diff --git a/lib/iris/fileformats/rules.py b/lib/iris/fileformats/rules.py
index 8ed80d6701..eec201dfa1 100644
--- a/lib/iris/fileformats/rules.py
+++ b/lib/iris/fileformats/rules.py
@@ -155,50 +155,6 @@ def __init__(self, name, value):
         self.value = value
 
 
-class CoordAndDims(object):
-    """
-    Used within rules to represent a mapping of coordinate to data dimensions.
-
-    .. deprecated:: 1.10
-
-    """
-    def __init__(self, coord, dims=None):
-        warn_deprecated(
-            "the `iris.fileformats.rules.CoordAndDims class is deprecated.")
-        self.coord = coord
-        if dims is None:
-            dims = []
-        if not isinstance(dims, list):
-            dims = [dims]
-        self.dims = dims
-
-    def add_coord(self, cube):
-        added = False
-
-        # Try to add to dim_coords?
-        if isinstance(self.coord, iris.coords.DimCoord) and self.dims:
-            if len(self.dims) > 1:
-                raise Exception("Only 1 dim allowed for a DimCoord")
-
-            # Does the cube already have a coord for this dim?
-            already_taken = False
-            for coord, coord_dim in cube._dim_coords_and_dims:
-                if coord_dim == self.dims[0]:
-                    already_taken = True
-                    break
-
-            if not already_taken:
-                cube.add_dim_coord(self.coord, self.dims[0])
-                added = True
-
-        # If we didn't add it to dim_coords, add it to aux_coords.
-        if not added:
-            cube.add_aux_coord(self.coord, self.dims)
-
-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "<CoordAndDims: %r, %r>" % (self.coord.name, self.dims)
-
-
 class Reference(iris.util._OrderedHashable):
     _names = ('name',)
     """
@@ -364,13 +320,11 @@ def _process_action_result(self, obj, cube):
 
         factory = None
 
-        # NB. The names such as 'CoordAndDims' and 'CellMethod' are defined by
-        # the "deferred import" performed by Rule.run_actions() above.
-        if isinstance(obj, CoordAndDims):
-            obj.add_coord(cube)
+        # NB. The names such as 'CellMethod' are defined by the
+        # "deferred import" performed by Rule.run_actions() above.
 
         #cell methods - not yet implemented
-        elif isinstance(obj, CellMethod):
+        if isinstance(obj, CellMethod):
             cube.add_cell_method(obj)
 
         elif isinstance(obj, CMAttribute):