diff --git a/doc/api/api_changes/2017-05-19-resolution_polar_axes.rst b/doc/api/api_changes/2017-05-19-resolution_polar_axes.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d049b2a7b34a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/api/api_changes/2017-05-19-resolution_polar_axes.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Removed resolution kwarg from PolarAxes
+```````````````````````````````````````
+
+The kwarg `resolution` of `matplotlib.projections.polar.PolarAxes` has been
+removed. It has triggered a deprecation warning of being with no effect
+beyond version `0.98.x`. 
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/projections/__init__.py b/lib/matplotlib/projections/__init__.py
index fc47c95da9c8..1e423420b0b6 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/projections/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/projections/__init__.py
@@ -87,11 +87,6 @@ def process_projection_requirements(figure, *args, **kwargs):
                 projection)
         projection = 'polar'
 
-    # ensure that the resolution keyword is always put into the key
-    # for polar plots
-    if projection == 'polar':
-        kwargs.setdefault('resolution', 1)
-
     if isinstance(projection, six.string_types) or projection is None:
         projection_class = get_projection_class(projection)
     elif hasattr(projection, '_as_mpl_axes'):
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/projections/polar.py b/lib/matplotlib/projections/polar.py
index a5d2b03c34b5..e398969df785 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/projections/polar.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/projections/polar.py
@@ -227,23 +227,11 @@ class PolarAxes(Axes):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """
         Create a new Polar Axes for a polar plot.
-
-        The following optional kwargs are supported:
-
-          - *resolution*: The number of points of interpolation between
-            each pair of data points.  Set to 1 to disable
-            interpolation.
         """
-        self.resolution = kwargs.pop('resolution', 1)
         self._default_theta_offset = kwargs.pop('theta_offset', 0)
         self._default_theta_direction = kwargs.pop('theta_direction', 1)
         self._default_rlabel_position = kwargs.pop('rlabel_position', 22.5)
 
-        if self.resolution not in (None, 1):
-            warnings.warn(
-                """The resolution kwarg to Polar plots is now ignored.
-If you need to interpolate data points, consider running
-cbook.simple_linear_interpolation on the data before passing to matplotlib.""")
         Axes.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
         self.set_aspect('equal', adjustable='box', anchor='C')
         self.cla()