diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/labels_select.js b/app/assets/javascripts/labels_select.js
index 7d7f91227f9..2538d9c2093 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/labels_select.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/labels_select.js
@@ -127,13 +127,6 @@ import DropdownUtils from './filtered_search/dropdown_utils';
             $('.has-tooltip', $value).tooltip({
               container: 'body'
             });
-            return $value.find('a').each(function(i) {
-              return setTimeout((function(_this) {
-                return function() {
-                  return gl.animate.animate($(_this), 'pulse');
-                };
-              })(this), 200 * i);
-            });
           });
         };
         $dropdown.glDropdown({
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/lib/utils/animate.js b/app/assets/javascripts/lib/utils/animate.js
deleted file mode 100644
index d93c1d0da59..00000000000
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/lib/utils/animate.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-/* eslint-disable func-names, space-before-function-paren, wrap-iife, no-param-reassign, no-void, prefer-template, no-var, new-cap, prefer-arrow-callback, consistent-return, max-len */
-(function() {
-  (function(w) {
-    if (w.gl == null) {
-      w.gl = {};
-    }
-    if (gl.animate == null) {
-      gl.animate = {};
-    }
-    gl.animate.animate = function($el, animation, options, done) {
-      if ((options != null ? options.cssStart : void 0) != null) {
-        $el.css(options.cssStart);
-      }
-      $el.removeClass(animation + ' animated').addClass(animation + ' animated').one('webkitAnimationEnd mozAnimationEnd MSAnimationEnd oanimationend animationend', function() {
-        $(this).removeClass(animation + ' animated');
-        if (done != null) {
-          done();
-        }
-        if ((options != null ? options.cssEnd : void 0) != null) {
-          $el.css(options.cssEnd);
-        }
-      });
-    };
-    gl.animate.animateEach = function($els, animation, time, options, done) {
-      var dfd;
-      dfd = $.Deferred();
-      if (!$els.length) {
-        dfd.resolve();
-      }
-      $els.each(function(i) {
-        setTimeout((function(_this) {
-          return function() {
-            var $this;
-            $this = $(_this);
-            return gl.animate.animate($this, animation, options, function() {
-              if (i === $els.length - 1) {
-                dfd.resolve();
-                if (done != null) {
-                  return done();
-                }
-              }
-            });
-          };
-        })(this), time * i);
-      });
-      return dfd.promise();
-    };
-  })(window);
-}).call(window);
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/main.js b/app/assets/javascripts/main.js
index 0bc31a56684..0f84470828a 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/main.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/main.js
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import './commit/file';
 import './commit/image_file';
 
 // lib/utils
-import './lib/utils/animate';
 import './lib/utils/bootstrap_linked_tabs';
 import './lib/utils/common_utils';
 import './lib/utils/datetime_utility';
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/refactor-animate-js.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/refactor-animate-js.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ec32d68bbdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/refactor-animate-js.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Remove animate.js and label animation.
+merge_request:
+author:
+type: removed