diff --git a/doc/source/configuration/tables/manila-share.inc b/doc/source/configuration/tables/manila-share.inc
index ed29ad519f..5463e138cc 100644
--- a/doc/source/configuration/tables/manila-share.inc
+++ b/doc/source/configuration/tables/manila-share.inc
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@
      - (Integer) Time to wait for access rules to be allowed/denied on backends when migrating shares using generic approach (seconds).
    * - ``network_config_group`` = ``None``
      - (String) Name of the configuration group in the Manila conf file to look for network config options.If not set, the share backend's config group will be used.If an option is not found within provided group, then'DEFAULT' group will be used for search of option.
-   * - ``root_helper`` = ``sudo``
-     - (String) Deprecated: command to use for running commands as root.
    * - ``share_manager`` = ``manila.share.manager.ShareManager``
      - (String) Full class name for the share manager.
    * - ``share_name_template`` = ``share-%s``
diff --git a/manila/common/config.py b/manila/common/config.py
index 81bdae7fda..5928946e51 100644
--- a/manila/common/config.py
+++ b/manila/common/config.py
@@ -106,10 +106,6 @@ global_opts = [
                default='month',
                help='Time period to generate share usages for.  '
                     'Time period must be hour, day, month or year.'),
-    cfg.StrOpt('root_helper',
-               default='sudo',
-               help='Deprecated: command to use for running commands as '
-                    'root.'),
     cfg.StrOpt('rootwrap_config',
                help='Path to the rootwrap configuration file to use for '
                     'running commands as root.'),
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/remove-root-helper-config-option-fd517b0603031afa.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/remove-root-helper-config-option-fd517b0603031afa.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..289147f771
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/remove-root-helper-config-option-fd517b0603031afa.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+other:
+  - |
+    The "root_helper" configuration option from the [DEFAULT] section
+    got removed. This option was not used anywhere in the codebase.
+    Manila uses "sudo" together with "rootwrap" to allow unprivileged users
+    running actions as root.