diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 822ee70fe..f9df35ff5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -17,11 +17,9 @@ release
 *.syso
 coverage.txt
 .vscode/
-.snap
 *.tar.bz2
 parts/
 prime/
-snap/.snapcraft/
 stage/
 .sia_temp/
 buildcoveragecoverage.txt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 87a8a4a14..a7af28785 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,18 +53,6 @@ chmod +x minio
 ./minio server /data
 ```
 
-### Snap
-Install minio using [Snap](https://snapcraft.io)
-```sh
-sudo snap install minio --edge
-```
-
-Start minio using `snap run` command
-```sh
-sudo snap connect minio:mount-observe
-sudo snap run minio server /data
-```
-
 ## Microsoft Windows
 ### Binary Download
 | Platform| Architecture | URL|
diff --git a/README_zh_CN.md b/README_zh_CN.md
index 3cf8d8402..ea112ffc4 100644
--- a/README_zh_CN.md
+++ b/README_zh_CN.md
@@ -53,21 +53,6 @@ chmod +x minio
 ./minio server /data
 ```
 
-### 快照版
-你可以下载最新版 `minio` [快照](https://snapcraft.io), 并且帮助我们一起验证master分支上[所有支持的Linux发行版](https://snapcraft.io/docs/core/install) 的一些最新修改:
-
-```sh
-sudo snap install minio --edge
-```
-
-每次有最新的 `minio` 被推送到服务器,你都会自动更新下来.
-
-你需要允许minio snap来观察其安装:
-
-```sh
-sudo snap connect minio:mount-observe
-```
-
 ## 微软Windows系统
 ### 下载二进制文件
 | 操作系统| CPU架构 | 地址|
diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index d4859d8ce..000000000
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-name: minio
-version: master
-summary: Open source object storage server compatible with Amazon S3 APIs
-description: |
-  Minio is an object storage server released under Apache License v2.0. It is
-  compatible with Amazon S3 cloud storage service. It is best suited for
-  storing unstructured data such as photos, videos, log files, backups and
-  container / VM images. Size of an object can range from a few KBs to a
-  maximum of 5TB.
-
-grade: devel # must be 'stable' to release into candidate/stable channels
-confinement: strict
-
-apps:
-  minio:
-    command: minio
-    plugs:
-      - home
-      - mount-observe
-      - network
-      - network-bind
-      - removable-media
-
-parts:
-  minio:
-    source: .
-    plugin: go
-    go-importpath: github.com/minio/minio
-    after: [go]
-  go:
-    source-tag: go1.9.2