Time to get over this one way or another.
Its not going anyway, and acting like its a new concept is deceiving and foolish.
Giving players huge power is what makes the expansion compelling for years instead of weeks like Classic.
Removing it would remove a lot of value from all the recent additions to the game, and they frankly aren't creative enough to make it work now-a-days.
Hate it or love it, its here to stay.
I know you think it would make the game better by forcing them to remove it, but it wouldn't, because what would they do instead?