diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_instance.go b/aws/resource_aws_instance.go
index a66e5d53b6f..6d5c0d1c1d3 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_instance.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_instance.go
@@ -184,11 +184,10 @@ func resourceAwsInstance() *schema.Resource {
 				Computed: true,
 			},
 
-			// TODO: Deprecate me v0.10.0
 			"network_interface_id": {
-				Type:       schema.TypeString,
-				Computed:   true,
-				Deprecated: "Please use `primary_network_interface_id` instead",
+				Type:     schema.TypeString,
+				Computed: true,
+				Removed:  "Use `primary_network_interface_id` attribute instead",
 			},
 
 			"primary_network_interface_id": {
@@ -779,7 +778,6 @@ func resourceAwsInstanceRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 			d.Set("subnet_id", primaryNetworkInterface.SubnetId)
 		}
 		if primaryNetworkInterface.NetworkInterfaceId != nil {
-			d.Set("network_interface_id", primaryNetworkInterface.NetworkInterfaceId) // TODO: Deprecate me v0.10.0
 			d.Set("primary_network_interface_id", primaryNetworkInterface.NetworkInterfaceId)
 		}
 		if primaryNetworkInterface.Ipv6Addresses != nil {
@@ -797,7 +795,6 @@ func resourceAwsInstanceRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 
 	} else {
 		d.Set("subnet_id", instance.SubnetId)
-		d.Set("network_interface_id", "") // TODO: Deprecate me v0.10.0
 		d.Set("primary_network_interface_id", "")
 	}
 
diff --git a/website/docs/r/instance.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/instance.html.markdown
index bbdfe37fe0e..bc102e55066 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/instance.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/instance.html.markdown
@@ -263,7 +263,6 @@ In addition to all arguments above, the following attributes are exported:
   is only available if you've enabled DNS hostnames for your VPC
 * `public_ip` - The public IP address assigned to the instance, if applicable. **NOTE**: If you are using an [`aws_eip`](/docs/providers/aws/r/eip.html) with your instance, you should refer to the EIP's address directly and not use `public_ip`, as this field will change after the EIP is attached.
 * `ipv6_addresses` - A list of assigned IPv6 addresses, if any
-* `network_interface_id` - The ID of the network interface that was created with the instance.
 * `primary_network_interface_id` - The ID of the instance's primary network interface.
 * `private_dns` - The private DNS name assigned to the instance. Can only be
   used inside the Amazon EC2, and only available if you've enabled DNS hostnames