diff --git a/agent/agent.go b/agent/agent.go
index 97e14d73b..a82d4c750 100644
--- a/agent/agent.go
+++ b/agent/agent.go
@@ -881,7 +881,6 @@ func (a *Agent) consulConfig() (*consul.Config, error) {
 	// todo(fs): these are now always set in the runtime config so we can simplify this
 	// todo(fs): or is there a reason to keep it like that?
 	base.Datacenter = a.config.Datacenter
-	base.PrimaryDatacenter = a.config.PrimaryDatacenter
 	base.DataDir = a.config.DataDir
 	base.NodeName = a.config.NodeName
 
@@ -1055,7 +1054,6 @@ func (a *Agent) consulConfig() (*consul.Config, error) {
 	// Copy the Connect CA bootstrap config
 	if a.config.ConnectEnabled {
 		base.ConnectEnabled = true
-		base.ConnectReplicationToken = a.config.ConnectReplicationToken
 
 		// Allow config to specify cluster_id provided it's a valid UUID. This is
 		// meant only for tests where a deterministic ID makes fixtures much simpler
diff --git a/agent/agent_endpoint.go b/agent/agent_endpoint.go
index 853b4dcdd..e1921274d 100644
--- a/agent/agent_endpoint.go
+++ b/agent/agent_endpoint.go
@@ -1152,9 +1152,6 @@ func (s *HTTPServer) AgentToken(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) (in
 	case "acl_replication_token":
 		s.agent.tokens.UpdateACLReplicationToken(args.Token)
 
-	case "connect_replication_token":
-		s.agent.tokens.UpdateConnectReplicationToken(args.Token)
-
 	default:
 		resp.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
 		fmt.Fprintf(resp, "Token %q is unknown", target)
diff --git a/agent/config/builder.go b/agent/config/builder.go
index 5afe86c31..199cf0071 100644
--- a/agent/config/builder.go
+++ b/agent/config/builder.go
@@ -574,15 +574,6 @@ func (b *Builder) Build() (rt RuntimeConfig, err error) {
 		})
 	}
 
-	primaryDatacenter := strings.ToLower(b.stringVal(c.PrimaryDatacenter))
-	if c.ACLDatacenter != nil {
-		b.warn("The 'acl_datacenter' field is deprecated. Use the 'primary_datacenter' field instead.")
-
-		if primaryDatacenter == "" {
-			primaryDatacenter = strings.ToLower(b.stringVal(c.ACLDatacenter))
-		}
-	}
-
 	proxyDefaultExecMode := b.stringVal(c.Connect.ProxyDefaults.ExecMode)
 	proxyDefaultDaemonCommand := c.Connect.ProxyDefaults.DaemonCommand
 	proxyDefaultScriptCommand := c.Connect.ProxyDefaults.ScriptCommand
@@ -767,7 +758,6 @@ func (b *Builder) Build() (rt RuntimeConfig, err error) {
 		NodeName:                                b.nodeName(c.NodeName),
 		NonVotingServer:                         b.boolVal(c.NonVotingServer),
 		PidFile:                                 b.stringVal(c.PidFile),
-		PrimaryDatacenter:                       primaryDatacenter,
 		RPCAdvertiseAddr:                        rpcAdvertiseAddr,
 		RPCBindAddr:                             rpcBindAddr,
 		RPCHoldTimeout:                          b.durationVal("performance.rpc_hold_timeout", c.Performance.RPCHoldTimeout),
diff --git a/agent/config/config.go b/agent/config/config.go
index 22b1b2003..d2bfff42b 100644
--- a/agent/config/config.go
+++ b/agent/config/config.go
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@ type Config struct {
 	Performance                      Performance              `json:"performance,omitempty" hcl:"performance" mapstructure:"performance"`
 	PidFile                          *string                  `json:"pid_file,omitempty" hcl:"pid_file" mapstructure:"pid_file"`
 	Ports                            Ports                    `json:"ports,omitempty" hcl:"ports" mapstructure:"ports"`
-	PrimaryDatacenter                *string                  `json:"primary_datacenter,omitempty" hcl:"primary_datacenter" mapstructure:"primary_datacenter"`
 	RPCProtocol                      *int                     `json:"protocol,omitempty" hcl:"protocol" mapstructure:"protocol"`
 	RaftProtocol                     *int                     `json:"raft_protocol,omitempty" hcl:"raft_protocol" mapstructure:"raft_protocol"`
 	RaftSnapshotThreshold            *int                     `json:"raft_snapshot_threshold,omitempty" hcl:"raft_snapshot_threshold" mapstructure:"raft_snapshot_threshold"`
@@ -486,12 +485,11 @@ type Upstream struct {
 type Connect struct {
 	// Enabled opts the agent into connect. It should be set on all clients and
 	// servers in a cluster for correct connect operation.
-	Enabled          *bool                  `json:"enabled,omitempty" hcl:"enabled" mapstructure:"enabled"`
-	Proxy            ConnectProxy           `json:"proxy,omitempty" hcl:"proxy" mapstructure:"proxy"`
-	ProxyDefaults    ConnectProxyDefaults   `json:"proxy_defaults,omitempty" hcl:"proxy_defaults" mapstructure:"proxy_defaults"`
-	CAProvider       *string                `json:"ca_provider,omitempty" hcl:"ca_provider" mapstructure:"ca_provider"`
-	CAConfig         map[string]interface{} `json:"ca_config,omitempty" hcl:"ca_config" mapstructure:"ca_config"`
-	ReplicationToken *string                `json:"replication_token,omitempty" hcl:"replication_token" mapstructure:"replication_token"`
+	Enabled       *bool                  `json:"enabled,omitempty" hcl:"enabled" mapstructure:"enabled"`
+	Proxy         ConnectProxy           `json:"proxy,omitempty" hcl:"proxy" mapstructure:"proxy"`
+	ProxyDefaults ConnectProxyDefaults   `json:"proxy_defaults,omitempty" hcl:"proxy_defaults" mapstructure:"proxy_defaults"`
+	CAProvider    *string                `json:"ca_provider,omitempty" hcl:"ca_provider" mapstructure:"ca_provider"`
+	CAConfig      map[string]interface{} `json:"ca_config,omitempty" hcl:"ca_config" mapstructure:"ca_config"`
 }
 
 // ConnectProxy is the agent-global connect proxy configuration.
diff --git a/agent/config/runtime.go b/agent/config/runtime.go
index 883606b9e..173debf62 100644
--- a/agent/config/runtime.go
+++ b/agent/config/runtime.go
@@ -510,9 +510,6 @@ type RuntimeConfig struct {
 	// ConnectCAConfig is the config to use for the CA provider.
 	ConnectCAConfig map[string]interface{}
 
-	// ConnectReplicationToken is the ACL token used for replicating intentions.
-	ConnectReplicationToken string
-
 	// ConnectTestDisableManagedProxies is not exposed to public config but us
 	// used by TestAgent to prevent self-executing the test binary in the
 	// background if a managed proxy is created for a test. The only place we
@@ -822,13 +819,6 @@ type RuntimeConfig struct {
 	// hcl: pid_file = string
 	PidFile string
 
-	// PrimaryDatacenter is the central datacenter that holds authoritative
-	// ACL records, replicates intentions and holds the root CA for Connect.
-	// This must be the same for the entire cluster. Off by default.
-	//
-	// hcl: primary_datacenter = string
-	PrimaryDatacenter string
-
 	// RPCAdvertiseAddr is the TCP address Consul advertises for its RPC endpoint.
 	// By default this is the bind address on the default RPC Server port. If the
 	// advertise address is specified then it is used.
diff --git a/agent/config/runtime_test.go b/agent/config/runtime_test.go
index c415942f4..4bb5f835c 100644
--- a/agent/config/runtime_test.go
+++ b/agent/config/runtime_test.go
@@ -1380,9 +1380,7 @@ func TestConfigFlagsAndEdgecases(t *testing.T) {
 			patch: func(rt *RuntimeConfig) {
 				rt.ACLDatacenter = "a"
 				rt.DataDir = dataDir
-				rt.PrimaryDatacenter = "a"
 			},
-			warns: []string{`The 'acl_datacenter' field is deprecated. Use the 'primary_datacenter' field instead.`},
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "acl_replication_token enables acl replication",
@@ -1475,10 +1473,9 @@ func TestConfigFlagsAndEdgecases(t *testing.T) {
 				`-datacenter=a`,
 				`-data-dir=` + dataDir,
 			},
-			json:  []string{`{ "acl_datacenter": "%" }`},
-			hcl:   []string{`acl_datacenter = "%"`},
-			err:   `acl_datacenter cannot be "%". Please use only [a-z0-9-_]`,
-			warns: []string{`The 'acl_datacenter' field is deprecated. Use the 'primary_datacenter' field instead.`},
+			json: []string{`{ "acl_datacenter": "%" }`},
+			hcl:  []string{`acl_datacenter = "%"`},
+			err:  `acl_datacenter cannot be "%". Please use only [a-z0-9-_]`,
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "autopilot.max_trailing_logs invalid",
@@ -3018,7 +3015,6 @@ func TestFullConfig(t *testing.T) {
 				"sidecar_max_port": 9999
 			},
 			"protocol": 30793,
-			"primary_datacenter": "ejtmd43d",
 			"raft_protocol": 19016,
 			"raft_snapshot_threshold": 16384,
 			"raft_snapshot_interval": "30s",
@@ -3550,7 +3546,6 @@ func TestFullConfig(t *testing.T) {
 				sidecar_max_port = 9999
 			}
 			protocol = 30793
-			primary_datacenter = "ejtmd43d"
 			raft_protocol = 19016
 			raft_snapshot_threshold = 16384
 			raft_snapshot_interval = "30s"
@@ -4156,7 +4151,6 @@ func TestFullConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		NodeName:                         "otlLxGaI",
 		NonVotingServer:                  true,
 		PidFile:                          "43xN80Km",
-		PrimaryDatacenter:                "ejtmd43d",
 		RPCAdvertiseAddr:                 tcpAddr("17.99.29.16:3757"),
 		RPCBindAddr:                      tcpAddr("16.99.34.17:3757"),
 		RPCHoldTimeout:                   15707 * time.Second,
@@ -4499,7 +4493,6 @@ func TestFullConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	warns := []string{
-		`The 'acl_datacenter' field is deprecated. Use the 'primary_datacenter' field instead.`,
 		`bootstrap_expect > 0: expecting 53 servers`,
 	}
 
@@ -4862,7 +4855,6 @@ func TestSanitize(t *testing.T) {
 		"ConnectProxyDefaultScriptCommand": [],
 		"ConnectSidecarMaxPort": 0,
 		"ConnectSidecarMinPort": 0,
-		"ConnectReplicationToken": "hidden",
 		"ConnectTestDisableManagedProxies": false,
 		"ConsulCoordinateUpdateBatchSize": 0,
 		"ConsulCoordinateUpdateMaxBatches": 0,
@@ -4952,7 +4944,6 @@ func TestSanitize(t *testing.T) {
 		"NodeName": "",
 		"NonVotingServer": false,
 		"PidFile": "",
-		"PrimaryDatacenter": "",
 		"RPCAdvertiseAddr": "",
 		"RPCBindAddr": "",
 		"RPCHoldTimeout": "0s",
diff --git a/agent/consul/config.go b/agent/consul/config.go
index 1291b1f88..66ca27d6e 100644
--- a/agent/consul/config.go
+++ b/agent/consul/config.go
@@ -75,14 +75,10 @@ type Config struct {
 	// of nodes.
 	BootstrapExpect int
 
-	// Datacenter is the datacenter this Consul server represents.
+	// Datacenter is the datacenter this Consul server represents
 	Datacenter string
 
-	// PrimaryDatacenter is the authoritative datacenter for features like ACLs
-	// and Connect.
-	PrimaryDatacenter string
-
-	// DataDir is the directory to store our state in.
+	// DataDir is the directory to store our state in
 	DataDir string
 
 	// DevMode is used to enable a development server mode.
@@ -359,9 +355,6 @@ type Config struct {
 	// CAConfig is used to apply the initial Connect CA configuration when
 	// bootstrapping.
 	CAConfig *structs.CAConfiguration
-
-	// ConnectReplicationToken is used to control Intention replication.
-	ConnectReplicationToken string
 }
 
 // CheckProtocolVersion validates the protocol version.
diff --git a/agent/consul/connect_ca_endpoint.go b/agent/consul/connect_ca_endpoint.go
index f0bd6cf21..e61f2b80c 100644
--- a/agent/consul/connect_ca_endpoint.go
+++ b/agent/consul/connect_ca_endpoint.go
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func (s *ConnectCA) ConfigurationSet(
 		return err
 	}
 
-	newActiveRoot, err := parseCARoot(newRootPEM, args.Config.Provider, args.Config.ClusterID)
+	newActiveRoot, err := parseCARoot(newRootPEM, args.Config.Provider)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -120,10 +120,7 @@ func (s *ConnectCA) ConfigurationSet(
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// If the root didn't change or if this is a secondary DC, just update the
-	// config and return.
-	if (s.srv.config.Datacenter != s.srv.config.PrimaryDatacenter) ||
-		root != nil && root.ID == newActiveRoot.ID {
+	if root != nil && root.ID == newActiveRoot.ID {
 		args.Op = structs.CAOpSetConfig
 		resp, err := s.srv.raftApply(structs.ConnectCARequestType, args)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -279,17 +276,16 @@ func (s *ConnectCA) Roots(
 				// directly to the structure in the memdb store.
 
 				reply.Roots[i] = &structs.CARoot{
-					ID:                  r.ID,
-					Name:                r.Name,
-					SerialNumber:        r.SerialNumber,
-					SigningKeyID:        r.SigningKeyID,
-					ExternalTrustDomain: r.ExternalTrustDomain,
-					NotBefore:           r.NotBefore,
-					NotAfter:            r.NotAfter,
-					RootCert:            r.RootCert,
-					IntermediateCerts:   r.IntermediateCerts,
-					RaftIndex:           r.RaftIndex,
-					Active:              r.Active,
+					ID:                r.ID,
+					Name:              r.Name,
+					SerialNumber:      r.SerialNumber,
+					SigningKeyID:      r.SigningKeyID,
+					NotBefore:         r.NotBefore,
+					NotAfter:          r.NotAfter,
+					RootCert:          r.RootCert,
+					IntermediateCerts: r.IntermediateCerts,
+					RaftIndex:         r.RaftIndex,
+					Active:            r.Active,
 				}
 
 				if r.Active {
diff --git a/agent/consul/leader.go b/agent/consul/leader.go
index ce3961193..31eff8369 100644
--- a/agent/consul/leader.go
+++ b/agent/consul/leader.go
@@ -227,8 +227,6 @@ func (s *Server) establishLeadership() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	s.startEnterpriseLeader()
-
 	s.startCARootPruning()
 
 	s.setConsistentReadReady()
@@ -247,8 +245,6 @@ func (s *Server) revokeLeadership() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	s.stopEnterpriseLeader()
-
 	s.stopCARootPruning()
 
 	s.setCAProvider(nil, nil)
@@ -418,8 +414,24 @@ func (s *Server) initializeCAConfig() (*structs.CAConfiguration, error) {
 	return config, nil
 }
 
-// initializeRootCA runs the initialization logic for a root CA.
-func (s *Server) initializeRootCA(provider ca.Provider, conf *structs.CAConfiguration) error {
+// initializeCA sets up the CA provider when gaining leadership, bootstrapping
+// the root in the state store if necessary.
+func (s *Server) initializeCA() error {
+	// Bail if connect isn't enabled.
+	if !s.config.ConnectEnabled {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	conf, err := s.initializeCAConfig()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Initialize the provider based on the current config.
+	provider, err := s.createCAProvider(conf)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	if err := provider.Configure(conf.ClusterID, true, conf.Config); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error configuring provider: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -433,7 +445,7 @@ func (s *Server) initializeRootCA(provider ca.Provider, conf *structs.CAConfigur
 		return fmt.Errorf("error getting root cert: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	rootCA, err := parseCARoot(rootPEM, conf.Provider, conf.ClusterID)
+	rootCA, err := parseCARoot(rootPEM, conf.Provider)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -483,13 +495,13 @@ func (s *Server) initializeRootCA(provider ca.Provider, conf *structs.CAConfigur
 
 	s.setCAProvider(provider, rootCA)
 
-	s.logger.Printf("[INFO] connect: initialized primary datacenter CA with provider %q", conf.Provider)
+	s.logger.Printf("[INFO] connect: initialized CA with provider %q", conf.Provider)
 
 	return nil
 }
 
 // parseCARoot returns a filled-in structs.CARoot from a raw PEM value.
-func parseCARoot(pemValue, provider, clusterID string) (*structs.CARoot, error) {
+func parseCARoot(pemValue, provider string) (*structs.CARoot, error) {
 	id, err := connect.CalculateCertFingerprint(pemValue)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error parsing root fingerprint: %v", err)
@@ -499,15 +511,14 @@ func parseCARoot(pemValue, provider, clusterID string) (*structs.CARoot, error)
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error parsing root cert: %v", err)
 	}
 	return &structs.CARoot{
-		ID:                  id,
-		Name:                fmt.Sprintf("%s CA Root Cert", strings.Title(provider)),
-		SerialNumber:        rootCert.SerialNumber.Uint64(),
-		SigningKeyID:        connect.HexString(rootCert.AuthorityKeyId),
-		ExternalTrustDomain: clusterID,
-		NotBefore:           rootCert.NotBefore,
-		NotAfter:            rootCert.NotAfter,
-		RootCert:            pemValue,
-		Active:              true,
+		ID:           id,
+		Name:         fmt.Sprintf("%s CA Root Cert", strings.Title(provider)),
+		SerialNumber: rootCert.SerialNumber.Uint64(),
+		SigningKeyID: connect.HexString(rootCert.AuthorityKeyId),
+		NotBefore:    rootCert.NotBefore,
+		NotAfter:     rootCert.NotAfter,
+		RootCert:     pemValue,
+		Active:       true,
 	}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/agent/consul/leader_oss.go b/agent/consul/leader_oss.go
deleted file mode 100644
index c1f696869..000000000
--- a/agent/consul/leader_oss.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-// +build !ent
-
-package consul
-
-// initializeCA sets up the CA provider when gaining leadership, bootstrapping
-// the root in the state store if necessary.
-func (s *Server) initializeCA() error {
-	// Bail if connect isn't enabled.
-	if !s.config.ConnectEnabled {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	conf, err := s.initializeCAConfig()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// Initialize the provider based on the current config.
-	provider, err := s.createCAProvider(conf)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return s.initializeRootCA(provider, conf)
-}
-
-// Stub methods, only present in Consul Enterprise.
-func (s *Server) startEnterpriseLeader() {}
-func (s *Server) stopEnterpriseLeader()  {}
diff --git a/agent/consul/server.go b/agent/consul/server.go
index 94bc01e8d..fefb11f61 100644
--- a/agent/consul/server.go
+++ b/agent/consul/server.go
@@ -274,15 +274,6 @@ func NewServerLogger(config *Config, logger *log.Logger, tokens *token.Store) (*
 		config.UseTLS = true
 	}
 
-	// Set the primary DC if it wasn't set.
-	if config.PrimaryDatacenter == "" {
-		if config.ACLDatacenter != "" {
-			config.PrimaryDatacenter = config.ACLDatacenter
-		} else {
-			config.PrimaryDatacenter = config.Datacenter
-		}
-	}
-
 	// Create the TLS wrapper for outgoing connections.
 	tlsConf := config.tlsConfig()
 	tlsWrap, err := tlsConf.OutgoingTLSWrapper()
diff --git a/agent/structs/connect_ca.go b/agent/structs/connect_ca.go
index ba98e4c65..82215d1b5 100644
--- a/agent/structs/connect_ca.go
+++ b/agent/structs/connect_ca.go
@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@ type CARoot struct {
 	// private key used to sign the certificate.
 	SigningKeyID string
 
-	// ExternalTrustDomain is the trust domain this root was generated under.
-	ExternalTrustDomain string
-
 	// Time validity bounds.
 	NotBefore time.Time
 	NotAfter  time.Time
diff --git a/agent/token/store.go b/agent/token/store.go
index 3c24a5063..03c92bc79 100644
--- a/agent/token/store.go
+++ b/agent/token/store.go
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ type Store struct {
 	// aclReplicationToken is a special token that's used by servers to
 	// replicate ACLs from the ACL datacenter.
 	aclReplicationToken string
-
-	// connectReplicationToken is a special token that's used by servers to
-	// replicate intentions from the primary datacenter.
-	connectReplicationToken string
 }
 
 // UpdateUserToken replaces the current user token in the store.
@@ -64,13 +60,6 @@ func (t *Store) UpdateACLReplicationToken(token string) {
 	t.l.Unlock()
 }
 
-// UpdateConnectReplicationToken replaces the current Connect replication token in the store.
-func (t *Store) UpdateConnectReplicationToken(token string) {
-	t.l.Lock()
-	t.connectReplicationToken = token
-	t.l.Unlock()
-}
-
 // UserToken returns the best token to use for user operations.
 func (t *Store) UserToken() string {
 	t.l.RLock()
@@ -98,14 +87,6 @@ func (t *Store) ACLReplicationToken() string {
 	return t.aclReplicationToken
 }
 
-// ConnectReplicationToken returns the Connect replication token.
-func (t *Store) ConnectReplicationToken() string {
-	t.l.RLock()
-	defer t.l.RUnlock()
-
-	return t.connectReplicationToken
-}
-
 // IsAgentMasterToken checks to see if a given token is the agent master token.
 // This will never match an empty token for safety.
 func (t *Store) IsAgentMasterToken(token string) bool {
diff --git a/website/source/api/acl.html.md b/website/source/api/acl.html.md
index bcd019aff..ff9020305 100644
--- a/website/source/api/acl.html.md
+++ b/website/source/api/acl.html.md
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ $ curl \
 
 - `SourceDatacenter` is the authoritative ACL datacenter that ACLs are being
   replicated from, and will match the
-  [`primary_datacenter`](/docs/agent/options.html#primary_datacenter) configuration.
+  [`acl_datacenter`](/docs/agent/options.html#acl_datacenter) configuration.
 
 - `ReplicatedIndex` is the last index that was successfully replicated. You can
   compare this to the `X-Consul-Index` header returned by the
diff --git a/website/source/docs/agent/options.html.md b/website/source/docs/agent/options.html.md
index b8b501d65..6a4d77330 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/agent/options.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/agent/options.html.md
@@ -509,23 +509,23 @@ default will automatically work with some tooling.
 
 #### Configuration Key Reference
 
-* <a name="acl_datacenter"></a><a href="#acl_datacenter">`acl_datacenter`</a> - **This field is
-  deprecated in Consul 1.4.0. See the [`primary_datacenter`](#primary_datacenter) field instead.**
-
-    This designates the datacenter which is authoritative for ACL information. It must be provided to enable ACLs. All servers and datacenters must agree on the ACL datacenter. Setting it on the servers is all you need for cluster-level enforcement, but for the APIs to forward properly from the clients,
-    it must be set on them too. In Consul 0.8 and later, this also enables agent-level enforcement
-    of ACLs. Please see the [ACL Guide](/docs/guides/acl.html) for more details.
+* <a name="acl_datacenter"></a><a href="#acl_datacenter">`acl_datacenter`</a> - This designates
+  the datacenter which is authoritative for ACL information. It must be provided to enable ACLs.
+  All servers and datacenters must agree on the ACL datacenter. Setting it on the servers is all
+  you need for cluster-level enforcement, but for the APIs to forward properly from the clients,
+  it must be set on them too. In Consul 0.8 and later, this also enables agent-level enforcement
+  of ACLs. Please see the [ACL Guide](/docs/guides/acl.html) for more details.
 
 * <a name="acl_default_policy"></a><a href="#acl_default_policy">`acl_default_policy`</a> - Either
   "allow" or "deny"; defaults to "allow". The default policy controls the behavior of a token when
   there is no matching rule. In "allow" mode, ACLs are a blacklist: any operation not specifically
   prohibited is allowed. In "deny" mode, ACLs are a whitelist: any operation not
-  specifically allowed is blocked. *Note*: this will not take effect until you've set `primary_datacenter`
+  specifically allowed is blocked. *Note*: this will not take effect until you've set `acl_datacenter`
   to enable ACL support.
 
 * <a name="acl_down_policy"></a><a href="#acl_down_policy">`acl_down_policy`</a> - Either
   "allow", "deny", "extend-cache" or "async-cache"; "extend-cache" is the default. In the case that the
-  policy for a token cannot be read from the [`primary_datacenter`](#primary_datacenter) or leader
+  policy for a token cannot be read from the [`acl_datacenter`](#acl_datacenter) or leader
   node, the down policy is applied. In "allow" mode, all actions are permitted, "deny" restricts
   all operations, and "extend-cache" allows any cached ACLs to be used, ignoring their TTL
   values. If a non-cached ACL is used, "extend-cache" acts like "deny".
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ default will automatically work with some tooling.
   Please see the [ACL Guide](/docs/guides/acl.html#version_8_acls) for more details.
 
 *   <a name="acl_master_token"></a><a href="#acl_master_token">`acl_master_token`</a> - Only used
-    for servers in the [`primary_datacenter`](#primary_datacenter). This token will be created with management-level
+    for servers in the [`acl_datacenter`](#acl_datacenter). This token will be created with management-level
     permissions if it does not exist. It allows operators to bootstrap the ACL system
     with a token ID that is well-known.
 
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ default will automatically work with some tooling.
     the same as the other tokens, but isn't strictly necessary.
 
 *   <a name="acl_replication_token"></a><a href="#acl_replication_token">`acl_replication_token`</a> -
-    Only used for servers outside the [`primary_datacenter`](#primary_datacenter) running Consul 0.7 or later.
+    Only used for servers outside the [`acl_datacenter`](#acl_datacenter) running Consul 0.7 or later.
     When provided, this will enable [ACL replication](/docs/guides/acl.html#replication) using this
     token to retrieve and replicate the ACLs to the non-authoritative local datacenter. In Consul 0.9.1
     and later you can enable ACL replication using [`enable_acl_replication`](#enable_acl_replication)
@@ -771,8 +771,6 @@ default will automatically work with some tooling.
 
     * <a name="connect_proxy_defaults"></a><a href="#connect_proxy_defaults">`proxy_defaults`</a> [**Deprecated**](/docs/connect/proxies/managed-deprecated.html) This object configures the default proxy settings for service definitions with [managed proxies](/docs/connect/proxies/managed-deprecated.html) (now deprecated). It accepts the fields `exec_mode`, `daemon_command`, and `config`. These are used as default values for the respective fields in the service definition.
 
-    * <a name="replication_token"></a><a href="#replication_token">`replication_token`</a> When provided, this will enable Connect replication using this token to retrieve and replicate the Intentions to the non-authoritative local datacenter.
-
 * <a name="datacenter"></a><a href="#datacenter">`datacenter`</a> Equivalent to the
   [`-datacenter` command-line flag](#_datacenter).
 
@@ -1178,12 +1176,6 @@ default will automatically work with some tooling.
 * <a name="protocol"></a><a href="#protocol">`protocol`</a> Equivalent to the
   [`-protocol` command-line flag](#_protocol).
 
-* <a name="primary_datacenter"></a><a href="#primary_datacenter">`primary_datacenter`</a> - This 
-  designates the datacenter which is authoritative for ACL information, intentions and is the root
-  Certificate Authority for Connect. It must be provided to enable ACLs. All servers and datacenters
-  must agree on the primary datacenter. Setting it on the servers is all you need for cluster-level enforcement, but for the APIs to forward properly from the clients, it must be set on them too. In
-  Consul 0.8 and later, this also enables agent-level enforcement of ACLs. Please see the [ACL Guide](/docs/guides/acl.html) for more details.
-
 * <a name="raft_protocol"></a><a href="#raft_protocol">`raft_protocol`</a> Equivalent to the
   [`-raft-protocol` command-line flag](#_raft_protocol).
 
diff --git a/website/source/docs/guides/acl.html.md b/website/source/docs/guides/acl.html.md
index 1106dd32c..35c54d0db 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/guides/acl.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/guides/acl.html.md
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ Constructing rules from these policies is covered in detail in the
 
 #### ACL Datacenter
 
-All nodes (clients and servers) must be configured with a
-[`primary_datacenter`](/docs/agent/options.html#primary_datacenter) which enables ACL
+All nodes (clients and servers) must be configured with an
+[`acl_datacenter`](/docs/agent/options.html#acl_datacenter) which enables ACL
 enforcement but also specifies the authoritative datacenter. Consul relies on
 [RPC forwarding](/docs/internals/architecture.html) to support multi-datacenter
 configurations. However, because requests can be made across datacenter boundaries,
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ as to whether they are set on servers, clients, or both.
 
 | Configuration Option | Servers | Clients | Purpose |
 | -------------------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
-| [`primary_datacenter`](/docs/agent/options.html#primary_datacenter) | `REQUIRED` | `REQUIRED` | Master control that enables ACLs by defining the authoritative Consul datacenter for ACLs |
+| [`acl_datacenter`](/docs/agent/options.html#acl_datacenter) | `REQUIRED` | `REQUIRED` | Master control that enables ACLs by defining the authoritative Consul datacenter for ACLs |
 | [`acl_default_policy`](/docs/agent/options.html#acl_default_policy) | `OPTIONAL` | `N/A` | Determines whitelist or blacklist mode |
 | [`acl_down_policy`](/docs/agent/options.html#acl_down_policy) | `OPTIONAL` | `OPTIONAL` | Determines what to do when the ACL datacenter is offline |
 | [`acl_ttl`](/docs/agent/options.html#acl_ttl) | `OPTIONAL` | `OPTIONAL` | Determines time-to-live for cached ACLs |
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ Here's the corresponding JSON configuration file:
 
 ```json
 {
-  "primary_datacenter": "dc1",
+  "acl_datacenter": "dc1",
   "acl_master_token": "b1gs33cr3t",
   "acl_default_policy": "deny",
   "acl_down_policy": "extend-cache"
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ configuration and restart the servers once more to apply it:
 
 ```json
 {
-  "primary_datacenter": "dc1",
+  "acl_datacenter": "dc1",
   "acl_master_token": "b1gs33cr3t",
   "acl_default_policy": "deny",
   "acl_down_policy": "extend-cache",
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ with a configuration file that enables ACLs:
 
 ```json
 {
-  "primary_datacenter": "dc1",
+  "acl_datacenter": "dc1",
   "acl_down_policy": "extend-cache",
   "acl_agent_token": "fe3b8d40-0ee0-8783-6cc2-ab1aa9bb16c1"
 }
@@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@ name that starts with "admin".
 #### Outages and ACL Replication
 
 The Consul ACL system is designed with flexible rules to accommodate for an outage
-of the [`primary_datacenter`](/docs/agent/options.html#primary_datacenter) or networking
+of the [`acl_datacenter`](/docs/agent/options.html#acl_datacenter) or networking
 issues preventing access to it. In this case, it may be impossible for
 agents in non-authoritative datacenters to resolve tokens. Consul provides
 a number of configurable [`acl_down_policy`](/docs/agent/options.html#acl_down_policy)
@@ -1083,10 +1083,10 @@ using the [ACL replication status](/api/acl.html#acl_replication_status)
 endpoint.
 2. Turn down the old authoritative datacenter servers.
 3. Rolling restart the agents in the target datacenter and change the
-`primary_datacenter` servers to itself. This will automatically turn off
+`acl_datacenter` servers to itself. This will automatically turn off
 replication and will enable the datacenter to start acting as the authoritative
 datacenter, using its replicated ACLs from before.
-3. Rolling restart the agents in other datacenters and change their `primary_datacenter`
+3. Rolling restart the agents in other datacenters and change their `acl_datacenter`
 configuration to the target datacenter.
 
 <a name="version_8_acls"></a>
@@ -1134,11 +1134,11 @@ Since clients now resolve ACLs locally, the [`acl_down_policy`](/docs/agent/opti
 now applies to Consul clients as well as Consul servers. This will determine what the
 client will do in the event that the servers are down.
 
-Consul clients must have [`primary_datacenter`](/docs/agent/options.html#primary_datacenter) configured
+Consul clients must have [`acl_datacenter`](/docs/agent/options.html#acl_datacenter) configured
 in order to enable agent-level ACL features. If this is set, the agents will contact the Consul
 servers to determine if ACLs are enabled at the cluster level. If they detect that ACLs are not
 enabled, they will check at most every 2 minutes to see if they have become enabled, and will
-start enforcing ACLs automatically. If an agent has an `primary_datacenter` defined, operators will
+start enforcing ACLs automatically. If an agent has an `acl_datacenter` defined, operators will
 need to use the [`acl_agent_master_token`](/docs/agent/options.html#acl_agent_master_token) to
 perform agent-level operations if the Consul servers aren't present (such as for a manual join
 to the cluster), unless the [`acl_down_policy`](/docs/agent/options.html#acl_down_policy) on the
diff --git a/website/source/docs/guides/areas.html.markdown.erb b/website/source/docs/guides/areas.html.markdown.erb
index b6fdf5958..7a30b3737 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/guides/areas.html.markdown.erb
+++ b/website/source/docs/guides/areas.html.markdown.erb
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ The following can be used to manage network areas:
 
 Networks areas can be used alongside the Consul's [Basic Federation](/docs/guides/datacenters.html)
 model and the WAN gossip pool. This helps ease migration, and clusters like the
-[primary datacenter](/docs/agent/options.html#primary_datacenter) are more easily managed via
+[ACL datacenter](/docs/agent/options.html#acl_datacenter) are more easily managed via
 the WAN because they need to be available to all Consul datacenters.
 
 A peer datacenter can connected via the WAN gossip pool and a network area at the