diff --git a/HACKING.rst b/HACKING.rst
index a662ff12c..8e896cbcc 100644
--- a/HACKING.rst
+++ b/HACKING.rst
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ Neutron Library Specific Commandments
 -------------------------------------
 
 - [N521] Validate that jsonutils module is used instead of json
-- [N523] DEPRECATED. Enforce namespace-less imports for oslo libraries
 - [N524] Prevent use of deprecated contextlib.nested.
 - [N525] Python 3: Do not use xrange.
 - [N526] Python 3: do not use basestring.
diff --git a/neutron_lib/hacking/checks.py b/neutron_lib/hacking/checks.py
index 0582b1b0d..6b013328b 100644
--- a/neutron_lib/hacking/checks.py
+++ b/neutron_lib/hacking/checks.py
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 
 import re
 
-from debtcollector import removals
-
 from neutron_lib.hacking import translation_checks
 
 # Guidelines for writing new hacking checks
@@ -107,21 +105,6 @@ def _check_namespace_imports(failure_code, namespace, new_ns, logical_line,
         return (0, msg_o or msg)
 
 
-@removals.remove(removal_version='P release')
-def check_oslo_namespace_imports(logical_line):
-    """N523 - Import oslo_ rather than oslo.
-
-    :param logical_line: The logical line to check.
-    :param filename: The file name where the logical line exists.
-    :returns: None if the logical line passes the check, otherwise a tuple
-    is yielded that contains the offending index in logical line and a
-    message describe the check validation failure.
-    """
-    x = _check_namespace_imports('N523', 'oslo', 'oslo_', logical_line)
-    if x is not None:
-        yield x
-
-
 def check_no_contextlib_nested(logical_line, filename):
     """N524 - Use of contextlib.nested is deprecated.
 
diff --git a/neutron_lib/tests/unit/hacking/test_checks.py b/neutron_lib/tests/unit/hacking/test_checks.py
index 0052f5557..53acfba9f 100644
--- a/neutron_lib/tests/unit/hacking/test_checks.py
+++ b/neutron_lib/tests/unit/hacking/test_checks.py
@@ -80,14 +80,6 @@ class HackingTestCase(base.BaseTestCase):
                     "./neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/openvswitch/agent/xenapi/"
                     "etc/xapi.d/plugins/netwrap"))))
 
-    def test_check_oslo_namespace_imports(self):
-        f = checks.check_oslo_namespace_imports
-        self.assertLinePasses(f, 'from oslo_utils import importutils')
-        self.assertLinePasses(f, 'import oslo_messaging')
-        self.assertLineFails(f, 'from oslo.utils import importutils')
-        self.assertLineFails(f, 'from oslo import messaging')
-        self.assertLineFails(f, 'import oslo.messaging')
-
     def test_check_contextlib_nested(self):
         f = checks.check_no_contextlib_nested
         self.assertLineFails(f, 'with contextlib.nested():', '')
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/remove-hacking-check-n523-014d163a5ae23adb.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/remove-hacking-check-n523-014d163a5ae23adb.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4a44b878b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/remove-hacking-check-n523-014d163a5ae23adb.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+other:
+  - The deprecated ``N523`` hacking check that ensures proper oslo namespace
+    imports has been removed.