in r0.
-        bl      RhpShutdownHelper
-
-        COOP_PINVOKE_FRAME_EPILOG
-
-    NESTED_END RhpShutdown
-
 ;;
 ;; Checks whether the static class constructor for the type indicated by the context structure has been
 ;; executed yet. If not the classlib is called via their CheckStaticClassConstruction callback which will
diff --git a/src/Native/Runtime/gcenv.h b/src/Native/Runtime/gcenv.h
index cbd654a5134..bb6af680c3b 100644
--- a/src/Native/Runtime/gcenv.h
+++ b/src/Native/Runtime/gcenv.h
@@ -227,26 +227,6 @@ class SyncBlockCache
 
 #endif // VERIFY_HEAP
 
-//
-// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-//
-// Support for shutdown finalization, which is off by default but can be enabled by the class library.
-//
-
-// If true runtime shutdown will attempt to finalize all finalizable objects (even those still rooted).
-extern bool g_fPerformShutdownFinalization;
-
-// Time to wait (in milliseconds) for the above finalization to complete before giving up and proceeding with
-// shutdown. Can specify INFINITE for no timeout. 
-extern UInt32 g_uiShutdownFinalizationTimeout;
-
-// Flag set to true once we've begun shutdown (and before shutdown finalization begins). This is exported to
-// the class library so that managed code can tell when it is safe to access other objects from finalizers.
-extern bool g_fShutdownHasStarted;
-
-
-
-
 EXTERN_C UInt32 _tls_index;
 inline UInt16 GetClrInstanceId()
 {
diff --git a/src/Native/Runtime/gcrhenv.cpp b/src/Native/Runtime/gcrhenv.cpp
index cb59d875416..bcc287cc18f 100644
--- a/src/Native/Runtime/gcrhenv.cpp
+++ b/src/Native/Runtime/gcrhenv.cpp
@@ -925,40 +925,11 @@ COOP_PINVOKE_HELPER(void, RhUnbox, (Object * pObj, void * pData, EEType * pUnbox
     }
 }
 
-#endif // !DACCESS_COMPILE
-
-//
-// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-//
-// Support for shutdown finalization, which is off by default but can be enabled by the class library.
-//
-
-// If true runtime shutdown will attempt to finalize all finalizable objects (even those still rooted).
-bool g_fPerformShutdownFinalization = false;
-
-// Time to wait (in milliseconds) for the above finalization to complete before giving up and proceeding with
-// shutdown. Can specify INFINITE for no timeout. 
-UInt32 g_uiShutdownFinalizationTimeout = 0;
-
-// Flag set to true once we've begun shutdown (and before shutdown finalization begins). This is exported to
-// the class library so that managed code can tell when it is safe to access other objects from finalizers.
-bool g_fShutdownHasStarted = false;
-
-#ifndef DACCESS_COMPILE
 Thread * GetThread()
 {
     return ThreadStore::GetCurrentThread();
 }
 
-// If the class library has requested it, call this method on clean shutdown (i.e. return from Main) to
-// perform a final pass of finalization where all finalizable objects are processed regardless of whether
-// they are still rooted.
-// static
-void RedhawkGCInterface::ShutdownFinalization()
-{
-    FinalizerThread::WatchDog();
-}
-
 // Thread static representing the last allocation.
 // This is used to log the type information for each slow allocation.
 DECLSPEC_THREAD
@@ -1253,69 +1224,6 @@ HANDLE FinalizerThread::GetFinalizerEvent()
     return hEventFinalizer->GetOSEvent();
 }
 
-// This is called during runtime shutdown to perform a final finalization run with all pontentially
-// finalizable objects being finalized (as if their roots had all been cleared). The default behaviour is to
-// skip this step, the classlib has to make an explicit request for this functionality and also specifies the
-// maximum amount of time it will let the finalization take before we will give up and just let the shutdown
-// proceed.
-bool FinalizerThread::WatchDog()
-{
-    // Set the flag indicating that shutdown has started. This is only of interest to managed code running
-    // finalizers as it lets them know when it is no longer safe to access other objects (which from this
-    // point on can be finalized even if you hold a reference to them).
-    g_fShutdownHasStarted = true;
-
-    if (g_fPerformShutdownFinalization)
-    {
-#ifdef BACKGROUND_GC
-        // Switch off concurrent GC if necessary.
-        gc_heap::gc_can_use_concurrent = FALSE;
-
-        if (pGenGCHeap->settings.concurrent)
-            pGenGCHeap->background_gc_wait();
-#endif //BACKGROUND_GC
-
-        DWORD dwTimeout = g_uiShutdownFinalizationTimeout;
-
-        // Wait for any outstanding finalization run to complete. Time this initial operation so that it forms
-        // part of the overall timeout budget.
-        DWORD dwStartTime = PalGetTickCount();
-        Wait(dwTimeout);
-        DWORD dwEndTime = PalGetTickCount();
-
-        // In the exceedingly rare case that the tick count wrapped then we'll just reset the timeout to its
-        // initial value. Otherwise we'll subtract the time we waited from the timeout budget (being mindful
-        // of the fact that we might have waited slightly longer than the timeout specified).
-        if (dwTimeout != INFINITE)
-        {
-            if (dwEndTime < dwStartTime)
-                dwTimeout = g_uiShutdownFinalizationTimeout;
-            else
-                dwTimeout -= min(dwTimeout, dwEndTime - dwStartTime);
-
-            if (dwTimeout == 0)
-                return false;
-        }
-
-        // Inform the GC that all finalizable objects should now be placed in the queue for finalization. FALSE
-        // here means we don't hold the finalizer lock (so the routine will take it for us).
-        GCHeap::GetGCHeap()->SetFinalizeQueueForShutdown(FALSE);
-
-        // Wait for the finalizer to process all of these objects.
-        Wait(dwTimeout);
-
-        if (dwTimeout == INFINITE)
-            return true;
-
-        // Do a zero timeout wait of the finalizer done event to determine if we timed out above (we don't
-        // want to modify the signature of GCHeap::FinalizerThreadWait to return this data since that bleeds
-        // into a CLR visible change to gc.h which is not really worth it for this minor case).
-        return hEventFinalizerDone->Wait(0, FALSE) == WAIT_OBJECT_0;
-    }
-
-    return true;
-}
-
 void FinalizerThread::Wait(DWORD timeout, bool allowReentrantWait)
 {
     // Can't call this from the finalizer thread itself.
diff --git a/src/Native/Runtime/gcrhinterface.h b/src/Native/Runtime/gcrhinterface.h
index 9a5b3137129..3bf10e7dd68 100644
--- a/src/Native/Runtime/gcrhinterface.h
+++ b/src/Native/Runtime/gcrhinterface.h
@@ -179,11 +179,6 @@ class RedhawkGCInterface
     static GcScanObjectFunction GetCurrentScanCallbackFunction();
     static void* GetCurrentScanContext();
 
-    // If the class library has requested it, call this method on clean shutdown (i.e. return from Main) to
-    // perform a final pass of finalization where all finalizable objects are processed regardless of whether
-    // they are still rooted.
-    static void ShutdownFinalization();
-
     // Returns size GCDesc. Used by type cloning.
     static UInt32 GetGCDescSize(void * pType);
 
diff --git a/src/Native/Runtime/i386/MiscStubs.asm b/src/Native/Runtime/i386/MiscStubs.asm
index e6ffd4cc518..80ff054db5f 100644
--- a/src/Native/Runtime/i386/MiscStubs.asm
+++ b/src/Native/Runtime/i386/MiscStubs.asm
@@ -9,45 +9,12 @@
 
 include AsmMacros.inc
 
-EXTERN @RhpShutdownHelper@4     : PROC
 EXTERN @GetClasslibCCtorCheck@4 : PROC
 EXTERN _memcpy                  : PROC
 EXTERN _memcpyGCRefs            : PROC
 EXTERN _memcpyGCRefsWithWriteBarrier  : PROC
 EXTERN _memcpyAnyWithWriteBarrier     : PROC
 
-;;
-;; Currently called only from a managed executable once Main returns, this routine does whatever is needed to
-;; cleanup managed state before exiting. This routine never returns.
-;;
-;;  Input:
-;;      ecx : Process exit code
-;;
-FASTCALL_FUNC RhpShutdown, 4
-
-        ;; Build an EBP frame, mostly so we get a good stack trace during debugging.
-        push        ebp
-        mov         ebp, esp
-
-        ;; edx = GetThread(), TRASHES eax
-        INLINE_GETTHREAD edx, eax
-
-        ;; Save managed state in a frame and update the thread so it can find this frame once we transition to
-        ;; pre-emptive mode in the garbage collection.
-        PUSH_COOP_PINVOKE_FRAME edx
-
-        ;; Call the bulk of the helper implemented in C++. Takes the exit code already in ecx.
-        call    @RhpShutdownHelper@4
-
-        ;; Restore register state.
-        POP_COOP_PINVOKE_FRAME
-
-        ;; Epilog, tear down EBP frame and return.
-        pop         ebp
-        ret
-
-FASTCALL_ENDFUNC
-
 ;;
 ;; Checks whether the static class constructor for the type indicated by the context structure has been
 ;; executed yet. If not the classlib is called via their CheckStaticClassConstruction callback which will
diff --git a/src/Native/Runtime/startup.cpp b/src/Native/Runtime/startup.cpp
index 2d949e0e261..ce6298cffcf 100644
--- a/src/Native/Runtime/startup.cpp
+++ b/src/Native/Runtime/startup.cpp
@@ -324,11 +324,8 @@ HANDLE RtuCreateRuntimeInstance(HANDLE hPalInstance)
 // @TODO: Eventually we'll probably have a hosting API and explicit shutdown request. When that happens we'll
 // something more sophisticated here since we won't be able to rely on the OS cleaning up after us.
 //
-COOP_PINVOKE_HELPER(void, RhpShutdownHelper, (UInt32 /*uExitCode*/))
+COOP_PINVOKE_HELPER(void, RhpShutdown, ())
 {
-    // If the classlib has requested it perform a last pass of the finalizer thread.
-    RedhawkGCInterface::ShutdownFinalization();
-
 #ifdef FEATURE_PROFILING
     GetRuntimeInstance()->WriteProfileInfo();
 #endif // FEATURE_PROFILING
diff --git a/src/Native/gc/env/gcenv.base.h b/src/Native/gc/env/gcenv.base.h
index 51adc64c055..61a0bc6795c 100644
--- a/src/Native/gc/env/gcenv.base.h
+++ b/src/Native/gc/env/gcenv.base.h
@@ -452,7 +452,6 @@ class FinalizerThread
 
     static bool IsCurrentThreadFinalizer();
     static void Wait(DWORD timeout, bool allowReentrantWait = false);
-    static bool WatchDog();
     static void SignalFinalizationDone(bool fFinalizer);
     static void SetFinalizerThread(Thread * pThread);
     static HANDLE GetFinalizerEvent();
diff --git a/src/Runtime.Base/src/System/Runtime/RuntimeExports.cs b/src/Runtime.Base/src/System/Runtime/RuntimeExports.cs
index c3b2823d847..06442629f9f 100644
--- a/src/Runtime.Base/src/System/Runtime/RuntimeExports.cs
+++ b/src/Runtime.Base/src/System/Runtime/RuntimeExports.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace System.Runtime
 {
     internal static class RuntimeExports
     {
-#if !CORERT
+#if !CORERT // @TODO: Remove on next breaking change sweep
         //
         // internalcalls for System.Runtime.InteropServices.GCHandle.
         //
diff --git a/src/System.Private.CoreLib/src/MembersMustExist.AnalyzerData b/src/System.Private.CoreLib/src/MembersMustExist.AnalyzerData
index 8e411d3f260..2685fd179dc 100644
--- a/src/System.Private.CoreLib/src/MembersMustExist.AnalyzerData
+++ b/src/System.Private.CoreLib/src/MembersMustExist.AnalyzerData
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ internal static extern void System.Runtime.RuntimeImports.RhCheckArrayStore(obje
 internal static extern void System.Runtime.RuntimeImports.RhCollect(int generation, System.InternalGCCollectionMode mode)
 private static extern int System.Runtime.RuntimeImports.RhCompatibleReentrantWaitAny(int alertable, int timeout, int count, System.IntPtr* handles)
 internal static extern bool System.Runtime.RuntimeImports.RhCreateGenericInstanceDescForType2(System.EETypePtr pEEType, int arity, int nonGcStaticDataSize, int nonGCStaticDataOffset, int gcStaticDataSize, int threadStaticsOffset, void* pGcStaticsDesc, void* pThreadStaticsDesc, int* pGenericVarianceFlags)
-internal static extern void System.Runtime.RuntimeImports.RhEnableShutdownFinalization(uint timeout)
 internal static extern bool System.Runtime.RuntimeImports.RhFindBlob(System.IntPtr hOsModule, uint blobId, byte** ppbBlob, uint* pcbBlob)
 internal static extern System.IntPtr System.Runtime.RuntimeImports.RhFindMethodStartAddress(System.IntPtr codeAddr)
 internal static extern System.IntPtr System.Runtime.RuntimeImports.RhGetCodeTarget(System.IntPtr pCode)
@@ -167,7 +166,6 @@ internal static extern void System.Runtime.RuntimeImports.RhHandleSetDependentSe
 internal static extern void System.Runtime.RuntimeImports.RhHandleSetVariableType(System.IntPtr handle, uint type)
 internal static extern bool System.Runtime.RuntimeImports.RhHasCctor(System.EETypePtr pEEType)
 internal static extern bool System.Runtime.RuntimeImports.RhHasReferenceFields(System.EETypePtr pEEType)
-internal static extern bool System.Runtime.RuntimeImports.RhHasShutdownStarted()
 internal static extern bool System.Runtime.RuntimeImports.RhIsArray(System.EETypePtr pEEType)
 internal static extern bool System.Runtime.RuntimeImports.RhIsDynamicType(System.EETypePtr pEEType)
 internal static extern bool System.Runtime.RuntimeImports.RhIsInterface(System.EETypePtr pEEType)
diff --git a/src/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Environment.cs b/src/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Environment.cs
index 7f67780f575..793263b4dc5 100644
--- a/src/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Environment.cs
+++ b/src/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Environment.cs
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ public static bool HasShutdownStarted
         {
             get
             {
-                return RuntimeImports.RhHasShutdownStarted();
+                // .NET Core does not have shutdown finalization
+                return false;
             }
         }
 
@@ -118,17 +119,6 @@ public static string[] GetCommandLineArgs()
         }
 #endif
 
-#if CORERT
-        // .NET Core abandoned shutdown finalization.
-        // See discussion in https://github.com/dotnet/corefx/issues/5205
-        // We should get rid of this in Project N too.
-#else
-        static Environment()
-        {
-            RuntimeImports.RhEnableShutdownFinalization(0xffffffffu);
-        }
-#endif
-
         public static String StackTrace
         {
             get
diff --git a/src/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Runtime/RuntimeImports.cs b/src/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Runtime/RuntimeImports.cs
index 35b675bb442..c4023b102d9 100644
--- a/src/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Runtime/RuntimeImports.cs
+++ b/src/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Runtime/RuntimeImports.cs
@@ -448,16 +448,8 @@ internal enum RuntimeHelperKind
         internal static unsafe extern IntPtr RhGetDispatchMapForType(EETypePtr pEEType);
 
         //
-        // calls to runtime for process status
+        // Support for GC and HandleTable callouts.
         //
-        [MethodImplAttribute(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
-        [RuntimeImport(RuntimeLibrary, "RhEnableShutdownFinalization")]
-        internal static extern void RhEnableShutdownFinalization(uint timeout);
-
-        [MethodImplAttribute(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
-        [RuntimeImport(RuntimeLibrary, "RhHasShutdownStarted")]
-        internal static extern bool RhHasShutdownStarted();
-
 
         internal enum GcRestrictedCalloutKind
         {
@@ -467,9 +459,6 @@ internal enum GcRestrictedCalloutKind
                                 // no handles have been cleared
         }
 
-        //
-        // Support for GC and HandleTable callouts.
-        //
         [MethodImplAttribute(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
         [RuntimeImport(RuntimeLibrary, "RhRegisterGcCallout")]
         internal static extern bool RhRegisterGcCallout(GcRestrictedCalloutKind eKind, IntPtr pCalloutMethod);
diff --git a/src/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Threading/ManagedThreadId.cs b/src/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Threading/ManagedThreadId.cs
index 22c33af4aeb..8dd4ceae4a3 100644
--- a/src/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Threading/ManagedThreadId.cs
+++ b/src/System.Private.CoreLib/src/System/Threading/ManagedThreadId.cs
@@ -241,11 +241,6 @@ private ManagedThreadId(int managedThreadId)
 
         ~ManagedThreadId()
         {
-            if (RuntimeImports.RhHasShutdownStarted())
-            {
-                return;
-            }
-
             if (_managedThreadId == ManagedThreadIdNone)
             {
                 return;