diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/removed-rgw-ae3d80c2eafc9319.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/removed-rgw-ae3d80c2eafc9319.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..905eb8119a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/removed-rgw-ae3d80c2eafc9319.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    Deprecated `rgw.*` meters have been removed. Use `radosgw.*` instead.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 9948b2cc9b..abef55e5ef 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -156,13 +156,6 @@ ceilometer.poll.central =
     port.transmit.bytes = ceilometer.network.statistics.port_v2:PortPollsterTransmitBytes
     port.receive.drops = ceilometer.network.statistics.port_v2:PortPollsterReceiveDrops
     port.receive.errors = ceilometer.network.statistics.port_v2:PortPollsterReceiveErrors
-    # rgw.* are incorrect and deprecated to be removed in Rocky
-    rgw.containers.objects = ceilometer.objectstore.rgw:ContainersObjectsPollster
-    rgw.containers.objects.size = ceilometer.objectstore.rgw:ContainersSizePollster
-    rgw.objects = ceilometer.objectstore.rgw:ObjectsPollster
-    rgw.objects.size = ceilometer.objectstore.rgw:ObjectsSizePollster
-    rgw.objects.containers = ceilometer.objectstore.rgw:ObjectsContainersPollster
-    rgw.usage = ceilometer.objectstore.rgw:UsagePollster
     radosgw.containers.objects = ceilometer.objectstore.rgw:ContainersObjectsPollster
     radosgw.containers.objects.size = ceilometer.objectstore.rgw:ContainersSizePollster
     radosgw.objects = ceilometer.objectstore.rgw:ObjectsPollster