diff --git a/heat/engine/resources/openstack/heat/random_string.py b/heat/engine/resources/openstack/heat/random_string.py
index f5e6d8ac0..fcdea373d 100644
--- a/heat/engine/resources/openstack/heat/random_string.py
+++ b/heat/engine/resources/openstack/heat/random_string.py
@@ -79,9 +79,13 @@ class RandomString(resource.Resource):
                                            'octdigits']),
             ],
             support_status=support.SupportStatus(
-                status=support.DEPRECATED,
-                message=_('Use property %s.') % CHARACTER_CLASSES,
-                version='2014.2'
+                status=support.HIDDEN,
+                version='5.0.0',
+                previous_status=support.SupportStatus(
+                    status=support.DEPRECATED,
+                    message=_('Use property %s.') % CHARACTER_CLASSES,
+                    version='2014.2'
+                )
             )
         ),
         CHARACTER_CLASSES: properties.Schema(
@@ -169,6 +173,23 @@ class RandomString(resource.Resource):
         'octdigits': string.octdigits
     }
 
+    def translation_rules(self):
+        if self.properties.get(self.SEQUENCE):
+            return [
+                properties.TranslationRule(
+                    self.properties,
+                    properties.TranslationRule.ADD,
+                    [self.CHARACTER_CLASSES],
+                    [{self.CHARACTER_CLASSES_CLASS: self.properties.get(
+                        self.SEQUENCE),
+                        self.CHARACTER_CLASSES_MIN: 1}]),
+                properties.TranslationRule(
+                    self.properties,
+                    properties.TranslationRule.DELETE,
+                    [self.SEQUENCE]
+                )
+            ]
+
     @staticmethod
     def _deprecated_random_string(sequence, length):
         rand = random.SystemRandom()
diff --git a/heat/tests/test_random_string.py b/heat/tests/test_random_string.py
index cec5b497e..9e4832c17 100644
--- a/heat/tests/test_random_string.py
+++ b/heat/tests/test_random_string.py
@@ -154,28 +154,6 @@ Resources:
         secret6.resource_id = None
         self.assertEqual('secret6', secret6.FnGetRefId())
 
-    def test_invalid_property_combination(self):
-        template_random_string = '''
-HeatTemplateFormatVersion: '2012-12-12'
-Resources:
-  secret:
-    Type: OS::Heat::RandomString
-    Properties:
-      length: 32
-      sequence: octdigits
-      character_classes:
-        - class: digits
-          min: 1
-      character_sequences:
-        - sequence: (),[]{}
-          min: 1
-'''
-        exc = self.assertRaises(exception.StackValidationFailed,
-                                self.create_stack, template_random_string)
-        self.assertEqual("Cannot use deprecated 'sequence' property along "
-                         "with 'character_sequences' or 'character_classes' "
-                         "properties", six.text_type(exc))
-
     def test_invalid_length(self):
         template_random_string = '''
 HeatTemplateFormatVersion: '2012-12-12'