diff --git a/plugins/bing.py b/plugins/bing.py
index 307ec3766..ee3cda0b7 100644
--- a/plugins/bing.py
+++ b/plugins/bing.py
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ def bingify(s):
 @hook.command("bing", "b")
 def bing(text, bot):
     """<query> - returns the first bing search result for <query>"""
+    
+    return "This API has been deprecated and removed."
+
     api_key = bot.config.get("api_keys", {}).get("bing_azure")
 
     # handle NSFW
@@ -74,6 +77,9 @@ def bing(text, bot):
 @hook.command("bingimage", "bis")
 def bingimage(text, bot):
     """<query> - returns the first bing image search result for <query>"""
+
+    return "This API has been deprecated and removed."
+
     api_key = bot.config.get("api_keys", {}).get("bing_azure")
 
     # handle NSFW