diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/test_volume_utils.py b/cinder/tests/unit/test_volume_utils.py
index 915f1ee45e5..946ae2fd896 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/test_volume_utils.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/test_volume_utils.py
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ class ClearVolumeTestCase(test.TestCase):
     @mock.patch('cinder.volume.utils.copy_volume', return_value=None)
     @mock.patch('cinder.volume.utils.CONF')
     def test_clear_volume_args(self, mock_conf, mock_copy):
-        mock_conf.volume_clear = 'shred'
+        mock_conf.volume_clear = 'should_override_with_arg'
         mock_conf.volume_clear_size = 0
         mock_conf.volume_dd_blocksize = '1M'
         mock_conf.volume_clear_ionice = '-c3'
@@ -543,37 +543,6 @@ class ClearVolumeTestCase(test.TestCase):
                                           execute=utils.execute, ionice='-c0',
                                           throttle=None, sparse=False)
 
-    @mock.patch('cinder.utils.execute')
-    @mock.patch('cinder.volume.utils.CONF')
-    def test_clear_volume_shred(self, mock_conf, mock_exec):
-        # 'shred' now uses 'dd'.  Remove this test when
-        # support for 'volume_clear=shred' is removed.
-        mock_conf.volume_clear = 'shred'
-        mock_conf.volume_clear_size = 1
-        mock_conf.volume_clear_ionice = None
-        mock_conf.volume_dd_blocksize = '1M'
-        output = volume_utils.clear_volume(1024, 'volume_path')
-        self.assertIsNone(output)
-        mock_exec.assert_called_with(
-            'dd', 'if=/dev/zero', 'of=volume_path', 'count=1048576', 'bs=1M',
-            'iflag=count_bytes', 'oflag=direct', run_as_root=True)
-
-    @mock.patch('cinder.utils.execute')
-    @mock.patch('cinder.volume.utils.CONF')
-    def test_clear_volume_shred_not_clear_size(self, mock_conf, mock_exec):
-        # 'shred' now uses 'dd'.  Remove this test when
-        # support for 'volume_clear=shred' is removed.
-        mock_conf.volume_clear = 'shred'
-        mock_conf.volume_clear_size = None
-        mock_conf.volume_clear_ionice = None
-        mock_conf.volume_dd_blocksize = '1M'
-        mock_conf.volume_clear_size = 1
-        output = volume_utils.clear_volume(1024, 'volume_path')
-        self.assertIsNone(output)
-        mock_exec.assert_called_with(
-            'dd', 'if=/dev/zero', 'of=volume_path', 'count=1048576', 'bs=1M',
-            'iflag=count_bytes', 'oflag=direct', run_as_root=True)
-
     @mock.patch('cinder.volume.utils.CONF')
     def test_clear_volume_invalid_opt(self, mock_conf):
         mock_conf.volume_clear = 'non_existent_volume_clearer'
diff --git a/cinder/volume/driver.py b/cinder/volume/driver.py
index abe04b49413..a7379e4be31 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/driver.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/driver.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ volume_opts = [
                      'running. Otherwise, it will fallback to single path.'),
     cfg.StrOpt('volume_clear',
                default='zero',
-               choices=['none', 'zero', 'shred'],
+               choices=['none', 'zero'],
                help='Method used to wipe old volumes'),
     cfg.IntOpt('volume_clear_size',
                default=0,
diff --git a/cinder/volume/utils.py b/cinder/volume/utils.py
index 324efc920e0..4f43a75f1a2 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/utils.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/utils.py
@@ -598,11 +598,6 @@ def clear_volume(volume_size, volume_path, volume_clear=None,
 
     LOG.info(_LI("Performing secure delete on volume: %s"), volume_path)
 
-    if volume_clear == 'shred':
-        LOG.warning(_LW("volume_clear=shred has been deprecated and will "
-                        "be removed in the next release. Clearing with dd."))
-        volume_clear = 'zero'
-
     # We pass sparse=False explicitly here so that zero blocks are not
     # skipped in order to clear the volume.
     if volume_clear == 'zero':
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/remove-volume-clear-shred-bde9f7f9ff430feb.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/remove-volume-clear-shred-bde9f7f9ff430feb.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a83a9943627
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/remove-volume-clear-shred-bde9f7f9ff430feb.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - The volume_clear option to use `shred` was deprecated
+    in the Newton release and has now been removed. Since
+    deprecation, this option has performed the same action
+    as the `zero` option. Config settings for `shred` should
+    be updated to be set to `zero` for continued operation.