diff --git a/command/_errors.ts b/command/_errors.ts
index f1d486a3..6a20a93f 100644
--- a/command/_errors.ts
+++ b/command/_errors.ts
@@ -170,15 +170,6 @@ export class DefaultCommandNotFoundError extends CommandError {
   }
 }
 
-export class CommandExecutableNotFoundError extends CommandError {
-  constructor(name: string) {
-    super(
-      `Command executable not found: ${name}`,
-    );
-    Object.setPrototypeOf(this, CommandExecutableNotFoundError.prototype);
-  }
-}
-
 export class UnknownCompletionCommandError extends CommandError {
   constructor(name: string, commands: Array<Command>) {
     super(
diff --git a/command/command.ts b/command/command.ts
index 01a667e0..96bd3a4a 100644
--- a/command/command.ts
+++ b/command/command.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import {
 } from "./_utils.ts";
 import { bold, brightBlue, red } from "./deps.ts";
 import {
-  CommandExecutableNotFoundError,
   CommandNotFoundError,
   DefaultCommandNotFoundError,
   DuplicateCommandAliasError,
@@ -152,7 +151,6 @@ export class Command<
   private completions = new Map<string, Completion>();
   private cmd: Command<any> = this;
   private argsDefinition?: string;
-  private isExecutable = false;
   private throwOnError = false;
   private _allowEmpty = false;
   private _stopEarly = false;
@@ -793,12 +791,6 @@ export class Command<
     return this;
   }
 
-  /** Make command executable. */
-  public executable(): this {
-    this.cmd.isExecutable = true;
-    return this;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Set command arguments.
    *
@@ -1718,10 +1710,7 @@ export class Command<
       this.registerDefaults();
       this.rawArgs = ctx.unknown.slice();
 
-      if (this.isExecutable) {
-        await this.executeExecutable(ctx.unknown);
-        return { options: {}, args: [], cmd: this, literal: [] };
-      } else if (this._useRawArgs) {
+      if (this._useRawArgs) {
         await this.parseEnvVars(ctx, this.envVars);
         return await this.execute(ctx.env, ctx.unknown);
       }
@@ -1966,32 +1955,6 @@ export class Command<
     await this.globalActionHandler?.(options, ...args);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Execute external sub-command.
-   * @param args Raw command line arguments.
-   */
-  protected async executeExecutable(args: string[]) {
-    const command = this.getPath().replace(/\s+/g, "-");
-
-    await Deno.permissions.request({ name: "run", command });
-
-    try {
-      const cmd: Deno.Command = new Deno.Command(command, {
-        args,
-      });
-      const output: Deno.CommandOutput = await cmd.output();
-
-      if (!output.success) {
-        Deno.exit(output.code);
-      }
-    } catch (error) {
-      if (error instanceof Deno.errors.NotFound) {
-        throw new CommandExecutableNotFoundError(command);
-      }
-      throw error;
-    }
-  }
-
   /** Parse raw command line arguments. */
   protected parseOptions(
     ctx: ParseContext,
diff --git a/examples/command/git_style_executables.ts b/examples/command/git_style_executables.ts
deleted file mode 100755
index 9b015429..00000000
--- a/examples/command/git_style_executables.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env -S deno run
-
-import { Command } from "../../command/command.ts";
-
-await new Command()
-  .command("install [name]", "install one or more packages").executable()
-  .command("search [query]", "search with optional query").executable()
-  .command("update", "update installed packages").executable()
-  .command("list", "list packages installed").executable()
-  .parse(Deno.args);
diff --git a/examples/command/sub_commands.ts b/examples/command/sub_commands.ts
index 677acdc5..6f054154 100755
--- a/examples/command/sub_commands.ts
+++ b/examples/command/sub_commands.ts
@@ -25,10 +25,3 @@ await new Command()
       }),
   )
   .parse(Deno.args);
-
-// Command implemented using separate executable file (description is passed as second parameter to `.command()`)
-await new Command()
-  .command("start <service>", "Start named service.").executable()
-  .command("stop [service]", "Stop named service, or all if no name supplied.")
-  .executable()
-  .parse(Deno.args);