diff --git a/src/cmd/go/internal/get/get.go b/src/cmd/go/internal/get/get.go
index 2405aa3b65..7c176bcb59 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/internal/get/get.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/internal/get/get.go
@@ -98,11 +98,12 @@ Usage: ` + CmdGet.UsageLine + `
 }
 
 var (
-	getD   = CmdGet.Flag.Bool("d", false, "")
-	getF   = CmdGet.Flag.Bool("f", false, "")
-	getT   = CmdGet.Flag.Bool("t", false, "")
-	getU   = CmdGet.Flag.Bool("u", false, "")
-	getFix = CmdGet.Flag.Bool("fix", false, "")
+	getD        = CmdGet.Flag.Bool("d", false, "")
+	getF        = CmdGet.Flag.Bool("f", false, "")
+	getT        = CmdGet.Flag.Bool("t", false, "")
+	getU        = CmdGet.Flag.Bool("u", false, "")
+	getFix      = CmdGet.Flag.Bool("fix", false, "")
+	getInsecure = CmdGet.Flag.Bool("insecure", false, "")
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -121,6 +122,9 @@ func runGet(ctx context.Context, cmd *base.Command, args []string) {
 	if *getF && !*getU {
 		base.Fatalf("go get: cannot use -f flag without -u")
 	}
+	if *getInsecure {
+		base.Fatalf("go get: -insecure flag is no longer supported; use GOINSECURE instead")
+	}
 
 	// Disable any prompting for passwords by Git.
 	// Only has an effect for 2.3.0 or later, but avoiding
diff --git a/src/cmd/go/internal/modget/get.go b/src/cmd/go/internal/modget/get.go
index c5ba9b0347..849b4e43da 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/internal/modget/get.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/internal/modget/get.go
@@ -218,12 +218,13 @@ variable for future go command invocations.
 }
 
 var (
-	getD   = CmdGet.Flag.Bool("d", false, "")
-	getF   = CmdGet.Flag.Bool("f", false, "")
-	getFix = CmdGet.Flag.Bool("fix", false, "")
-	getM   = CmdGet.Flag.Bool("m", false, "")
-	getT   = CmdGet.Flag.Bool("t", false, "")
-	getU   upgradeFlag
+	getD        = CmdGet.Flag.Bool("d", false, "")
+	getF        = CmdGet.Flag.Bool("f", false, "")
+	getFix      = CmdGet.Flag.Bool("fix", false, "")
+	getM        = CmdGet.Flag.Bool("m", false, "")
+	getT        = CmdGet.Flag.Bool("t", false, "")
+	getU        upgradeFlag
+	getInsecure = CmdGet.Flag.Bool("insecure", false, "")
 	// -v is cfg.BuildV
 )
 
@@ -273,6 +274,9 @@ func runGet(ctx context.Context, cmd *base.Command, args []string) {
 	if *getM {
 		base.Fatalf("go get: -m flag is no longer supported; consider -d to skip building packages")
 	}
+	if *getInsecure {
+		base.Fatalf("go get: -insecure flag is no longer supported; use GOINSECURE instead")
+	}
 	load.ModResolveTests = *getT
 
 	// Do not allow any updating of go.mod until we've applied
diff --git a/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/get_insecure_no_longer_supported.txt b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/get_insecure_no_longer_supported.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2517664dd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/get_insecure_no_longer_supported.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# GOPATH: Set up
+env GO111MODULE=off
+
+# GOPATH: Fetch with insecure, should error
+! go get -insecure test
+stderr 'go get: -insecure flag is no longer supported; use GOINSECURE instead'
+
+# Modules: Set up
+env GO111MODULE=on
+
+# Modules: Fetch with insecure, should error
+! go get -insecure test
+stderr 'go get: -insecure flag is no longer supported; use GOINSECURE instead'