A big clue to the fate of Brisbane City Council's last disability non-compliant bus was writ large on the advertisement along its side.

The display ad for Liam Neeson thriller A Walk Among the Tombstones proved somewhat prophetic for the 22-year-old Austral bus, which was bound for a vehicular graveyard.

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk removes the numberplate off Brisbane's last disability non-compliant bus at Eagle Farm. Credit:Cameron Atfield

Donning WHS-required safety glasses, Lord Mayor Graham Quirk removed its numberplate at the council's Eagle Farm bus depot and brought its service to an end.

"This is 7½ years ahead of what we're legally required to do under the Disability Discrimination Act," he said.