diff --git a/octavia/cmd/status.py b/octavia/cmd/status.py
index 3b3af733be..eb9f5a8248 100644
--- a/octavia/cmd/status.py
+++ b/octavia/cmd/status.py
@@ -84,32 +84,8 @@ class Checks(upgradecheck.UpgradeCommands):
         return upgradecheck.Result(upgradecheck.Code.SUCCESS,
                                    _('AmphoraV2 provider is not enabled.'))
 
-    def _check_yaml_policy(self):
-        if CONF.oslo_policy.policy_file.lower().endswith('yaml'):
-            return upgradecheck.Result(upgradecheck.Code.SUCCESS,
-                                       _('The [oslo_policy] policy_file '
-                                         'setting is configured for YAML '
-                                         'policy file format.'))
-        if CONF.oslo_policy.policy_file.lower().endswith('json'):
-            return upgradecheck.Result(
-                upgradecheck.Code.WARNING,
-                _('The [oslo_policy] policy_file setting is configured for '
-                  'JSON policy file format. JSON format policy files have '
-                  'been deprecated by oslo policy. Please use the oslo policy '
-                  'tool to convert your policy file to YAML format. See this '
-                  'patch for more information: '
-                  'https://review.opendev.org/733650'))
-        return upgradecheck.Result(upgradecheck.Code.FAILURE,
-                                   _('Unable to determine the [oslo_policy] '
-                                     'policy_file setting file format. '
-                                     'Please make sure your policy file is '
-                                     'in YAML format and has the suffix of '
-                                     '.yaml for the filename. Oslo policy '
-                                     'has deprecated the JSON file format.'))
-
     _upgrade_checks = (
         (_('AmphoraV2 Check'), _check_amphorav2),
-        (_('YAML Policy File'), _check_yaml_policy),
         (_('Policy File JSON to YAML Migration'),
          (common_checks.check_policy_json, {'conf': CONF})),
     )
diff --git a/octavia/tests/unit/cmd/test_status.py b/octavia/tests/unit/cmd/test_status.py
index a74b5555f9..644cbb12be 100644
--- a/octavia/tests/unit/cmd/test_status.py
+++ b/octavia/tests/unit/cmd/test_status.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ from oslo_upgradecheck.upgradecheck import Code
 
 from octavia.cmd import status
 from octavia.common import constants
-from octavia.common import policy
 from octavia.tests.unit import base
 
 
@@ -125,20 +124,3 @@ class TestUpgradeChecks(base.TestCase):
         check_result = self.cmd._check_amphorav2()
         self.assertEqual(
             Code.FAILURE, check_result.code)
-
-    def test__check_yaml_policy(self):
-        self.conf = self.useFixture(oslo_fixture.Config(cfg.CONF))
-        self.conf.conf(args=[], project='octavia')
-        policy.Policy()
-
-        self.conf.config(group='oslo_policy', policy_file='test.yaml')
-        check_result = self.cmd._check_yaml_policy()
-        self.assertEqual(Code.SUCCESS, check_result.code)
-
-        self.conf.config(group='oslo_policy', policy_file='test.json')
-        check_result = self.cmd._check_yaml_policy()
-        self.assertEqual(Code.WARNING, check_result.code)
-
-        self.conf.config(group='oslo_policy', policy_file='test')
-        check_result = self.cmd._check_yaml_policy()
-        self.assertEqual(Code.FAILURE, check_result.code)