diff --git a/doc/source/usage.rst b/doc/source/usage.rst
index 2ee84f5fc..01bbe4fba 100644
--- a/doc/source/usage.rst
+++ b/doc/source/usage.rst
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ Here are some plugins that can be additionally enabled:
 
 ``example``
     example plugin logging it's input and output.
-``raid_device`` (deprecated name ``root_device_hint``)
+``raid_device``
     gathers block devices from ramdisk and exposes root device in multiple
     runs.
 ``extra_hardware``
diff --git a/ironic_inspector/plugins/raid_device.py b/ironic_inspector/plugins/raid_device.py
index d7cb6e487..027fadd9c 100644
--- a/ironic_inspector/plugins/raid_device.py
+++ b/ironic_inspector/plugins/raid_device.py
@@ -102,10 +102,3 @@ class RaidDeviceDetection(base.ProcessingHook):
             node_info.patch([{'op': 'add',
                               'path': '/extra/block_devices',
                               'value': {'serials': current_devices}}])
-
-
-class RootDeviceHintHook(RaidDeviceDetection):
-    def __init__(self):
-        LOG.warning(_LW('Using the root_device_hint alias for the '
-                        'raid_device plugin is deprecated'))
-        super(RaidDeviceDetection, self).__init__()
diff --git a/ironic_inspector/test/unit/test_plugins_raid_device.py b/ironic_inspector/test/unit/test_plugins_raid_device.py
index a9a48fbdf..61785cc4e 100644
--- a/ironic_inspector/test/unit/test_plugins_raid_device.py
+++ b/ironic_inspector/test/unit/test_plugins_raid_device.py
@@ -23,12 +23,9 @@ class TestRaidDeviceDetection(test_base.NodeTest):
     hook = raid_device.RaidDeviceDetection()
 
     def test_loadable_by_name(self):
-        names = ('raid_device', 'root_device_hint')
-        base.CONF.set_override('processing_hooks', ','.join(names),
-                               'processing')
-        for name in names:
-            ext = base.processing_hooks_manager()[name]
-            self.assertIsInstance(ext.obj, raid_device.RaidDeviceDetection)
+        base.CONF.set_override('processing_hooks', 'raid_device', 'processing')
+        ext = base.processing_hooks_manager()['raid_device']
+        self.assertIsInstance(ext.obj, raid_device.RaidDeviceDetection)
 
     def test_missing_local_gb(self):
         introspection_data = {}
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/no-root_device_hint-0e7676d481d503bb.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/no-root_device_hint-0e7676d481d503bb.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0f87039fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/no-root_device_hint-0e7676d481d503bb.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - Removed the deprecated "root_device_hint" alias for the "raid_device" hook.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index b56a3e27b..2557d1efb 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ ironic_inspector.hooks.processing =
     extra_hardware = ironic_inspector.plugins.extra_hardware:ExtraHardwareHook
     raid_device = ironic_inspector.plugins.raid_device:RaidDeviceDetection
     capabilities = ironic_inspector.plugins.capabilities:CapabilitiesHook
-    # Deprecated name for raid_device, don't confuse with root_disk_selection
-    root_device_hint = ironic_inspector.plugins.raid_device:RootDeviceHintHook
 ironic_inspector.hooks.node_not_found =
     example = ironic_inspector.plugins.example:example_not_found_hook
     enroll = ironic_inspector.plugins.discovery:enroll_node_not_found_hook