diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/config/init.lua b/lua/lazyvim/config/init.lua
index 62b14237..83cadffc 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/config/init.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/config/init.lua
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ local defaults = {
 }
 
 M.json = {
-  version = 4,
+  version = 5,
   data = {
     version = nil, ---@type string?
     news = {}, ---@type table<string, string>
diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lazyrc.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lazyrc.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index 24d06b51..00000000
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lazyrc.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
---[[
-Enable project-specific plugin specs.
-
-File .lazy.lua:
-  is read when present in the current working directory
-  should return a plugin spec
-  has to be manually trusted for each instance of the file
-
-This extra should be the last plugin spec added to lazy.nvim
-
-See:
-  :h 'exrc'
-  :h :trust
---]]
-local filepath = vim.fn.fnamemodify(".lazy.lua", ":p")
-local file = vim.secure.read(filepath)
-if not file then
-  return {}
-end
-
-vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("User", {
-  pattern = "VeryLazy",
-  once = true,
-  callback = function()
-    local Config = require("lazy.core.config")
-    local lazyrc_idx = LazyVim.plugin.extra_idx("lazyrc")
-
-    if lazyrc_idx and lazyrc_idx ~= #Config.spec.modules then
-      LazyVim.warn({
-        "The `lazyrc` extra must be the last plugin spec added to **lazy.nvim**. ",
-        "",
-        "Add `{ import = 'lazyvim.plugins.extras.lazyrc' }` to file `config.lazy`. ",
-        "Do not use the `LazyExtras` command. ",
-      }, { title = "LazyVim", once = true })
-    end
-  end,
-})
-return loadstring(file)()
diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/util/json.lua b/lua/lazyvim/util/json.lua
index 4196847e..3e17662e 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/util/json.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/util/json.lua
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ function M.migrate()
         or extra == "lazyvim.plugins.extras.ui.treesitter-rewrite"
       )
     end, json.data.extras or {})
+  elseif json.data.version == 4 then
+    json.data.extras = vim.tbl_filter(function(extra)
+      return not (extra == "lazyvim.plugins.extras.lazyrc")
+    end, json.data.extras or {})
   end
 
   M.save()
diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/util/plugin.lua b/lua/lazyvim/util/plugin.lua
index a1cb8f46..77a1c28e 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/util/plugin.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/util/plugin.lua
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ M.deprecated_extras = {
   ["lazyvim.plugins.extras.coding.native_snippets"] = "Native snippets are now the default for **Neovim >= 0.10**",
   ["lazyvim.plugins.extras.ui.treesitter-rewrite"] = "Disabled `treesitter-rewrite` extra for now. Not ready yet.",
   ["lazyvim.plugins.extras.coding.mini-ai"] = "`mini.ai` is now a core LazyVim plugin (again)",
+  ["lazyvim.plugins.extras.lazyrc"] = "local spec files are now a lazy.nvim feature",
 }
 
 M.deprecated_modules = {