diff --git a/doc/source/install/configure-glance-images.rst b/doc/source/install/configure-glance-images.rst
index 62d1bd8e57..5cdecfad2c 100644
--- a/doc/source/install/configure-glance-images.rst
+++ b/doc/source/install/configure-glance-images.rst
@@ -97,15 +97,14 @@ Deploy ramdisk images
 
 #. Configure the Bare Metal service to use the produced images. It can be done
    per node as described in :doc:`enrollment` or in the configuration
-   file either using a dictionary to specify them by architecture as follows:
+   file either using a dictionary to specify them by architecture (matching
+   the node's ``cpu_arch`` property) as follows:
 
    .. code-block:: ini
 
     [conductor]
-    deploy_kernel_by_arch = {'x86_64': <insert DEPLOY_VMLINUZ_X86_64_UUID>,
-                             'aarch64': <insert DEPLOY_VMLINUZ_AARCH64_UUID>}
-    deploy_ramdisk_by_arch = {'x86_64': <insert DEPLOY_INITRD_X86_64_UUID>,
-                              'aarch64': <insert DEPLOY_INITRD_AARCH64_UUID>}
+    deploy_kernel_by_arch = x86_64:<DEPLOY_VMLINUZ_X86_64_UUID>,aarch64:<DEPLOY_VMLINUZ_AARCH64_UUID>
+    deploy_ramdisk_by_arch = x86_64:<DEPLOY_INITRD_X86_64_UUID>,aarch64:<DEPLOY_INITRD_AARCH64_UUID>
 
    or globally using the general configuration parameters:
 
diff --git a/ironic/conf/conductor.py b/ironic/conf/conductor.py
index 416d30ccb0..3c6261536f 100644
--- a/ironic/conf/conductor.py
+++ b/ironic/conf/conductor.py
@@ -205,17 +205,11 @@ opts = [
                        'endpoint via multicast DNS.')),
     cfg.StrOpt('deploy_kernel',
                mutable=True,
-               deprecated_for_removal=True,
-               deprecated_reason=_('Replaced by deploy_kernel_by_arch which '
-                                   'provides more configuration options.'),
-               help=_('DEPRECATED: Glance ID, http:// or file:// URL of the '
+               help=_('Glance ID, http:// or file:// URL of the '
                       'kernel of the default deploy image.')),
     cfg.StrOpt('deploy_ramdisk',
                mutable=True,
-               deprecated_for_removal=True,
-               deprecated_reason=_('Replaced by deploy_ramdisk_by_arch which '
-                                   'provides more configuration options.'),
-               help=_('DEPRECATED: Glance ID, http:// or file:// URL of the '
+               help=_('Glance ID, http:// or file:// URL of the '
                       'initramfs of the default deploy image.')),
     cfg.DictOpt('deploy_kernel_by_arch',
                 default={},
@@ -231,17 +225,11 @@ opts = [
                        'initramfs of the default deploy image.')),
     cfg.StrOpt('rescue_kernel',
                mutable=True,
-               deprecated_for_removal=True,
-               deprecated_reason=_('Replaced by rescue_kernel_by_arch which '
-                                   'provides more configuration options.'),
-               help=_('DEPRECATED: Glance ID, http:// or file:// URL of the '
+               help=_('Glance ID, http:// or file:// URL of the '
                       'kernel of the default rescue image.')),
     cfg.StrOpt('rescue_ramdisk',
                mutable=True,
-               deprecated_for_removal=True,
-               deprecated_reason=_('Replaced by rescue_ramdisk_by_arch which '
-                                   'provides more configuration options.'),
-               help=_('DEPRECATED: Glance ID, http:// or file:// URL of the '
+               help=_('Glance ID, http:// or file:// URL of the '
                       'initramfs of the default rescue image.')),
     cfg.DictOpt('rescue_kernel_by_arch',
                 default={},
diff --git a/ironic/drivers/utils.py b/ironic/drivers/utils.py
index 2a62cd54b2..642bdb33f6 100644
--- a/ironic/drivers/utils.py
+++ b/ironic/drivers/utils.py
@@ -463,12 +463,9 @@ def get_agent_kernel_ramdisk(node, mode='deploy', deprecated_prefix=None):
         kernel_dict = getattr(CONF.conductor, kernel_dict_param_name)
         ramdisk_dict = getattr(CONF.conductor, ramdisk_dict_param_name)
         cpu_arch = node.properties.get('cpu_arch')
-        kernel_for_this_arch = kernel_dict.get(cpu_arch)
-        ramdisk_for_this_arch = ramdisk_dict.get(cpu_arch)
-        if kernel_for_this_arch and ramdisk_for_this_arch:
-            kernel = kernel_for_this_arch
-            ramdisk = ramdisk_for_this_arch
-        else:
+        kernel = kernel_dict.get(cpu_arch) if cpu_arch else None
+        ramdisk = ramdisk_dict.get(cpu_arch) if cpu_arch else None
+        if not kernel or not ramdisk:
             kernel = getattr(CONF.conductor, kernel_name)
             ramdisk = getattr(CONF.conductor, ramdisk_name)
         return {
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/deploy-kernels-8998a9c301db483b.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/deploy-kernels-8998a9c301db483b.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eeedcc9f25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/deploy-kernels-8998a9c301db483b.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+deprecations:
+  - |
+    The ``deploy_kernel``, ``deploy_ramdisk``, ``rescue_kernel`` and
+    ``rescue_ramdisk`` configuration options, incorrectly deprecated in the
+    2023.2 release series, are no longer deprecated.