diff --git a/src/sync/sync.nim b/src/sync/sync.nim
index 7ef4a442..b1a0748f 100644
--- a/src/sync/sync.nim
+++ b/src/sync/sync.nim
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ type
 func init*(T: typedesc[TrackExerciseSlugs], exercises: Exercises): T =
   T(
     `concept`: getSlugs(exercises.`concept`),
-    practice: getSlugs(exercises.practice)
+    practice: getSlugs(exercises.practice, withDeprecated = false)
   )
 
 proc getSlugs*(exercises: Exercises, conf: Conf,
diff --git a/src/sync/sync_common.nim b/src/sync/sync_common.nim
index 77ede4f5..ab02a527 100644
--- a/src/sync/sync_common.nim
+++ b/src/sync/sync_common.nim
@@ -25,11 +25,13 @@ proc postHook*(e: ConceptExercise | PracticeExercise) =
     stderr.writeLine msg
     quit 1
 
-func getSlugs*(e: seq[ConceptExercise] | seq[PracticeExercise]): seq[Slug] =
+func getSlugs*(e: seq[ConceptExercise] | seq[PracticeExercise],
+               withDeprecated = true): seq[Slug] =
   ## Returns a seq of the slugs in `e`, in alphabetical order.
-  result = newSeq[Slug](e.len)
-  for i, item in e:
-    result[i] = item.slug
+  result = newSeqOfCap[Slug](e.len)
+  for item in e:
+    if withDeprecated or item.status != sDeprecated:
+      result.add item.slug
   sort result
 
 func truncateAndAdd*(s: var string, truncateLen: int, slug: Slug) =
diff --git a/src/sync/tracks.nim b/src/sync/tracks.nim
index cd8f49a4..b62a83a2 100644
--- a/src/sync/tracks.nim
+++ b/src/sync/tracks.nim
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ func testsPath*(trackDir: TrackDir, slug: PracticeExerciseSlug): string =
   joinPath(trackDir.string, "exercises", "practice", slug.string, ".meta",
            "tests.toml")
 
-proc getPracticeExerciseSlugs(trackDir: TrackDir): seq[PracticeExerciseSlug] =
+proc getPracticeExerciseSlugs(trackDir: TrackDir,
+                              withDeprecated: bool): seq[PracticeExerciseSlug] =
   ## Parses the root `config.json` file in `trackDir` and returns a seq of its
   ## Practice Exercise slugs, in alphabetical order.
   let configFile = trackDir / "config.json"
@@ -40,8 +41,10 @@ proc getPracticeExerciseSlugs(trackDir: TrackDir): seq[PracticeExerciseSlug] =
         result = newSeqOfCap[PracticeExerciseSlug](practiceExercises.len)
 
         for exercise in practiceExercises:
-          if exercise.hasKey("slug"):
-            if exercise["slug"].kind == JString:
+          if exercise.hasKey("slug") and exercise["slug"].kind == JString:
+            if withDeprecated or not exercise.hasKey("status") or
+                exercise["status"].kind != JString or
+                exercise["status"].getStr() != "deprecated":
               let slug = exercise["slug"].getStr()
               result.add PracticeExerciseSlug(slug)
     else:
@@ -101,7 +104,8 @@ iterator findPracticeExercises*(conf: Conf): PracticeExercise {.inline.} =
   let trackDir = TrackDir(conf.trackDir)
   let userExercise = PracticeExerciseSlug(conf.action.exercise)
 
-  let practiceExerciseSlugs = getPracticeExerciseSlugs(trackDir)
+  let practiceExerciseSlugs = getPracticeExerciseSlugs(trackDir,
+                                                       withDeprecated = false)
 
   for slug in practiceExerciseSlugs:
     if userExercise.len == 0 or userExercise == slug:
diff --git a/tests/test_binary.nim b/tests/test_binary.nim
index a258e655..09b28f32 100644
--- a/tests/test_binary.nim
+++ b/tests/test_binary.nim
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ proc testsForSync(binaryPath: static string) =
     bodyUnsyncedMetadata = """
       [warn] metadata: unsynced: acronym
       [warn] metadata: unsynced: armstrong-numbers
-      [warn] metadata: unsynced: binary
       [warn] metadata: unsynced: collatz-conjecture
       [warn] metadata: unsynced: darts
       [warn] metadata: unsynced: grade-school
@@ -452,7 +451,7 @@ proc testsForSync(binaryPath: static string) =
     const expectedOutput = fmt"""
       {header}
       {bodyUnsyncedMetadata}
-      Updated the metadata for 14 Practice Exercises
+      Updated the metadata for 13 Practice Exercises
       {footerSyncedMetadata}
     """.unindent()
     const expectedDiff = """
@@ -464,10 +463,6 @@ proc testsForSync(binaryPath: static string) =
       +++ exercises/practice/armstrong-numbers/.meta/config.json
       -  "blurb": "Determine if a number is an Armstrong number",
       +  "blurb": "Determine if a number is an Armstrong number.",
-      --- exercises/practice/binary/.meta/config.json
-      +++ exercises/practice/binary/.meta/config.json
-      -  "blurb": "Convert a binary number, represented as a string (e.g. '101010'), to its decimal equivalent using first principles",
-      +  "blurb": "Convert a binary number, represented as a string (e.g. '101010'), to its decimal equivalent using first principles.",
       --- exercises/practice/collatz-conjecture/.meta/config.json
       +++ exercises/practice/collatz-conjecture/.meta/config.json
       -  "blurb": "Calculate the number of steps to reach 1 using the Collatz conjecture",
diff --git a/tests/test_tracks.nim b/tests/test_tracks.nim
index a4d93f4d..c1095f3f 100644
--- a/tests/test_tracks.nim
+++ b/tests/test_tracks.nim
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ proc main =
 
     test "returns the expected number of exercises":
       check:
-        practiceExercises.len == 68
+        practiceExercises.len == 67
 
     test "returns the expected object for `hello-world`":
       const expectedHelloWorld =
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ proc main =
         )
 
       check:
-        practiceExercises[20] == expectedHelloWorld
+        practiceExercises[19] == expectedHelloWorld
 
     test "returns the expected object for `two-fer`":
       const expectedTwoFer =
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ proc main =
         )
 
       check:
-        practiceExercises[65] == expectedTwoFer
+        practiceExercises[64] == expectedTwoFer
 
 main()
 {.used.}