diff --git a/ironic_lib/disk_utils.py b/ironic_lib/disk_utils.py
index 1b9b8bb4..f8706020 100644
--- a/ironic_lib/disk_utils.py
+++ b/ironic_lib/disk_utils.py
@@ -51,19 +51,10 @@ opts = [
     cfg.StrOpt('dd_block_size',
                default='1M',
                help='Block size to use when writing to the nodes disk.'),
-    # TODO(dtantsur): remove in Ussuri, then clean up ironic from it.
-    cfg.IntOpt('iscsi_verify_attempts',
-               default=3,
-               help='Maximum attempts to verify an iSCSI connection is '
-                    'active, sleeping 1 second between attempts.',
-               deprecated_for_removal=True,
-               deprecated_reason='Split into [iscsi]verify_attempts and '
-                                 'partition_detection_attempts.'),
     cfg.IntOpt('partition_detection_attempts',
+               default=3,
                min=1,
-               help='Maximum attempts to detect a newly created partition. '
-                    'Defaults to iscsi_verify_attempts, will default to 3 '
-                    'when it is removed.'),
+               help='Maximum attempts to detect a newly created partition.'),
     cfg.IntOpt('partprobe_attempts',
                default=10,
                help='Maximum number of attempts to try to read the '
@@ -344,9 +335,7 @@ def make_partitions(dev, root_mb, swap_mb, ephemeral_mb,
 
 def is_block_device(dev):
     """Check whether a device is block or not."""
-    attempts = (CONF.disk_utils.iscsi_verify_attempts
-                if CONF.disk_utils.partition_detection_attempts is None
-                else CONF.disk_utils.partition_detection_attempts)
+    attempts = CONF.disk_utils.partition_detection_attempts
     for attempt in range(attempts):
         try:
             s = os.stat(dev)
diff --git a/ironic_lib/tests/test_disk_utils.py b/ironic_lib/tests/test_disk_utils.py
index 1e6b7d9e..387f5f2e 100644
--- a/ironic_lib/tests/test_disk_utils.py
+++ b/ironic_lib/tests/test_disk_utils.py
@@ -1009,15 +1009,6 @@ class OtherFunctionTestCase(base.IronicLibTestCase):
                           disk_utils.is_block_device, device)
         mock_os.assert_has_calls([mock.call(device)] * 2)
 
-    @mock.patch.object(os, 'stat', autospec=True)
-    def test_is_block_device_deprecated_attempts(self, mock_os):
-        CONF.set_override('iscsi_verify_attempts', 4, group='disk_utils')
-        device = '/dev/disk/by-path/ip-1.2.3.4:5678-iscsi-iqn.fake-lun-9'
-        mock_os.side_effect = OSError
-        self.assertRaises(exception.InstanceDeployFailure,
-                          disk_utils.is_block_device, device)
-        mock_os.assert_has_calls([mock.call(device)] * 4)
-
     @mock.patch.object(imageutils, 'QemuImgInfo', autospec=True)
     @mock.patch.object(os.path, 'exists', return_value=False, autospec=True)
     def test_qemu_img_info_path_doesnt_exist(self, path_exists_mock,
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/remove-iscsi-verify-attempts-ff9eb5b7a28e6143.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/remove-iscsi-verify-attempts-ff9eb5b7a28e6143.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c4f44890
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/remove-iscsi-verify-attempts-ff9eb5b7a28e6143.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    The configuration option ``[disk_utils]iscsi_verify_attempts was
+    deprecated in Train and it's now removed.
+    Please use the ``[disk_utils]partition_detection_attempts``
+    option instead.