diff --git a/resources/data/defaultpresets.xml b/resources/data/defaultpresets.xml
index c849ea2e84..3ec4d2033d 100644
--- a/resources/data/defaultpresets.xml
+++ b/resources/data/defaultpresets.xml
@@ -1307,7 +1307,7 @@
         <item name="Cycle Lane/Track" icon="presets/transport/way/cycle_lane_track.svg" type="way,closedway" preset_name_label="true">
             <link wiki="Bicycle" />
             <space />
-            <combo key="cycleway" text="Cycleway" values_context="cycleway" values="lane,track,opposite_lane,opposite_track,opposite,share_busway,shared_lane,separate" match="key" />
+            <combo key="cycleway" text="Cycleway" values_context="cycleway" values="lane,track,share_busway,shared_lane,separate" match="key" />
             <combo key="cycleway:left" text="Cycleway left" values_context="cycleway" values="lane,track,share_busway,shared_lane,separate" match="key" />
             <combo key="cycleway:right" text="Cycleway right" values_context="cycleway" values="lane,track,share_busway,shared_lane,separate" match="key" />
             <check key="oneway:bicycle" text="Oneway (bicycle)" />
diff --git a/resources/data/validator/deprecated.mapcss b/resources/data/validator/deprecated.mapcss
index 7ef5c0acaf..c66a2b1847 100644
--- a/resources/data/validator/deprecated.mapcss
+++ b/resources/data/validator/deprecated.mapcss
@@ -2551,4 +2551,31 @@ area[parking:orientation][orientation]["parking:orientation"!=*orientation] {
   suggestAlternative: "natural=tundra or natural=fell";
 }
 
+way[cycleway=opposite],
+way[cycleway:left=opposite],
+way[cycleway:right=opposite],
+way[cycleway:both=opposite] {
+  throwWarning: tr("{0} is deprecated", "{0.tag}");
+  group: tr("deprecated tagging");
+  fixAdd: "oneway:bicycle=no";
+  fixRemove: "{0.key}";
+  /* No automated addition of e.g. cycleway:both=no for cycleway=opposite as it may already be tagged with e.g. cycleway:left=lane */
+}
+way[cycleway:left][cycleway:left^=opposite_],
+way[cycleway:right][cycleway:right^=opposite_] {
+  throwWarning: tr("{0} is deprecated", "{0.tag}");
+  group: tr("deprecated tagging");
+  /* No fix: unambiguous definition */
+}
+way[cycleway][cycleway^=opposite_]:righthandtraffic {
+  throwWarning: tr("{0} is deprecated", "{0.tag}");
+  group: tr("deprecated tagging");
+  suggestAlternative: "oneway:bicycle=no + cycleway:right=* + cycleway:left=* + cycleway:left:oneway=-1";
+}
+way[cycleway][cycleway^=opposite_]!:righthandtraffic {
+  throwWarning: tr("{0} is deprecated", "{0.tag}");
+  group: tr("deprecated tagging");
+  suggestAlternative: "oneway:bicycle=no + cycleway:right=* + cycleway:left=* + cycleway:right:oneway=-1";
+}
+
 /* When tags are deprecated they should be added to ignoretags.cfg too. */
diff --git a/resources/data/validator/ignoretags.cfg b/resources/data/validator/ignoretags.cfg
index ecd732cb6e..1c9933a419 100644
--- a/resources/data/validator/ignoretags.cfg
+++ b/resources/data/validator/ignoretags.cfg
@@ -256,6 +256,9 @@ K:site=wind_farm
 K:site=mall
 K:landform=dune_system
 K:noaddress=yes
+K:cycleway=opposite
+K:cycleway=opposite_lane
+K:cycleway=opposite_track
 ;
 ; Highway Key/Value Pairs
 ;